Helping Financially Challenged Students Get to College
By Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy
Students in Louisa, Orange and Spotsylvania counties with dreams of attending college can reach their goals...
By Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy
With a mission to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community, the Rappahannock United Way (RUW) continues to be...
By Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy
Domestic violence victims have a place to turn for help—a port in the storm—at Empowerhouse of Fredericksburg. The nonprofit organization offers many...
By Lenora Kruk-MullanaphyÂ
When gardening behind her Charles Street home in Fredericksburg, Laura Shepherd* found children in the neighborhood enjoyed helping. She gave them land...
By Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy
The Healthy Kids Running Series (HKRS) focuses on motivating kids to lead healthy, active lifestyles through the world of running. When founder...
By Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy
Cooperatively-owned grocery stores are located across the country. While some consist of thousands of members and have been in existence since the...
By Chris Jones
Since its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom apartment in 2006, Mary’s Shelter has helped expectant mothers—and their children—to get back on their...
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness estimates that one-third of homeless people are families with children. Of this number, 59 percent are children under...
Happy 2021!
In 2020, we watched our communities, state, nation and the world change right before our eyes. COVID-19 changed the way we interacted within...
During a summer of record heat, a worldwide health crisis and explosive civil unrest, one local not-for-profit organization rose to address two pandemics: coronavirus...
Like most colleges and universities, Germanna Community College was tasked this year with conducting a virtual graduation ceremony for its students due to the...
