Virginia Service

City of Richmond - ACES (Action for Community Enhancement Services)
The AmeriCorps A.C.E.S. (Action for Community Enhancement Services) program provides the coordination of volunteer and referral services for City of Richmond government through the establishment of a Volunteer Office. Through the utilization of a Volunteer Office, the AmeriCorps A.C.E.S program will increase citizens' access to City volunteer opportunities; build community capacity by enhancing the delivery of City services; generate a centralized volunteer data base; and via a website, market volunteer opportunities to support the ongoing efforts of an efficient and effective volunteer program.

701 North 25th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223 [map]
Phone: 804-646-6612
Fax: 804-646-5145
Email: Jennifer.Swinson@RichmondGov.Com.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Alternatives, Inc. - PASS (Peninsula AmeriCorps Serve and Support)
Alternatives, Inc. supports strategies identified in Hampton’s Community Plan with programs designed to enhance life skills; health and wellness; workplace readiness skills and career preparation; participation in the arts through visual art, music, videography, dance and theatre; and expand service learning and civic engagement opportunities that build a commitment to service and altruism.

2021B Cunningham Dr., Ste. 5
Hampton, Virginia 23666 [map]
Phone: 757-838-2330 ext:216
Fax: 757-838-9215
Email: kjohnson@altinc.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.altinc.org
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Occupational Enterprises, Inc. - AmeriCorps Community Care
The AmeriCorps Community Care program provides substance abuse and prisoner re-entry services to fourteen jurisdictions in far Southwest Virginia.

P.O. Box 729
Lebanon, Virginia 24266 [map]
Phone: 276-889-0290 ext:104
Fax: 276-889-4984
Email: nmcghee@oe-inc.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Arlington County Board - AmeriCorps Four Mile Run Restoration
AmeriCorps members works with volunteers from Arlington County’s community-based Remove Invasive Plants program to participate in the eradication of non-native invasive plant species in riparian zones and in upland areas along Four-Mile Run in preparation for the reintroduction or natural reestablishment of the plant infrastructure native to the eastern hardwood forest.

2700 South Taylor Street
Arlington, Virginia none [map]
Phone: 703-228-7625
Fax: --
Email: mortega@arlingtonva.us.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Boaz and Ruth, Inc. - BRACE
The Boaz & Ruth BRACE (Boaz & Ruth AmeriCorps Endeavor) program addresses community revitalization and prisoner reentry challenges by recruiting ex-offenders as AmeriCorps members and providing them training in life skills, civic responsibility, job skills, and leadership. The reentry community service program is aimed at assisting ex offenders in achieving emotional stability, life and job skills, and in assuming family, community, and civic responsibility while at the same time giving back to the community.

3030 Meadowbridge Road
Richmond, Virginia 23222 [map]
Phone: 804-329-4900 ext:203
Fax: 804-329-0190
Email: megan@boazandruth.com.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.boazandruth.com
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Carroll County Public Schools - Carroll County Public Schools--Reading for Life
Reading for Life is a tutoring AmeriCorps program sponsored by the Carroll County Public School Board. In 2010/2011 26 tutors of reading and math will be placed in 9 different schools serving the K -9th grade student population. Also, one AmeriCorps member will serve as coordinator of the in-school mentoring program--recruiting community volunteers and placing them as mentors for students who need additional adult support.

Community involvement is also a goal of the Reading for Life members. In the past community involvement has included food, toy, school supply drives, assistance for the Free Clinic of the Twin Counties and the Family Resource Center for domestic violence victims, Head Start school beautification projects, an English as a Second Language (ESL) Family Literacy Night, landscape projects for the schools and a local state park. Whenever possible, the Reading for Life AmeriCorps members create opportunities to involve the students in community and school projects to instill the value of volunteerism.

Carroll County Public Schools
Hillsville, Virginia 24343 [map]
Phone: 276-728-7312
Fax: 276-728-3943
Email: tcgibson@ccpsd.k12.va.us.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: NA
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Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries, Inc. - CALM AmeriCorps
CALM AmeriCorps members participate in activities related to the following programs and initiatives; K-12 tutoring, Senior Solutions, Parish Nursing Initiative, Individual Development Account program, and Hispanic Outreach. Members will also assist with volunteer recruitment and fundraising.

PO Box 3482
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 [map]
Phone: 434-970-2077
Fax: 434-220-4955
Email: robbie@charlottesvilleabundantlife.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: www.charlottesvilleabundantlife.org
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Community Housing Partners Corporation - Project RISE!
Through Project RISE! (Respect, Involvement, Skills and Education), Community Housing Partners (CHP) is able to provide skills development to its youth residents in the topic areas of literacy, conflict resolution and mediation, and service-learning. AmeriCorps members are responsible for providing tutoring and skills-building in the topic areas on-site at CHP housing community centers, at local public and private schools, and at partner organization sites. Members provide services to at-risk youth residing in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Yorktown, Richmond, Charlottesville, Christiansburg and Pulaski.

