Meet the James River Association: Guardians of the James River
James River Week is September 10-17 This week is the culmination of many like-minded groups coming together to offer recreational, environmental, and educational activities in, on and around the James River. James River Week not only encourages participants to…
Jacob’s Chance
Fifteen-year-old Aiden Willis started participating in sports at Jacob’s Chance when he was four years old. Aiden, who suffered a stroke in the birth canal and has cerebral palsy, would see the cousins in his family playing sports, and like…
RVA Community Fridges
When Shaundra visits the easy-access, always-free fridge near her family’s Fulton Hill home, she usually picks up a few eggs, fresh greens, or another vegetable or fruit. The Richmond parent says she wants her kids to have at least one…
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA)
Sleeping alone in the back of a U-Haul truck. Hiding in fear during regular visits from law enforcement officers. Tiptoeing over drug paraphernalia, trying not to wake anyone. Nursing broken bones and abrasions. These are heartbreaking scenarios that Henrico CASA…
SCRAP RVA Creative Reuse
Teaching can be challenging, exciting, exhausting, and uplifting all at once. There’s a resource in the region designed to make teachers’ jobs and lives a little less stressful. What teachers say about SCRAP RVA: “SCRAP RVA is a lifesaver! I…
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
The days at Fort Lee were long. And for the hundreds of Afghan refugees filling out paperwork and trying to contact loved ones, those days had been preceded by many other long, hard days. For these families, the journey to…
Urban Baby Beginnings
As the pandemic continued, Alissa found herself uncertain about meeting her family’s basic needs. With three kids – two of them under two – anxiety mounted as the young mom tried to keep her babies fed, healthy, and properly diapered.…
