Rising to the challenge of COVID-19
Ujima Legacy Fund co-founder, Robert Dortch, has pulled together this list of organizations and initiatives that are supporting children, families and businesses during the pandemic. Please consider providing support that aligns with your personal values.
Education Foundations
These are opportunities to support school systems directly.
Chesterfield Education Foundation (https://www.cefva.org)
Henrico Education Foundation (https://henricogives.org/covid19)
Richmond Education Foundation (http://rpseducationfoundation.org)
Direct Financial Assistance to Individuals and Families
Robins Foundation Family Crisis Fund – Provides $500 in direct financial assistance to families with children impacted by COVID19 (https://www.robinsfdn.org/2020/03/13/covid-19-2)
The Holli Fund – Provides emergency assistance up to $750 (https://www.thehollifund.org/about)
Crisis Relief for Non-Profits & Small Businesses
Black Restaurant Experience Fund — Created to support 50 Black owned restaurants and restaurant workers in Richmond VA
(https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-richmonds-blackowned-restuarants)
Central Virginia COVID19 Relief Fund at the Community Foundation
Culture Works Arts & Culture Relief Fund (https://richmondcultureworks.org/relief-fund)
Ujima Supported Non-Profits
Partnership for the Future (https://www.partnershipforthefuture.org)
ART 180 (https://www.art180.org)
Excel to Excellence (http://www.exceltoexcellence.org)
Friends Association for Children (https://friendsrva.org)
Children’s Home Society (https://chsva.org)
Community Based Non-Profits
ChildSavers – 24/7 Provides mental health support to children during crisis (https://childsavers.org/covid-19)
Feedmore - Committed to distributing food to our Central Virginia communities during the COVID-19 pandemic (https://feedmore.org/covid-19)
Peter Paul Child Development Center (https://www.peterpauldevcenter.org)
Girls for a Change (https://girlsforachange.org)
Metropolitan Business League (https://thembl.org)