Community Initiatives

Black Male Achievement

Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement is dedicated to tackling long-standing systemic barriers to Black Male Achievement so all Black boys and men have equal opportunity to lead successful and meaningful lives.

Community Resource Hotline

Disproportionate Minority Contact Task Force

As a result of the 2011 Charlottesville/Albemarle Commission on Children and Families Task Force on Race Disparity and Disproportionality in Youth Services Final Report, the Charlottesville City Council established the Charlottesville Task Force on Racial Disparities and Disproportionality.

Re-Entry

The Albemarle Charlottesville Community Reentry Council meetings are open to the public.

Vibrant Community Fund

The Vibrant Community Fund panel is tasked by the City of Charlottesville with reviewing community agency program funding requests to the City with providing ratings recommendations to the Charlottesville City Manager and City Council make the ultimate funding decisions.

Stepping Stones Report

Westhaven CARES Center

The Westhaven CARES Center (formerly Westhaven Nursing Clinic) provides services to residents of the Westhaven neighborhood and public housing using a community nursing model which focuses on a holistic view of participants and the C.A.R.E.S approach (Consultations, Advocacy, Referrals/Resource Connection, Education, and Support).