Rural Housing Partnership
The mission of Rural Housing Partnership is to provide basic home repairs to qualified low-income homeowners in Gloucester County to make the home safe and accessible.
Loving Hearts Healing Hands seeks to help alleviate food deserts in the Hampton Roads area. They do this by teaching the community how to get their nutrients from their fruits, vegetables and meal prep. They teach classes virtually and in person. Their overall goal is to inspire happy and healthy lifestyles in our community one family at a time.
The Annie Belle Reavis Tuccori Foundation seeks to provide local Virginia Peninsula Non-Profits with funding as they work to support the local needs and development of the Hampton Roads community.
The mission of Made 4 Connection is to promote connection, hope and healing for those impacted by relational trauma.
Thread Local Charities was formed for the sole purpose of benefitting community members in and around Williamsburg Virginia by providing quality clothing to people in need, quickly and easily.
As a long-term restorative care program offering wrap-around services to persons impacted by human trafficking, our mission is to offer individualized services and support to empower survivors of human trafficking to build a bridge from their traumatic past to a positive future.
We Empower Students to Become Life-Long Learners!
Inner City Innovation is focused on helping our community by teaching, mentoring, guiding, and possibly redirecting our youth to a more promising future. Inner City Innovations Foundation Provides opportunities for inner-city children to participate in activities and outings such as camping, fishing, gardening, computer literacy, and mentoring. Our goal is to provide opportunities for children to gain hands-on experiences that will build self-esteem and provide mentoring resources.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive space for individuals who have faced a domestic violence issue. We provide free needed items, resources and support groups.
The East Coast Athletic Association “Ravens” Organization (ECAA) is a nonprofit organization that offers instructional football, basketball, cheerleading, and Lacrosse programs for youth in ages 6 through 14. ECAA is dedicated to teaching the youth of our community the fundamentals and proper techniques of tackle football, basketball, lacrosse, box lacrosse and cheerleading. Our emphasis is on developing physical fitness, sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership skills in a positive and safe environment. We strive to provide opportunities for all participants to develop individual skills and abilities while being a contributing member of a team. It is important to ECAA that we provide a way for our athletes to build character, life lessons and have great memories!
Our mission is to help homeless people by training and mentoring them on headlight restoration — turning faded yellowing headlights into like-new clarity. This will give them the first step toward being a business owner and entrepreneur.
Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
To train, develop, provide Life Coaching and build confidence in individuals desiring to work in the HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Industry; creating a paradigm shift for individuals who lives have been torn by the fabric of society, and helping individuals to rebuild and move forward for success to lead productive lives.
The Margaret Lefranc Art Foundation exists to continue the legacy of Lefranc, who received the 1996 Governor’s Award for Excellence, by building the Margaret Lefranc Art Museum for the community honoring her name.
Because Lefranc began her art career by drawing at the age of 6, the museum will also begin offering drawing classes to no younger than 7-year-old children in grade school, high school, and adults in the community to better their life in various occupations because “drawing isn’t just for art.” Eventually, the Margaret Lefranc Art Museum anticipates partnering with local teachers and professors to offer high school and college students the various art and business life skills involved in running and operating a museum where they can earn a beginning certification. These learned skills can transfer into any number of art careers, or advanced continuing education, or into the workforce of occupations in the business world where students and adults can more accurately share new ideas by drawing their concepts to employers.
The Williamsburg Farmers Market‘s mission is to sustain, foster, and operate a weekly farmers market in Merchants Square for growers and producers to sell fresh seasonal food and farm products direct to consumers in the Williamsburg area.
At Girls in Gear, we teach life skills through bike skills. We find bikes to be an extraordinary tool for change in ourselves and our communities as a conduit for lessons on kindness, compassion and inner strength.
Hold Fast supports veterans battling effects from military service while helping them love life again through hands-on commercial fishing (Waterman) activities combined with integrative therapy.
Virginia Racial Healing Institute is “a healing place!’ We are a safe and welcoming space to engage in dialogue, classes, and pilgrimages to foster racial healing and reconciliation at the birthplace of America. We are helping to the heal our communities and nation, one person at time.
BikeWalk’s mission is to facilitate outdoor recreational cycling and walking in the Williamsburg, James City County, and York county areas of Virginia by educational, training, and advocacy activities aimed at increasing awareness of the health, environmental and social benefits of regular cycling and walking activities.