100 W. Franklin St., Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23220 [map]
Phone: 804-343-7201 ext:27
Fax: 804-343-7208
Email: jcotman@chpc2.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://communityhousingpartners.org/
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Embrace Richmond - Community Works
EMBRACE Richmond is a faith-based charitable organization helping Richmond area families and individuals who are experiencing a housing crisis achieve and sustain self-sufficiency. Services include home starter packages for individuals and families exiting local shelters, employment services including job placement and training, educational and volunteer opportunities towards community development, and access to a community-based support network for those who are transitioning out of homelessness.

1125 E Commerce Road
Richmond, Virginia 23224 [map]
Phone: 804-343-5008 ext:405
Fax: 804-343-7277
Email: susan@embracerichmond.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.embracerichmond.org
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Escuela Bolivia - Empowering Latino Families
Escuela Bolivia, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization was established to meet the needs of a growing immigrant Latino population and to address the achievement gap between Latino and other students. This mission is achieved through the provision of educational and cultural services that provide and strengthen linguistic and cultural values and improve the academic achievement of children, youth and adults so that they may gain better opportunities to improve their lives and their community.

2801 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, Virginia 22201 [map]
Phone: 703-228-2560
Fax: 703-228-2562
Email: info@escuelabolivia.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: www.escuelabolivia.org
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Literacy Council of Northern Virginia - ESOL and Family Learning Programs
AmeriCorps Members serve as lead classroom instructors for adult beginning learners of English, enhancing the employability of these economically disadvantaged students and empowering them to become more active citizens. The small-group classes are offered by the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (four members), Loudoun Literacy Council (two members), and BEACON for Adult Literacy (one member) at many sites throughout Northern Virginia. Members receive training to teach up to three classes; register and test students; recruit, train, supervise and support volunteer teachers; collaborate with partners at the sites; and participate substantively in organizational management of the literacy councils. The member at BEACON also serves as case manager for students' job searches.

Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia 22042 [map]
Phone: 703-237-0866
Fax: 703-237-2863
Email: americorps@lcnv.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://lcnv.org/
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Greenbrier Learning Center - Learning Links
Learning Links builds on partnerships with four local elementary schools and the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing to provide after school tutoring and enrichment activities in the Columbia Heights West and Pike Village Center neighborhoods of South Arlington.

5401 7th Road South
Arlington, Virginia 22204 [map]
Phone: 703-379-6488 ext:101
Fax: 703-379-2996
Email: laurenc@gblc.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: www.gblc.org
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Ms. Wheelchair Virginia - Serving Virginians with Disabilities
Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation, has developed a program to educate and advocate for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia to influence attitudinal, architectural, and social change toward people with disabilities.

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Fishersville, Virginia 22939 [map]
Phone: 540-580-6336
Fax: --
Email: chelmandollar@rcs.k12.va.us.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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New River Community Action - NRCA AmeriCorps
The NRCA AmeriCorps program engages members in three program service areas; Head Start, Self-Help and Exchange Resource, and the Homeless Intervention Program.

644 W. Main St.
Radford, Virginia 24141 [map]
Phone: 540-633-2850 ext:432
Fax: 540-633-5323
Email: krayne@nrcaa.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.newrivercommunityaction.org
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Pathways, Inc. - Pathways AmeriCorps
Pathways’ mission is to advance community restoration, spiritual health and economic growth in Petersburg, Virginia, through partnerships. Our program addresses the local 80% school drop-out rate by providing a year-round training program for 40-45 youth per year that includes GED instruction, life-skills, leadership development, support services, health education, job readiness, civic engagement, job training in construction, and various opportunities to obtain job related certifications that are recognized locally, statewide, and nationally. Our program strives to develop a service learning ethic among our members that will counteract the lack of community attachment, provide decent affordable housing to first time home buyers, address the compelling need within the target community of career development of low-income young adults who did not finish high school, increase ability of participants to resolve conflicts without violence, provide appropriate personal interaction, and exhibit good daily living skills.

1200 W. Washington St.
Petersburg, Virginia 23803 [map]
Phone: 804-862-1104 ext:320
Fax: 804-862-1015
Email: jepps@pathways-va.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.pathways-va.org
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SynerGeo, Inc. - SynerGeo
SynerGeo is a faith-based non-profit organization that provides volunteer opportunities for students and adults. AmeriCorps members provide after school art and music programs, elder adult visitation, and intentional community living/serving (a one year commitment). SynerGeo partners with various community organizations to provide services in the Oregon Hill neighborhood of Richmond.

349 S Laurel St
Richmond, Virginia 23220 [map]
Phone: 804-648-2287
Fax: 804-648-2287
Email: bonniehofmeyer@synergeo.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: www.synergeo.org
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The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia - College Guide Program
The College Guide Program at the University of Virginia places recent graduates in public high schools throughout the Commonwealth to assist students with college admission, financial aid, and scholarship applications. Given their idealism and fresh perspective on the college experience, recent University graduates serve as perfect advocates for higher education. During the year, Guides spend forty hours a week mentoring students and creating much-needed educational programming to the high school students and their families in underserved areas.

