July 15, 2019
Layman family honored at 2nd Annual Art of Building Community
On a mid-June night when nearly 200 community members gathered at Trinity Presbyterian Church to celebrate and support the work of Abundant Life, Director of Community Engagement Anne Brown presented the Sherman-Rogers Community Builder Award to the Layman family. The honor punctuated the 2nd Annual Art of Building Community's uplifting program, which also featured original artwork by Abundant...
June 28, 2019
STRIVE throws party for seventh graduating class
In what has become an annual tradition, nearly 50 people gathered at Trinity Presbyterian Church on June 12 to celebrate STRIVE's 18 mentoring pairs and it's seventh graduating class. After a welcome by STRIVE Assistant Coordinator Dylan Rosenthal and blessing by participant Joseph, guests enjoyed a meal catered by Wayside Chicken. Next, STRIVE participants and mentors took turns standing...
June 14, 2019
Working together to live an Abundant Life (video)
At the 2nd Annual Art of Building Community benefit, Abundant Life debuted a video short featuring interviews with staff, partners, and a former participant. Together they describe our philosophy of holistic community development and its impact on Prospect families and the neighborhood. The video includes program footage to give you an inside look at how we walk alongside our neighbors. We'd...
June 5, 2019
New partnership with UVA medical students a win-win
This year, through an exciting new partnership with UVA’s Social Issues in Medicine (SIM) course, first year medical students served as tutors in our Johnson Tutoring program. SIM gives the future doctors an opportunity to work with different populations in order to further develop important social skills and think about social determinants of health. Each week during the school year, six first...
May 29, 2019
Royal Girls Bake Sale
Come get some royal treats to support our Royal Girls at their bake sale this Saturday, June 1st from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Greenstone on 5th Community Center! The young ladies will be selling brownies and cupcakes to raise money for their trip to CitiKidz Camp in PA this summer. Please spread the word! Royal Girls Bake Sale Saturday, June 1st 1:00-3:00 PM Greenstone on 5th Community Center
May 15, 2019
Sponsors and artists line up for Art of Building Community
As our 2nd Annual Art of Building Community benefit approaches on June 13, a number of businesses and individuals have signed on as sponsors. We would like to recognize the following for their generosity: Kris and Lee Livingston Tom and Jane Duffey Underground Shorts Media LLC Northwestern Mutual (Mark Krebs/Martin Couric) Jeff and Kate Bloxsom Trinity Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian...