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NONPROFITS:


Have you ever enjoyed a Live Arts performance or a Second Street Gallery exhibit? Have you found educational resources for an autistic child at the Virginia Institute of Autism? Or consulted experts at the Local Energy Alliance Program on how to make your home more energy efficient? Have you resolved family conflict at the Mediation Center of Charlottesville? Or checked out a book at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library? Have you appreciated the fresh, healthy food


Did you know?


Approximately 1 in 10 people in our region don’t know where they will get their next meal. [Blue Ridge Area Food Bank]


In 2009, schools in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District report- ed 327 children were homeless: in shelters, doubled up, in motels, or in substandard housing.


[Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless]


In the 2009-2010 academic year, 94% of white students in Charlottesville schools passed their reading and mathematics tests compared to 70% of black students, a 24% achievement gap. [African American Teaching Fellows]


55% of the patients at the Charlottesville Free Clinic have a household income between 100% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.


[Charlottesville Free Clinic] 4


A COMMUNITY RESOURCE


brought by the Local Food Hub to your children’s school cafeteria? Have you relied on Hospice of the Piedmont to provide end-of-life care for a loved one?


If so, you’ve benefited from the work of local nonprofit organizations. Area nonprofits provide a diverse array of programs and services that better our community. Think about it: all of us at one time or another will work for, volunteer for, or be served by nonprofits.


One in five (22%) of all residents of the Charlottesville region report having a parent, steppar- ent, or older relative that they or someone else provides care for. [Jefferson Area Board for Aging]


Approximately 42,000 people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the Central and Western Virginia area.


[Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter]


4 out of the 10 leading causes of disability for ages 5 and older are mental disorders. Anxiety and depression affect nearly one quarter of all women. [The Women’s Initiative]


Almost 20% of Virginians over 25 have seriously limited literacy skills. In the Charlottesville/ Albemarle region there are more than 6,000 functionally illiter- ate adults. 14,000 have no high school diploma.


[Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/ Albemarle]


ALBEMARLE MAGAZINE Nonprofits in our


community support: Animal Welfare Arts & Humanities Children & Youth Civic Engagement Education Elderly Environment & Recreation Faith-Based Communities Health & Safety


Hunger/Homelessness/ Poverty Alleviation


Violence Prevention/ Civil Liberties


A domestic abuse survivor leaves a relationship 7-12 times before being able to leave on a perma- nent basis.


[Shelter for Help and Emergency]


Newly released data show that the rate of new HIV infections has dropped across the state by about 19%. However, in the Charlottesville region the rates decreased this year over twice as much as the state average.


[AIDS/HIV Service Group]


Between March 17-21, 2010, a cumulative audience of 22,193 people gathered in Charlottesville and Albemarle County to attend 206 programs and discuss books and writing with more than 300 writers, illustrators, storytellers, and publishing professionals.


[Virginia Foundation for the Humanities]


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