By Bellamy Shoffner “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, countless others … The list of names is too long and the injustice unfathomable. And, it is all too real for our Black neighbors, co-workers,...
Pandemic parenting is unlike regular parenting. We are hearing from many families about how hard it is to be isolated together, now that we are almost two months into quarantine. There continues to be grief...
Normally for Child Abuse Prevention Month the staff at ReadyKids brainstorm an event. In the past, the event brought together community leaders to think about how to prevent child abuse in the Charlottesville area. We’ve...
ReadyKids is thrilled to announce that one of our social workers is the recipient of the 2020 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Virginia Social Worker of the Year Award. Dave Lewis, who has been a...
ReadyKids made the difficult decision to suspend all program activities effective Monday, March 16th. As always, our first priority is on the health and well-being of our participants and staff. In our day-to-day work, our...
On Thursday, January 30, we marked the completion of our $2 million dollar Capital Campaign and building expansion with a joyful Open House celebration. Over 150 people attended the Open House, including many of the 200...
Infants cry. A lot. They have no other way to communicate, and no skills to calm themselves down. When they cry, they need the soothing presence of caretakers to help them manage their feelings. They...
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. It celebrates the long and important presence of people in the United States whose ancestry can be traced back to Spain, Mexico, the Carribean, and...
A cardboard box turned make believe boat fills Jesse Gandy’s living room. Books and educational toys line every shelf. A pet bullfrog croaks from a terrarium in the dining room. Gandy’s second grade daughter, Austin,...