P.O. Box 4008898
Charlottesville, Virginia none [map]
Phone: 434-924-7612
Fax: 434-924-7560
Email: kroots@virginia.edu.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: www.virginia.edu/collegeguides
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Virginia Commonwealth University - AmeriCorps and America Reads
Established in 1995, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) AmeriCorps Program is the foundation of a comprehensive effort in the City of Richmond designed to ensure that every child in the region reads well and independently by the end of the third grade. Locally, this initiative is called America Reads in Richmond and Henrico (ARCH). It is a partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University and other local colleges and universities, community based organizations, and the local business sector, who have committed themselves to helping improve the literacy skills of local children and families in Richmond area communities characterized by high unemployment and low school achievement and graduation rates. The Program sponsors 57 AmeriCorps members who serve with local schools and community service agencies assisting children in a range of education and related parent development projects which serve nearly 1000 children in 15 elementary schools.

1103 W. Marshall Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284 [map]
Phone: 804-828-8850
Fax: 804-827-1920
Email: burkeem@vcu.edu.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.community.vcu.edu
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City of Roanoke Libraries - Computer Literacy Program
Roanoke Public Libraries will engage AmeriCorps members in providing computer literacy classes to youth and adults at local library branches. Classes introduce students to the computer, the keyboard and mouse, and the basic use of various software programs. Members will also assist the public with general computer issues such as setting up an email account, scanning photographs, creating a resume, and filling out an online form.

706 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24016-5104 [map]
Phone: 540-853-2475
Fax: --
Email: sheila.umberger@roanokeva.gov.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Virginia Community College System - Virginia Workforce Connection
The Virginia Workforce Connection AmeriCorps State program will place volunteers in One Stop Career Centers to assist those who want to further their education and/or seek job placement assistance. Members will serve customers in economically distressed communities who seek job placement assistance and enroll them in training or skill enhancement opportunities.

101 North 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-2364 [map]
Phone: 804-819-1687
Fax: --
Email: pdehetre@vccs.edu.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: vccs.edu
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Virginia Conflict Resolution Center - Next Step Program
AmeriCorps members will serve as Mediation Services Advocates, Youth Services Advocates and Community Relations Advocates for adults and youth by providing greater access to mediation and other processes for our core constituency - the economically disadvantaged and military members. Members will implement a variety of youth conflict resolution and education programs including peer mediation and the area of restorative justice, specifically targeting at-risk youth, many who are gang-involved.

586 Virginian Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23505 [map]
Phone: 757-480-2777 ext:214
Fax: --
Email: jasonc@vaconflictresolution.org.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://vaconflictresolution.org/GETINVOLVED/AmeriCorpsStateProgra
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Alexandria Department of Human Services - ChildThrive!
AmeriCorps members will work with the Alexandria Department of Recreation and Cultural Activities and private non-profit groups to provide services to individuals and families who reside at Brent Place, a subsidized rental community owned and operated by Homes for America, a Maryland based 501(c) (3) non profit housing development entity. AmeriCorps members will develop recreational activities for youth, conduct outreach to residents on domestic violence prevention, provide assistance with employment skills development and help with the application process for various types of public assistance.

2525 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22301 [map]
Phone: 703-746-5728
Fax: --
Email: margaret.dhillon@alexandriava.gov.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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DCR Division of State Parks - AmeriCorps Interpretive Project
AmeriCorps members will perform a variety of functions designed to reveal meaning and relationships of our cultural and natural heritage to guests of Virginia State Parks through first hand involvement with objects, facts, and landscapes.

2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive
Woodbridge, Virginia 22191 [map]
Phone: 540-623-6302
Fax: --
Email: cynthia.juarez@dcr.virginia.gov.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Mountain Empire Community College - MECC AmeriCorps
Mountain Empire Community College (MECC) AmeriCorps Program is a State/National AmeriCorps program. MECC AmeriCorps has the literacy tutoring of children in grades Pre-K through 6 as its primary focus. Members serve as tutors in public schools in the counties of Wise, Lee, Dickenson and the City of Norton. There are also members who serve as tutors/mentors of adult learners participating in PluggedInVA within the counties of Scott, Wise and Dickenson. Each year MECC members conduct various community service projects and collaborate on joint projects with local volunteer and non-profit and faith-based agencies. Examples of service projects include: Project Energy Save, the Imagination Library Project of the Dollywood Foundation, which provides books for very young children, environmental projects with the local State Park rangers, and food and book drives.

3441 Mtn Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219 [map]
Phone: 276-523-2400 ext:365
Fax: 276-523-8297
Email: sgraham@me.vccs.edu.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.me.vccs.edu/clubs/americorps/index.html
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