UUCville rededicated our Peace Pole on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, in a meaningful ceremony that caught local media attention on 29News.com. The event featured an interactive art installation where participants took home blue “Help Each Other” yard signs to display throughout the community. Local news coverage highlighted...
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville (UUCville) will host a dual celebration on Sunday, September 21, featuring the rededication of their Peace Pole and the unveiling of an interactive “Help Each Other” art installation. The event, which begins at 11:00 AM at the congregation’s 717 Rugby Road location, invites community...
Albemarle County Residents Take Note: From the AC44 Newsletter: July 2025 AC44 (or Albemarle County 2044) is the project name for the County’s Comprehensive Plan update and is one of the ways the County is planning for an equitable and resilient future. The Comprehensive Plan sets priorities and serves as...
Click here to donate to PACEM during September People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) was founded in 2003 by clergy and homeless advocates in response to neighbors sleeping outside Downtown. PACEM endeavors to alleviate the challenges of homelessness through compassionate support, relationship building, and facilitation of services. Our flagship...
Birth Sisters of Charlottesville is a women of color doula collective supporting women of color through their birth journey and into motherhood. Our aim is to amplify the resiliency of Black, Indigenous, Women of Color by drawing on life experiences, shared values, training, and sacred legacies to provide culturally rooted,...
It’s gratifying and encouraging to know that there ARE good environmental actions being taken! So we present another good news edition – to counteract all the negativity around us! From Create a New Climate For Action newsletter: Don’t flush the forest! Buy recycled paper products. The Canadian boreal forest is...
On Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 10am-3PM, the 28th Annual Westhaven Community Day will be held on Hardy Drive in Charlottesville. This wonderful community event runs from 10-3pm this year. This event is an opportunity to celebrate and serve residents in the public housing site Westhaven. This event ensures youth...
City of Promise’s goal is to make a positive impact on generational poverty and support a culture of achievement through child-centered, dual-generation initiatives in Charlottesville.
Let’s start off with some good news shared by Jessica Craven from Chop Wood, Carry Water More Good News! Thanks to the participation of our member Dave Judd who attended a Faith Workshop hosted by Community Climate Collaborative (C3) in March, we have been awarded a $500 grant to use...
Accessing services for persons with mental illness is challenging. That’s where Partner for Mental Health (PMH) comes in – providing Navigation to connect persons with mental illness and/or substance use disorder to community supports. Click here to donate to the June collection for Partner for Mental Health PMH partners with...