Posts by Chris Howe
Car Donation Serves Basic Need for Transportation
One way to honor your past and show gratitude for how you got here is to help others get where they need to go. That is why John Gendreau and…
Read MoreCSA Partnership Addresses Hunger, Feeds Friendships
Food is a universal language. This has been proven time and time again by a partnership between International Neighbors and the local Bellair Farm CSA. Now entering its fourth year,…
Read MoreVirtual Art Show Supports Neighbors in Need
Scheduled a year in advance, artist Mike Ryan’s exhibit at The Local Restaurant and Catering opened on March 1st. Then COVID-19 happened, and he lost the chance for hundreds more…
Read MoreIN This Together
Dear Friends, In the space of three short (yet long) weeks, our lives have changed dramatically. And, in light of Governor Northam’s expanded stay-at-home order earlier this week, it is starting to sink…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Resources for our community
**UPDATED 4/3/20** There is no doubt that the refugee and SIV population in Charlottesville is disproportionately affected by the rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of this page is threefold:…
Read MoreResponse to COVID-19
At International Neighbors, the safety and well-being of our neighbors, volunteers, and staff are our top priorities. We want to assure you that we are closely monitoring the evolving conditions…
Read MoreResponse to the travel ban expansion
International Neighbors joins members of the Hello Neighbor Network, a cohort of nine community-based refugee support organizations across the U.S, in releasing this joint statement responding to the expansion of…
Read MoreEveryday Miracles
With displaced populations reaching record numbers worldwide, the refugees and Special Immigrant Visa-holders (SIVs) who have made it to our small, welcoming community in Charlottesville consider themselves fortunate. But their arrival…
Read MoreC-VILLE Weekly story highlights IN program
Sewing is having a moment at International Neighbors. It has come into focus lately because of the way it connects cultures and brings people with shared interests together, and because having…
Read MoreJoin IN’s #GivingTuesday Crew
Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: to create a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown into a…
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