@charlottesvilleresources

charlottesvilleresources has been a member of Linktree for 2 years and joined in December 2023. Resources charlottesvilleresources has populated their site with include: • Grocery Cards for Immigrant Neighbors • Free Formula Exchange (National) • Central Virginia Community Support Fund • ABLEnow: Disability Savings Account that Does Not Harm Benefits • Invest529 | 529 College Savings Plans | Tax-Advantaged | Low Fees | Invest529 • SERCAP Home and Well Repairs • 211 Virginia: Housing, Food, Healthcare, and More — large resource database • G3 Tuition Assistance for Community College Programs • Charlottesville and Albemarle County Housing Resources Guide • Cville-based Queer Resource List • PEATC – Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center • Mountain Valley Mutual Aid • Legal Aid Justice Center • Resources for Immigrants and Allies • Prison Letters Project • Concealed Carry Classes - Firearms & Safety Training • Charlottesville Cooling Centers • Cville ID Team - Need help getting or paying for and ID? Email idscville@gmail.com or call 804-552-1663 • The Women's Initiative + affinity groups for BIPOC, Latina, and queer women • Rover Magazine - Celebrates queer creatives of color • Jada Cox - Virtual therapy, free consultation, polyamory-friendly • Safe Open Queer Space (SOQS) for Teens • Little Free Fridge at Visible Records • Farm Market Nutrition Program - for seniors and WIC recipients • Get Trees - sign up to get notified about free trees • Add a local food source to the Food Map of the Valley • Food Map of the Valley - Where to get local food • Donate to UVA's Libraries to ensure continuation of their Educational Materials Made Accessible program: https://emma.uvacreate.virginia.edu/ • Educational Materials Made Accessible (EMMA) -UVA initiative that makes academic texts accessible for students with disabilities across the country • Anticipated Donations for Rivanna Area Queer Center - More options than just money! Many queer spaces in Cville have ultimately closed. Help this one thrive! • McGuffey Art Center - About to embark on a major fundraising project to make its basement level fully ADA-accessible • Incubator Artists — McGuffey Art Center: Application-based program to provide low-cost studio space to emerging artists • Lobbyist-in-a-Box - Free service that will allow you to track up to five bills going through the VA General Assembly • Contact + Disclaimer from Charlottesville, VA List Admin • Food Pharmacy - List of Locations • Cville TimeBank – Exchange skills with your community! • Resource Lists by Locality! • NAACP Legal Defense Fund • U.S. Commission on Civil Rights • Female Firearms Safety Trainers (Andrea Barkley & Christy Knopp) - Staunton • The Scrappy Elephant — Creative Reuse in Central Virginia • UVA Early Childhood Education Resource Hub • Magnolia Rose (Staunton) - emergency housing for human trafficking victims in VA • 5 Calls - Streamlined Contacts + Calling Scripts for Contacting Your Congressmen • Download Printable Food Map Business Cards • Online Stimulant/Opioid Abuse Program from UVA & DynamiCare • List of Emergency Funds for Defunded Non-Profits • Blue Ridge Community Bail Fund • Free Child Safety Seat Consult • People over Papers • American Civil Liberties Union • Native Plant Sales - Virginia Native Plant Society • Region Ten Community Services Board - Mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse resources • Energy Resource Hub - reduce your energy costs • InternshipsVA - Internships for VA higher education students • Learn to Make Resource Maps and Lists • Virginia CommonHelp - Help applying for various benefits • Why Did School Lie? - Untold History • The National Immigration Law Center • Resilient Together • Healthy Landscapes – Piedmont Master Gardeners • Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide • NYC Abortion Access Hub (Now Expanded Nationally) • Meals on Wheels - Delivery to 60+ mobility-impaired adults • National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled • Promote Ranked Choice Voting in Cville • Cville Street Sheet - Resource list compiled by area EMTs • Social Services | Charlottesville, VA • findhelp.org - resources for food, healthcare, housing, financial assistance, etc. by zipcode • University Baptist - Partners with PACEM, has a minister that works with students, has study space, and has a washer/dryer available for student use. • Charlottesville Grocery Buddy Program • Medicaid Works - Assistance for disabled people who are employed or want to be • Social/Special Interest Groups In and Around Cville - movie enthusiasts, cyclists, hikers, gamers, etc. • Free & Reduced Price Lunch in Albemarle Public Schools • Meet-Up Events in Charlottesville, VA • Entertainment Map for SAW-Area Youth (includes Cville locations) • Virginia Department of Health • Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia - after school and summer programs