The holidays are a time for celebrating with family, friends and loved ones. It’s also a time when helping others is at the forefront—whether it’s seeing the merry bill ringers manning the bright red Salvation Army buckets, angel trees of wish lists for the needy set up in the lobby of businesses and large, colorful barrels waiting to be filled with toys for children to receive on Christmas.
Another way to help this holiday season—and year-round–is to volunteer at an organization that needs your help. C-VILLE is compiling a list of organizations in our community that welcome the valuable help volunteers provide. Scroll through our alphabetical list below to find the perfect place for you to donate your time and talents.
Don’t see your favorite organization on this list? Leave a comment and we’ll add it to the list.
100 Black Men of Central Virginia
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Agnor-Hurt Elementary School
Albemarle County Department of Parks and Recreation
Albemarle County Parks
Albemarle County Public Schools
Albemarle Department of Social Services
Albemarle High School
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program, Inc.
Albemarle Regional Migrant Education
Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM)
Alzheimer’s Association, Central & Western Virginia Chapter
American Red Cross
B
Baker-Butler Elementary School
Barrett Early Learning Center
Belmont Baptist Church
Ben Hair Just Swim for Life Foundation
Better World Betty
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Blue Ridge Medical Center
Blue Star Families of Central Virginia
Book Baskets
Book Buddies-Charlottesville City Schools
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia
Bracketts Farm Charity Garden
Brave Souls on Fire
Breath of Hope Inc
Broadus Wood Elementary School
Brownsville Elementary School
Buford Middle School
Burley Middle School
Burnley-Moran Elementary School
C
Cale Elementary School
Camp Albemarle
Camp Holiday Trails
Carysbrook Elementary
Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE)
Central Elementary School & West Central Primary
Charlottesville Area Riding Therapy
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries
Charlottesville City Schools
Charlottesville Community Bikes
Charlottesville Community Bikes
Charlottesville Municipal Band
Charlottesville Parks & Recreation
Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA
Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Community Emergency Response Team
Christian Aid Mission
City of Promise
City Schoolyard Garden
Claudius Crozet Park
Community Attention Foster Families
Community Investment Collaborative
Community Public Charter School
Computers4Kids
Congregation Beth Israel
Connect Church
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival
Crozet Elementary School
Crozet PARC YMCA
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E
Elizabeth Nolting Charitable Foundation and Historic Green Springs, Inc.
Enrichment Alliance of Virginia
F
Fairhunt Farm
Families in Crisis — Albemarle County Schools Homeless Program
FeedMore
First Night Virginia
Fluvanna Christian Services Society
Fluvanna County Public Schools
Fluvanna Habitat for Humanity
Fluvanna Meals on Wheels
Fluvanna Middle School
Fluvanna SPCA
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George Rogers Clark Elementary School
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council
Golden Living-Charlottesville
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Mentoring Program
Green Adventure Project
Greenbrier Elementary School
Greene County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Greene County CERT
Greene County Childcare
Greene County Department of Social Services
Greene County Primary School
Greenstone on 5th Community Center
Greer Elementary School
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
Henley Middle School
Holeywell Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc.
Hollymead Elementary School
Home Instead Senior Care
Hope Community Center
Horses as Healers
Hospice of the Piedmont
I
Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum
International Rescue Committee
International School of Charlottesville
Ishan Gala Foundation
Ivy Creek Foundation
Ivy Creek School
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JABA
Jaba’s Nelson Community Center
Jackson-Via Elementary School
Jefferson Area CHIP
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
Johnson Elementary School
Jouett Elementary School
Jouett Middle School
JP Burley Middle School
K
Kids Lift Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville
L
LANE BABE RUTH LEAGUE OF CHARLOTESVILLE
Let Me Run
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center of Virginia Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle
Live Arts
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc.
Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)
Local Food Hub
Louisa CART
Louisa County High School
Louisa County Middle School
Louisa County Resource Council
Louisa Humane Society
Louisa Little League
Love INC (In the Name of Christ)
M
Madison House
Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia
McIntire Department of Music – University of Virginia
Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville/Albemarle
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School
Monticello Area Community Action Agency
Monticello High School
Moss-Nuckols Elementary
Move2Health
Murray High School
Music Resource Center
N
Nathanael Greene Primary School
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Virginia – West Virginia Chapter
Nelson County High School
New Hope Church
North Branch School
O
Oakland School
Offender Aid and Restoration
Old Crozet School Arts
P
PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry)
Park School
PB&J Fund
Peaceful Passings
Piedmont CASA, Inc.
Piedmont Council for the Arts
Piedmont Family YMCA Intergenerational Learning Center
PIEDMONT FUTURES
Piedmont House, Inc
Piedmont Housing Alliance
Piedmont Virginia Community College – Community Garden
PREP- Parent Resource Center
Project Linus – Charlottesville/Central Virginia Chapter
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QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia
R
ReadyKids
Red Hill Elementary School
Region Ten Community Services Board
Rockfish River Elementary School
Rockfish Valley Community Center
Ronald McDonald House Charlottesville
Rural Health Outreach Program
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Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Salvation Army Family Store
SARA
Scottsville Elementary School
Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department
Senior Center, Inc.
Shelter for Help in Emergency
Shenandoah National Park Trust
Skyline CAP Head Start
Southern Albemarle Family Practice/St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
SouthernCare, Inc.
STARS
Stone-Robinson Elementary
Stony Point Elementary School
Structured Therapeutic Adolescent Residential Service (STARS)
Sutherland Middle School
T
The Arc of the Piedmont
The Bridge Line
The Charlottesville Waldorf School
The First Tee of Charlottesville
The Habitat Store
THE HAVEN
The HOWS Project
The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
The Paramount Theater of Charlottesville
The Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia
The Quest Institute,Inc./Books Behind Bars
The Salvation Army
The Women’s Initiative
Therapeutic Adventures
Thomas Jefferson Adult & Career Education
Thomas Jefferson Foundation – Monticello
Thomas Jefferson Medical Reserve Corps
Trevilians Elementary School
Tuesday Evening Concert Series
Twice Is Nice
Tye River Elementary School
U
United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area
University Montessori School
University of Virginia Police
Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville
UVA Children’s Hospital
UVA Hospital Auxiliary Hospitality House
UVA Transitional Care Hospital
V
Venable Elementary School
Virginia Discovery Museum
Virginia L. Murray Elementary School
Virginia Organizing
Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair
Virginia Supportive Housing- The Crossings
Virginia Workforce Center – Charlottesville
VirginiaFIRST
Volunteers of Louisa
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Walker Upper Elementary School
Walton Middle School
Western Albemarle High School
WIC
Wildrock
Women’s Health Virginia
Woodbrook Elementary
Word of Faith Church
WorkSource Enterprises
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Y
Yancey Elementary School
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