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Tree photo from Unsplash
Charlottesville City
4 months ago
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards seeks students for fall training class

Training for new stewards requires a variety of in-person and online courses. Once certified, stewards complete service hours as well as increase public education and outreach on the value of trees.

Handmade banner laid over a folding table with colorful, large lettering promoting a message about peace, freedom, and imagining a better world; markers and fabric scraps are nearby.
Albemarle County
4 months ago
Indivisible Charlottesville to host community gathering highlighting civic engagement

Indivisible Charlottesville is hosting a community event this Sunday, highlighting civic engagement as well as entertainment.

Tall trees in sunlight
Local Nonprofits
4 months ago
ReLeaf Cville to care for local tree population in final year of grant

In ReLeaf Cville’s final year of a Virginia Department of Forestry grant, they are looking to restore as many trees as possible.

Torch Run 2026 at ACPD Headquarters
Local Nonprofits
4 months ago
Local law enforcement participate in 2026 Torch Run

Officers from across Central Virginia joined Special Olympics athletes in the run to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit.

Stamp Out Hunger bag
Local
4 months ago
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ collects the most food since pre-pandemic

Postal workers throughout the 25-county area the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank serves collected 120,692 pounds of food, and contributors gave an addition $6,401.

Local Nonprofits
4 months ago
No Kid Hungry Virginia highlights new programs helping to combat summer food insecurity

Sarah Steely of No Kid Hungry Virginia says that food insecurity is getting worse in the state, can actively damage the long-term health of children, and shows two unique ways to combat it.

Education
4 months ago
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank combats food insecurity for students in summer months

Many students are in need of steady meals over the summer when school is not in session, and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank looks to help.

Salvation Army Hope Has A Place kickoff event
Local Nonprofits
5 months ago
Salvation Army kicks off capital campaign with event in Charlottesville

The ‘Hope Has A Place’ campaign is aiming to raise the remaining $11 million needed to begin construction on the new ‘Center of Hope’ in Charlottesville.

Colorful pencils, scissors, and markers in yellow and metal buckets on a desk, ready for art class.
Albemarle County
5 months ago
ACPS Teacher Appreciation Week gets a boost from DonorsChoose, Loft

ACPS’s Family Council launched an official partnership in 2023, though teachers used the platform before that. In all, DonorsChoose has helped raise over $500,000 for county schools. 

Cosplay scene with a man in a tan Ghostbusters jumpsuit aiming a proton pack at a bright green monster prop beside a white truck at an outdoor event.
Local Nonprofits
5 months ago
‘Who ya gonna call?’: Virginia Ghostbusters club aims to expand in Charlottesville

The club celebrates the franchise while raising money for charities.