for youth 5-18 yrs old • Community-Based Services | Charlottesville, VA - youth internship and volunteer programs • The Edgar Shannon Library | UVA Library - Open to the public (not just UVA students) and contains a makerspace and shower. • Gordon Avenue Library Seed Library - vegetables and flowers! • Library of Things | Jefferson-Madison Regional Library - access to free craft kits, toys, museum & parks passes, and more! • Cville Tool Library – borrow a tool, donate a tool, empower your life! • Career Center - free job search education and tools! • Directory to Free Bus and Trolley Transport within Cville • Solar Energy — Local Energy Alliance Program • The Beautiful Idea - Trans-Owned Anti-Fascist Bookstore • Help for Entrepreneurs - Community Investment Collaborative • LGBTQ+ Resource List, Charlottesville VA Area • ADA Paratransit Services - supplemental transport service for people with disabilites that prevent them from riding the bus • Daedalus Bookshop - They have a queer literature section • Virginia Small Business Development Center - Funding Resources • Charlottesville Community Bikes - bike recycling and donations • Rivanna Area Queer Center • HearMe - Texting service targeted at elder LGBTQ+ folk • Home Free - National Runaway Safeline - free bus ticket for runaway youth ages 12-21 • C'ville Lighthouse Project - Student led mental health resource project • Virginia Resources on Gang Violence (including outreach programs for youth) • SARA | Sexual Assault Resource Agency | Charlottesville, VAS • Charlottesville Coalition for Gun Violence Prevention - (meetings to discuss legislation and event planning) • B.U.C.K. Squad - Community-level gun violence reduction through violence interruption (includes a hotline - alternative to calling police) • Disengaging From Gang Life: What Works? - The Crime Report • Whole Woman's Health - Virtual abortion care + abortion pill by mail available for Virginia mailing addresses • National Alliance on Mental Illness Virginia • LGBTQ+ Healthcare Services | UVA Health • Local LGBTQ+ Community-Recommended Medical Professionals • Literacy, Math, and Citizenship Education for Adults • Blue Ridge Abortion Fund • UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies - Continuing education primarily directed at non-traditional students. Many scholarships available! • Charlottesville Harm Reduction (minimizing harm from drug use) • Long-Term & Short-Term In-Home Disability Care • Substance Abuse Programs in Charlottesville VA - some free, lots of options • UVA Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - (rehab for injury/surgery) • Write to Prisoners in Virginia (DO NOT DISCUSS OPEN CASES) • Local Disability Services - Charlottesville City • Charlottesville Health and Rehabilitation Center (rehab for injury/surgery) • Local Disability Services - Albemarle County • Cville Area things for the low - direct exchange of cheap/free used goods (requires GroupMe App) • Buy, Sell, Trade - Staunton, Waynesboro, Charlottesville Areas • Free & Sliding Scale Mental Health and Medical Care Clinics -(click cntrl F on your keyboard, then type in Charlottesville, and search) • Independent Living Services for People with Disabilities • Tenant and Landlord Resources | DHCD • Refurnished Cville - rehoming of gently used furniture, free pick-up and drop off! • Local Disability Services Charlottesville/Albemarle County Area • Shelter for Help in Emergency - Domestic violence shelter and resources (including for men and Spanish-speakers) • Blue Ridge Area Food Bank - Distribution from Charlottesville + more • Emergency Food Network - 3 days of meals, no requirements • Ronald McDonald House Charlottesville - A temporary place to stay for families with seriously ill children • VaLegalAid.org - Free and low cost civil legal information • Home : Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville - cheap furniture, leftover paint, etc. + volunteer building services • Salvation Army(Christian) shelter/food bank (not recommended as a shelter if you're LGBTQ) • Virginia Legal Aid Society - Renter's Rights • Loaves & Fishes Charlottesville - free groceries, some requirements, dietary accommodations • Energy Assistance - Clean Virginia • The Haven - Day Shelter, some additional time restcritions • Charlottesville City Tenant vs. Landloard Property Maintenance Responsibilities • Medical Services • Charlottesville Free Clinic - free care for adults with some income but no Medicare/Medicaid • Rapid Re-Housing for the homeless, the imminently homeless, or those experiencing domestic violence • PACEM - Resources for homeless and near homeless people (Christian) • Riverside Family Support and Therapeutic Services - Locations in Harrisonburg/Rockingham & Augusta/Page, will do gender-affirming therapy. Contact: carrielandis@riversidefamilysupport.com • Re-Entry Services for the Recently Incarcerated + other legal services • Reentry Resource Packet