Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

Make a difference by supporting this fundraiser! We’re raising money for Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (a nonprofit organization) in hopes of improving opportunities for the struggling population in Charlottesville, VA. Any donation will help make an impact. Please consider contributing for this cause and improving Charlottesville!

72% of your fellow Darden students have already pledged to help out the Charlottesville community!  

In Charlottesville, CoVID-19 is uprooting the daily lives of Low-Wage Workers, impacting necessities such as food and shelter! Given the economic challenges that have followed the global pandemic, it is more important than ever to rally behind our community.

To do our part, we would like to invite you to help us support the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.  We believe this non-profit organization is well-positioned to help support and heal the Charlottesville community during these unfortunate times. 

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

How did the idea come up in the first place?

I was stranded in the C'Ville airport at 12 AM upon my return. After 30 min of relentless waiting, a Lyft showed up. To my surprise, it was the exact same guy who dropped me at the airport while I was leaving. After reminiscing a few memories, we were discussing the current situation and he began to share details about how the reduced capital inflow was resulting in his landlord asking him to vacate his house. I realized how many of the less fortunate people, such as him, the C'Ville community had and thus wanted to do something to help them out, however we can!

I am sure that many of you guys would have come across similar people and might know a few personally! The onus is on us to ensure everyone makes it through these trying times!

Hello Charlottesville,

We are living through strange times and while social distancing is necessary, so is finding ways to give back to our community. A friend recently shared an article about a photographer in MA who is doing front porch portraits, and I loved it so much, I am planning on doing the same here in Charlottesville. 

I will spend no more than 5 minutes with you at a very safe distance (at least 6 feet). Your family will congregate on your front porch or steps and I will take your picture! In exchange for the digital file of your family portrait, I ask you to make a good faith donation to the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation .  

I will be posting these images on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #TheFrontStepsProject

We are all in this together!