Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation

Concert series to benefit Helene recovery

?? ANNOUNCING: The Rivanna Restoration at Riverview Park Project Riverview Park is a staple in the City of Charlottesville. It is home to the Rivanna Trail and offers the City’s only public access to the Rivanna River. However, the park faces significant environmental challenges, including severe riverbank erosion and stormwater outfall deterioration, loss of land and trees, and habitat degradation. These issues threaten both the park's ecosystem and its accessibility to the community. RCA, in close partnership with the?City of Charlottesville,?Ecosystem Services,?Wolf Josey Landscape Architects, and community stakeholders, is thrilled to announce the?Rivanna Restoration at Riverview Park project. The project will improve water quality, increase recreational safety, improve the long-term sustainability of the park, and make the park and the Rivanna River more accessible to the community by: regrading and stabilizing more than 900 feet of eroding riverbank, repairing a rapidly degrading stormwater outfall channel, adding new river access areas and improved trails, restoring native habitats through tree and meadow plantings, and more! This project is made possible through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, with support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Program, and other funders. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gbGJsSq3 #conservation #restoration #Charlottesville

We recently made a grant to Black Women Stitch, led by Dr. Lisa Woolfork. Take a moment to read this piece in Vinegar Hill Magazine about her creative journey and popular "Stitch Please" podcast. The Foundation is excited to support her work in the coming year.

We're excited to join The University of Virginia's College at Wise to announce a new regional humanities center in Southwest Virginia headquartered at the College. Named “Virginia Humanities at UVA Wise,” this new partnership will amplify stories from across Southwest Virginia and illustrate the ways the humanities bring communities together to foster dialogue and understanding. Learn more: https://loom.ly/m-E3Wk0

A November 1 update from the Appalachian Helene Response Fund.

THANK YOU to our members, partners, friends, and neighbors who have supported the Appalachian Helene Response Fund. We know that response is a marathon, and this is just the beginning. Already, the estimated costs of recovery are staggering. Every donation to the Appalachian Helene Response Fund, 100% of which will stay in the region for recovery in our mountain homes, is a critical contribution. Please continue to share, and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/egVw4NPY Contribute today: https://lnkd.in/eA_95uV8 The Educational Foundation of America Appalachian Community Fund Weissberg Foundation The Greater Kanawha Valley FoundationThe New York Community Trust Sisters Health Foundation Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Blue Grass Community Foundation San Diego Foundation the JEM project East Tennessee Foundation Mountain BizWorks Invest Appalachia Dogwood Health Trust The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina United Way of Southwest Virginia Center for Disaster Philanthropy #appalachiastrong?#funders?#philanthropy?#helene

Congratulations to all job seekers, employers, and the dozens of providers that have been a part of ten years of Network2Work@PVCC. The model shows that much can be accomplished when we all work together. We also know that there is MORE work to be done. Thanks to the collaboration between Piedmont Virginia Community College, Network2Work@PVCC and the Equity Center, resulting in the recent release of Orange Dot Report 6.0. As the Executive Summary states: Our community has seen progress since this work began in 2011, but there are still too many struggling families. For a region as prosperous as ours, we have the means to build programs and enact policy that helps more people become self-sufficient. The Anne & Gene Worrell Foundation is a proud supporter of this systems change work and we look forward to seeing what we can all accomplish together in the next decade. https://lnkd.in/eArsJux2

We’re hiring! CNE is looking for a Senior Manager to lead our Learning & Impact programs and services in the Southwest Virginia region. This role is about thinking strategically, managing resources, and ensuring inclusiveness and value for our members and organizations. Apply today https://buff.ly/4e0Nidi

?? Thrilled today to receive funding from Press Forward, the nationwide initiative strengthening communities through local news! We’re in great company: 205 small, local newsrooms across the U.S. are sharing $20 million for reporting on communities and regions that have traditionally gone uncovered. Since 2012, we have been on the frontlines designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, to promote entrepreneurship, and to be a beacon for art, culture, and politics in the Central Virginia region. A review panel of national foundation and journalism leaders read about how our publication makes a difference right here at home and awarded us $100,000 in funding over 2 years. Learn more: pressforward.news/grantees #PressForward

We would like to congratulate Vinegar Hill Magazine and Charlottesville Tomorrow on receiving Open Call funding from Press Forward. They were selected from a pool of 900+ applications for their outstanding work to address the longstanding inequalities in journalism coverage. We are proud to partner with both organizations and appreciate the work they do in the Charlottesville community. Congrats!