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Music to Your Ears: A Place to Be Touches Lives with Music Therapy
Music speaks a universal language. From a catchy melody to a dynamic guitar riff or powerful drum solo,…
Blue Sky Fund; Outdoors Without Judgement
In a world where everything in our lives seems to revolve around a screen, a local nonprofit seeks…
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center: Lynchburg’s Outdoor ‘Third Space’
Concerned in 1950 about increasing neighborhood development in his Lynchburg community, local resident Bev Cosby asked, “Where will…
Creating Safe Spaces with Side by Side
The city of Richmond illuminates in June – not with streetlights, but rainbows. An adopted symbol of the…
Real Life Skills Make Real Leaders and R.E.A.L GIRLZ
One third of women in Virginia will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime. Tammie Mobley,…
Quartet of Community-Business Groups Hold Session on Community Engagement
The latest installment of the Business Community Engagement Collaborative – a series of workshops and panel discussions created…
Three Nonprofits to Support this Mental Health Awareness Month
In a society where psychological wellness has historically taken a backseat, several Virginia nonprofits have stepped up to…
Phil-Ins: A Roundup of Nonprofit News (May 2024)
We’re back with Virginia nonprofit news! From workshops to life-changing grants and community investments, May was a busy…
Nearly a Half-Million Dollars in Youth-Development Grants Announced by NextUp and the City
The statistics are as tragic as they are shocking. A total of 169 minors have been shot in the…
Q&A with Amanda Robinson, Founder of Gallery5
Located in Richmond’s lively Arts District in Steamer Company Number 5, Virginia’s oldest standing fire and police station,…