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United Way of Greater Charlottesville

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United Way connects our community, enabling individuals and families to achieve their potential. COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY. we make philanthropy accessible to all.

Whether you donate time or treasure, the United Way engages givers who share our commitment to Charlottesville being a great place to live. Givers get to know the community, get to know other philanthropists, and make a difference. No matter where you are on your journey as a community philanthropist, the United Way has the knowledge, experience, capability, know-how, and leadership to make your gift work to keep this community strong. CATALYTIC LEADERSHIP. We are community leaders who are actively solving some of the most entrenched challenges in Central Virginia. We know when it's time to step in. Our board includes leadership-level representation from large corporations, small businesses, education, financial institutions, social services, the technology sector, media, healthcare, philanthropists, and more. By bringing diverse leaders together, we get things done. DYNAMIC GRANTMAKING. We grant funding to a fabric of ideas that create big impact. Grants are made to programs that successfully address our priority goals in these Impact Areas:

EARLY EDUCATION & SCHOOL READINESS: Our United Way seeks to make our community a place where children grow up health and arrive at school prepared to succeed. MAKING WORK PAY & SELF-SUFFICIENCY: Our United Way supports individuals and families working to become financially stable and economically independent. STRATEGIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS & COMMUNITY HEALTH: Our United Way strives to build a community where people are healthy and have access to needed care.

11/10/2026

Congratulations to these three amazing local nonprofit organizations who were recently selected to receive $5,000 each through the FY27 Community Excellence Grants program!

Offered in partnership between United Way of Greater Charlottesville and University of Virginia’s Division for Community Engagement and Equal Opportunity, this program supports nonprofits strengthening their organization through a strategic plan framework planning process centered on core values, service, and collaboration. Funding offsets staff time spent participating in the cohort sessions and on assignments.

Read more at https://unitedwaycville.org/congratulations-to-the-fy27-community-excellence-grants-recipients/

11/07/2026

The Department of Health and Human Services's determined the benchmark for affordable early education is 7% of a household's income. For a family earning the median income in the Greater Charlottesville region of about $123,000, the cost of toddler care still sits well above this at around 14%.

For the average working family applying for subsidized care through our programs, it equates to 38% of their income—more than five times the federal benchmark.

Read our FY26 Annual Report to learn more local data like this and how United Way of Greater Charlottesville is redefining how we help local families become stable, strengthen their financial foundations, and advance towards long-term opportunity.

Find the report at unitedwaycville.org/impact-reports.

11/06/2026

Get paid to learn & grow your business!

Through our pilot Business Academy program for local childcare providers, you'll learn how to use free budgeting tools to strengthen your business and plan for competitive teacher pay. You'll receive 1:1 coaching, monthly trainings, group support, plus a 12 month subscription to Virginia Shared Services Network (VSSN)!

Participation stipends are available! Reach out to Kelsey at [email protected] or 434-230-6005 with questions or to register!

11/03/2026

On this episode of , Markiana and Price welcome Steve King, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Charlottesville, Va - Government. They chat about his experience in policy and management positions for the City of Richmond and the Governor of Colorado, translating the City Council’s strategic priorities into actionable plans for residents, how is helps strengthen collaboration across city departments, and more.

Listen now–available on all streaming platforms and https://unitedwaycville.org/listen-to-envision-radio-episode-227-with-guest-steve-king/

Envision Radio is a weekly radio show cohosted by Markiana T. Smith of United Way of Greater Charlottesville and Price A. Thomas of City of Promise. It airs live every Saturday morning at 7am on Newsradio WINA, then is available to stream after airing. It is brought to you in partnership with Jefferson School Foundation.

11/02/2026

Charlottesville Inclusive Media won the 2026 United Way of Greater Charlottesville Business for Good Award! 🙌

CIM is a partnership between Vinegar Hill Magazine, Charlottesville Tomorrow and the In My Humble Opinion talk show. So much of the work behind local news happens out of sight.

The reporting, the conversations, the stories that might never get told otherwise. This award came from public nominations and votes, which means the community we serve saw that work and spoke up for it. Building a news ecosystem really does take a village, and we're proud of ours.

❤️ Thank you, United Way, and thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for us.

Read more: www.cvilleinclusivemedia.com/charlottesville-inclusive-media-was-awarded-a-united-way-caring-for-community-award/

10/30/2026

Our FY26 Annual Report is almost here. We're so excited to share Anjana's story as a participant in the Early Learning Career Launch program (offered in partnership with UVA Pipelines & Pathways) in this year's report.

Read Anjana's story and more in our FY26 Annual Report, coming soon.

10/30/2026

10/29/2026

Apply to the Early Learners Scholarship (ELS) Program and receive both financial support and access to high-quality early childhood education opportunities. This program is available to children ages birth to five (before kindergarten) who live in the City of Charlottesville. We currently have enough funding to support an additional 6-9 families, and we’d love for yours to be one of them.

Visit go2grow.org today to apply! Questions? Reach out to Lina at [email protected].

10/28/2026

Please join us in wishing very sincere happy birthday to Megan and Patrick, the two UWGC'ers celebrating this October! We hope you had a great birthday! 🎂

10/27/2026

Address

200 Garrett Street, Suite I
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
	6pm - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.unitedwaycville.org/

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