Bennett’s Village invites those with event planning skills to join our “Party in the Park” Event Planning Committee! As we continue our mission to build an all-abilities play space, we are excited to host a memorable event in Spring 2025 that brings our community together in support of this vision. If you have event planning,…
Bennett’s Village is seeking passionate individuals to join us in various roles as volunteers, committee members, and board members to help us achieve our mission. Volunteers: If you want to make a difference and can spare time to help with working tabling or fundraising events fundraising or other hands-on tasks, we welcome your energy and…
As a Guest Registration Volunteer, you will help by: Greeting guests warmly as they arrive at the MFP site Asking each household some information to determine if they have visited the distribution before or if they are a new guest Recording guest information and the visit in the Food Bank’s client database (Link2Feed) on a…
Our House families rely on donated items from several area businesses for breakfasts and lunches so we need volunteers to pick up these donations and help us feed families in need. We need volunteers to get donations from Starbucks (in front of Best Buy) on Wednesdays and Fridays; from Wawa on Pantops Monday, Tuesday and…
Join Bennett’s Village and help meet the goal of raising money to create the first multigenerational, all-abilities play space in Charlottesville. The first phase of our project is an accessible treehouse, currently under construction at Pen Park. Donations of any amount help! Donate here. Can’t contribute money? Spread the word about Bennett’s Village in-person or…
Come be part of our volunteer Technology Team! Our tech needs are wide, but you don’t need to know everything about technology to join; who can?! You might work in a particular tech field like data management, website design, etc. Or you might enjoy figuring out new gadgets and troubleshooting them. Spanish is NOT necessary…
Your senior neighbors need help getting access to nutrition services! JABA works to bridge food inequity gaps by providing access to healthy food, and volunteers are needed to help make this possible. Volunteer Options Include: Deliver emergency food boxes for seniors to have on hand (Albemarle). Transport meals to community centers on Wednesday & Thursday…
The Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition in partnership with Region Ten CSB, SPARC, and Lock and Talk Virginia are offering free medication lock boxes, and trigger locks to the community to help prevention suicide and drug misuse. Science shows these methods work. Creating a barrier to lethal means of suicide, such as a firearm or prescription…
For a couple of hours a week, you can give a Little the invaluable gift of your friendship. By simply changing their perspective of what the world can offer, you can literally start changing their life. It’s as simple as passing a football at the park, going to a museum, or just hanging out together.
Sin Barreras is working to expand the number of direct educational opportunities we provide the local Spanish-speaking immigrant community. The latest endeavor that is in the very beginning stages of development is a GED exam preparation course taught in Spanish. If you are interested in being part of a team that develops this course or you’re interested in…