Postpartum Support Virginia’s mission is to educate families, healthcare providers and communities about Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) and to provide resources to help new and expectant mothers and their families overcome anxiety, depression, and other PMADs. Postpartum Support Virginia’s vision is that all birthing people and parents in Virginia will receive information about PMADs, be screened for them during pregnancy and throughout the first year after birth and have access to resources for recovery.
The mission of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society is to improve life for all animals by providing temporary shelter, compassionate care, community support and education.
The mission of G.U.E.S.T. (Gloucester United Emergency Shelter Team) is to develop, sustain, and coordinate shelter and other needed services for the homeless and near homeless in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck in order to move the homeless population toward self-sufficiency.
The mission of the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic is to provide community-based healthcare for the residents of Gloucester and Mathews counties, and select surrounding areas, who lack health insurance, or are covered by Medicaid. We achieve this through the efforts of volunteers, paid professionals and support staff, and contributions from members of the community who share our values and concern.
Hold Fast supports veterans battling effects from military service while helping them love life again through hands-on commercial fishing (Waterman) activities combined with integrative therapy.
The Guinea Heritage Association, established in 1995, celebrates the people and traditions of a unique area of Gloucester County VA, renowned for the men and women who work on the water. The GHA’s focus is charitable and educational, including the preservation of the history and culture of the community of Guinea.
The mission of Because I Care Outreach is to support caregivers and their families by utilizing resources and activities that promote health, education, and wellness.
Natasha House provides housing and supportive services to homeless women with children in order to help them become self-sufficient homeowners.
Community of Faith Mission is the Greater Williamsburg area’s only emergency winter shelter program serving homeless men, women, and families. A collaboration of more than 20 faith partners and a dozen community partners, COFM serves as a bridge between living unsheltered and finding permanent housing.
Greater Williamsburg Outreach Mission (GWOM) is an inter-faith collective that serves as a voice of advocacy for the homeless in the Greater Williamsburg area.
Colonial Behavioral Health provides opportunities for recovery to individuals and their family members in the areas of mental illness, substance use disorder, and intellectual disabilities. Colonial Behavioral Health serves the citizens of james City County, the City of Poquoson, the City of Williamsburg, and York County.
Lackey Free Clinic provides medical, dental and mental health care, as well as prescriptions to uninsured individuals living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, and living in Williamsburg, James City and York Counties, Poquoson and Newport News.
Krysany Foundation’s mission is to provide a safe, secure, and compassionate environment where grieving parents can receive support to begin healing.
BikeWalk’s mission is to facilitate outdoor recreational cycling and walking in the Williamsburg, James City County, and York county areas of Virginia by educational, training, and advocacy activities aimed at increasing awareness of the health, environmental and social benefits of regular cycling and walking activities.
Heritage Humane Society is the compassionate steward of homeless companion animals for the greater Williamsburg area.
The Greater Williamsburg Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is made up of blind people of all ages, their families and friends. Our members and leaders provide advocacy, education, and support to blind and visually impaired citizens.
SpiritWorks Foundation is a Recovery Community Organization, comprised of, and led primarily by, people in recovery from addiction. Our mission is to educate, equip, empower, and celebrate individuals, families, and communities on the journey from addiction to recovery.
The mission of Williamsburg Community Growers is to educate the public regarding the benefits of producing and consuming locally grown produce; provide gardening space for individuals and organizations; promote healthy, sustainable lifestyles for the community; and demonstrate and promote conservation practices.
The vision of Williamsburg Community Growers is to grow Williamsburg’s healthy community food ecosystem.
Beacon Institute: Veteran Pathways Home is a faith-based non-profit education organization 501(c)3 serving U. S. Armed Forces, Services Members, Veterans, and their Families since 2001. (SMVF is US DHHS SAMHSA identification.) We serve military because we are military and share the pathways to hope and healing providing SMVF Peer to Peer behavioral and holistic health education and peer support delivery services. Activities including but not limited to conducting education for other faith-based groups, maintaining sources of educational materials, engaging other community and neighborhood groups in coalitions, community organization strategic planning.
The mission of Bacon Street Youth & Family Services is to create healthier families and more resilient youth through evidence-based behavioral health & substance use services for adolescents, young adults, and their families. We have four offices—Williamsburg, Yorktown, Hampton, and Gloucester—and offer services tailored to the communities we serve. All of our services are offered regardless of our clients’ ability to pay.
Child Development Resources (CDR) is a nonprofit agency changing the lives of babies, toddlers, and their families.