Educating, Counseling, Financing, Building


A small boarding and day school for bright children ages 6-14, at admission, with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, non-verbal learning disabilities or visual and auditory processing disorders. The program is well suited to those with ADHD or organizational difficulties. Individualized academic and character development programs include: small classes (5:1 student: teacher ratio) and one-to-one instruction each; our own acclaimed Upward Lift reading program – Oakland’s specialty – with additional instruction in math, writing, and study skills. Offering courses through 9th grade.


Oakland School


Boyd Tavern, Keswick, VA 22947 Admissions: 434-293-9059 information@oaklandschool.net www.oaklandschool.net


Piedmont CASA provides trained volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children, promoting and supporting safe, permanent and nurturing homes for child victims before the courts of the 16th Judicial District of Virginia. Piedmont CASA promotes awareness about child abuse and neglect through community education and outreach. Annually, Piedmont CASA serves approximately 200 child victims of abuse and neglect ages 0 to 18.


Please join us. Become a volunteer or be a donor. When you lift up a child’s voice, you lift up a child’s life!


Piedmont CASA, Inc. 818 East High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-971-7515 434-971-3060 fax www.pcasa.org


Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) is a regional private non-profit organization with a mission to create housing and community development opportunities for very low to moderate income families and individuals, teach financial literacy and management, homebuying and home ownership skills, and advocate for affordable housing policies and programs.


• Over 700 families bought homes, through comprehensive housing counseling and access to low-cost financing. • $6 million in down payment assistance and $41 million in low-interest mortgages made the dream of home ownership an affordable reality. • 395 affordable rental units preserved, managed or assisted.


Piedmont Housing Alliance 1215 East Market Street, Suite B Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-817-2436 434-817-0664 fax


info@piedmonthousing.org www.piedmonthousingalliance.org


The PVCC Educational Foundation helps the College obtain the resources it needs to fulfill its promise to our region: access to high quality education that expands opportunities for students and their families. When students succeed, our community becomes stronger. Generous individuals, businesses and foundations fund scholarships, new programs, facilities improvements, the arts and more. The PVCC Educational Foundation values teamwork and stewardship, recognizing that philanthropy is a partnership with donors and the public. It is committed to the highest ethical standards in all undertakings.


PVCC Educational Foundation Piedmont Virginia Community College 501 College Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-961-5203


development@pvcc.edu www.pvcc.edu


Rare Book School (RBS) provides continuing education for adult students from all walks of life to study the history of books and manu- scripts with leading scholars and profession- als. Offering week-long courses—from book- bindings and medieval manuscripts to fine prints and digital texts—RBS engages libra- rians, academics, book dealers, conservators, collectors, and amateurs in intensive, hands- on learning with original materials from its unparalleled collection and UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. The School is directed by Michael F. Suarez, S.J., University Professor and Honorary Curator of Special Collections.


Rare Book School


114 Alderman Library, P.O. Box 400103 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4103 434-924-8851


oldbooks@virginia.edu www.rarebookschool.org


The Ron Brown Scholar Program was established in 1996 to provide academic scholarships, service opportunities and leadership experiences for young African Americans of outstanding promise. Scholars are provided with financial resources to attend some of the finest colleges and universities in the country. Scholars are each awarded $40,000 to be used at the college or university of their choice. Scholars are also provided with the nurturing and mentorship to succeed and flourish in college and beyond. The Program has a 100 percent graduation rate.


Ron Brown Scholar Program 1160 Pepsi Place, Suite 206 Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 434-964-1588 434-964-1589 fax info@ronbrown.org www.ronbrown.org


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