Community partners
The Office of VCU Community Solutions is pleased to have working relationships with a growing number of nonprofit, civic, governmental, academic and philanthropic organizations focused on the Youth Violence Prevention initiative.
City of Richmond’s Department of Justice Services
The city of Richmond’s Department of Justice Services strives to promote public safety, reduce recidivism and prevent juvenile delinquency through a continuum of services that empower all participants to achieve measurable success. Learn more.
Christian Children’s Fund
Christian Children’s Fund creates an environment of hope and respect for needy children of all cultures and beliefs in which they have opportunities to achieve their full potential, and provides practical tools for positive change to children, families and communities. Learn more.
ECDC/Success By 6®
Success By 6® and the Early Childhood Development Coalition has worked in the greater Richmond area on projects to ensure that young children are healthy, well cared for and ready to succeed by the time they enter school. Projects address two areas: early childhood health initiatives and early childhood education initiatives. Learn more.
City of Richmond’s Hispanic Liaison Office
The Hispanic Liaison Office of the city of Richmond promotes community information and education, citizen participation and other initiatives that meet the needs of our culturally diverse community. The HLO supports city agencies in developing internal capacities to strengthen cross-cultural relationships with the community. Learn more.
Jesse Ball duPont Fund
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund is a national foundation that makes grants around six focus areas: strengthening the independent sector, organizing and nurturing philanthropy, building assets of people, families and communities, building the capacity of eligible organizations, stimulating community problem solving and helping people hold their communities accountable. The fund has been a generous supporter of Virginia Commonwealth University. Learn more.
Reach Out and Read Virginia
Reach Out and Read Virginia builds on the unique relationship between pediatric primary care providers and parents of young children. Doctors and nurses in ROR programs help families understand and promote emergent literacy skills that begin as early as six months of age. Learn more.
Richmond Public Schools
Richmond Public Schools is an urban school district that serves a cosmopolitan student population of 25,000 students. Richmond Public Schools offers instructional programs that meet the needs of all students. Learn more about two of these types of programs: Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative.
Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
Licensed by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, RBHA serves as the statutorily established public entity responsible for providing mental health, mental retardation, substance abuse and prevention services to the citizens of the city of Richmond. Learn more.
Virginia Department of Health
The mission of the Virginia Department of Health and the Board of Health is to achieve and maintain optimum personal and community health by emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, emergency preparedness and environmental protection. Learn more.
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
The mission of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice is to protect the public through a balanced approach of comprehensive services that prevent and reduce delinquency through partnerships with families, schools, communities, law enforcement and other agencies, while providing the opportunity for delinquent youth to develop into responsible and productive citizens. Learn more.
Voices for Virginia’s Children
The commonwealth’s only statewide multi-issue organization advocating for children and youth, Voices for Virginia’s Children promotes sound, far-reaching program and policy solutions focusing on early care and education, health care, family economic success, and foster care and adoption. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, this organization remains a persistent voice of reason in advocating for better lives and futures for children. Learn more.