Affirming a person’s gender identity, sexuality, pronouns, and humanity are life-saving actions. According to data from the Trevor Project, LGBTQIA+ youth with access to at least one affirming space were 35% less likely to report a...
Dr. Edmund Gordon is a renowned Black psychologist known for his work improving early childhood education. As one of the founders of the Head Start program, he has dedicated much of his life to fighting...
. Child abuse prevention is a tough subject to talk about in any year, but especially after a year as tough as this last one. In 2020, over 4,000 children in the Charlottesville area were reported...
By Whitmore Merrick “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...
By Sabrina Wilson “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...
Since the pandemic began we've offered basic needs resources, parenting resources and resources to keep kids entertained and safe during a quarantine summer. Now, we are offering virtual schooling resources to help families get through...
By Greg Robertson “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...
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,...
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...