September 26, 2026
Day of Caring volunteers bring new life to 782
On September 16, dedicated volunteers participating in the United Way's annual Day of Caring blessed us with their time and talents. We were thrilled to welcome them into our community to breathe new life into 782 Prospect with a fresh coat of paint. We want to especially shout out Katrina, Vera, Sally, Tonya, Janelle, and Alana for the dedication you all showed despite the intensity of...
February 5, 2026
Furthering our Mission with Grant Funding from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries is awarded grant funding from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation to further its mission. Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries is a 30-year-old neighborhood-based non-profit with a mission of spreading God's love through the Prospect Avenue Community through wholistic programming geared towards community empowerment. As a faith-based...
May 22, 2025
Honoring Melville Krebs: Johnson Tutoring Program Pioneer
I think that we’re just at the beginning of what we can do in this neighborhood. I think that we’ve just barely scratched the surface of what we can be to families over time. I hope that the Center succeeds- it could be a real gift to this whole community and can change lives. Melville Krebs is one of the leading ladies of Abundant Life’s Johnson Elementary Tutoring Program, having been...
May 15, 2025
Meet Kanesha Reilly: Abundant Life’s New V-Trades Coordinator
Kanesha Reilly, whose parents are former Prospect Avenue community members, joined the Abundant Life team as the new V-Trades Coordinator. Having grown up in the earlier parts of her childhood here in Charlottesville, Kanesha watched her mom’s childcare business grow, which started in Prospect to support the families in the community. Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible,...
February 28, 2025
Abundant Life Black History Month Highlights: ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ Lane High School Black History Week
This week we are highlighting educator, Esther Vassar of Lane High School who stood in the gap for her students at a time of racial discrepancy. Lane High School, preceding Charlottesville High School, was a segregated High School in Charlottesville up until 1959, following a three-year battle in federal court to avoid integration of schools in Virginia. Though schools had been integrated for...
November 8, 2024
Abundant Life launches Alumni Giving Club!
Abundant Life is proud to announce the launch of the Alumni Giving Club! The Alumni Giving Club is a way for former program participants and their parents to give back and support the next generation. Donations of as little as $10 per month are essential to ensuring we can staff our programs and provide food and transportation to 100 Prospect children and adults per month. Members earn benefits...