Post on 25-Jun-2015
Give Southside VA Virtual ForumOctober 14, 2010
Why Give?Video Introduction
Darcy Oman,President & CEO,
The Community FoundationServing Richmond & Central Virginia
To view please cut/paste link:http://bit.ly/commfound
Scott Firestine,Director of the Appomattox Regional Library System
About the LibrarySeven branches and a bookmobile serving
Hopewell, Prince George and Dinwiddie
Local History Room – Ann K. and Preston H. Leake Local History and Genealogy Collection, located at the Hopewell Library. A major gift ensures the preservation and accessibility of local heritage and history resources.
Programs beyond Books and Computers
-Grant from Target made possible
Little Stars Big Horizons is a Program to build early literacyskills in babies.
Welcome baby packages willdistribute books, literacy info,and library card signup fornewborns in our local hospital
• Southside Community Partners– Nonprofit Resource
Center• Traditional and
Progressive tools for seeking funding
– Learning and Leadership• Nonprofit knowledge base
accelerator
– Connect Southside• Linking, Supporting, and
Networking
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation– Transformative grant that gave the library technology
and training to provide computer services to our communities.
Friends of the Library• ARLS has two Friends groups:
– Hopewell/Prince George– Dinwiddie
Volunteer support the library through
– Unpaid staff
– Financial support (example: Used Book Store)
– Advocacy
– Community Involvement
Barbara MaitExecutive Director, Rebuilding Together*Petersburg
Civic organization started by a group of volunteers in Petersburg in 1994
Goal was to repair homes of elderly homeowners in the Olde Towne area
Now an affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together organization
Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit of 200 affiliates working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities.
Rebuilding Together*Petersburg believes in a
safe and healthy home for every person.
Allowing disabled and aging homeowners to remain in their homes as long as possible.
Providing our nation’s disabled veterans safe and accessible homes.
Revitalizing communities by providing free home modifications and repairs, making homes safer, more accessible, and more energy efficient.
Lois Moore Director, From the Heart
Projects
From the Heart is involved in numerous projects, from making chemo hats for local cancer centers, preemie baby hats for the tiniest of our recipients, sleeping bags and warm mitten sets for the homeless in the Richmond community.
www.fromtheheartstitchers.org
• Patterns
• Urgent Needs
• Group Meeting Listing
• Monthly Newsletter
• Links to great knitting/crocheting site
• Calendar
From the Heart recently celebrated it’s 5th Anniversary.
Every year, stitchers come together to learn, knit & crochet at an all-day
retreat.
People gather 4 times per month at the Hopewell Library and twice per month at the Dinwiddie Library to knit/crochet together.
This is the first major donation made by Southside From the Heart to John Randolph Medical Center.
From the Heart responds to real-time need for 100% cotton washcloths to help with Gulf oil clean-up
efforts.
We are always working on several projects such as this blanket & these scarves donated to a John
Randolph Medical Center breast cancer fundraiser. . .
. . .while always thinking about our next project, such as these stockings for children in need.
Sharon Juozapavicius Chief Executive Officer, Chesterfield-Colonial Heights
Alliance for Social Ministry
Generous Hearts & Caring Hands to those in Need
To provide food, financial assistance, and career clothing to area residents who have experienced or are
experiencing an emergency situation which threatens their survival needs.
Currently we assist clients in the following areas:
•Food Services
•15 Alliance Food Pantries
•520 families a month
Career Clothes Closet
Chesterfield-Colonial Heights DSS sought collaboration with area congregations to secure resources beyond those it was mandated to
provide
Additionally, our member
congregations desired a vehicle to help avoid
duplication of
services.
Need for united approach
Impact in the Community
CCHASM continues its mission of providing a hand up and not just a
hand out
Make a Difference in SouthsideMobilization to Action!
Jill Coleman, President of Programs,
The Cameron Foundation
To view please cut/paste link:http://bit.ly/camfound
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