Food Finder- "The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is here to help you and your family find food. Enter your location to search for free groceries, fresh produce, and/or meals near you."

Food Sharing is Caring- "Our mission is to support the Charlottesville, Virginia community by providing free, nutritious food to those in need ensuring that everyone has access to the sustenance they need to thrive."

• Charlottesville and Albemarle County Housing Resources Guide- "... compiles dozens of housing-related resources for Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents. It’s specifically for low- and middle-income households, and includes information for renters, homeowners and aspiring homeowners."

• PACEM- Resources for those who are homeless, facing eviction, want to move from shelters into permanent housing; information for those in City of Charlottesville, counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Greene, Waynesboro/Augusta,Staunton, Culpeper/Orange/Madison, Harrisonburg/Rockingham, Lynchburg/Amherst/Appomattox/Bedford/Campbell, and Richmond/Goochland/Henrico/Chesterfield.

• Crozet Cares Closet- CCC is a pantry for hygiene and cleaning supplies, products which are much needed yet not covered by food stamps. 

• Charlottesville VA Clinic- "This list may not include all of the services available at this location. Please check on the facility’s website or call them for this information. Audiology, Laboratory and pathology, Mental health care, Nutrition, food, and dietary care, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Primary care"

• innovAge- "InnovAge provides all-inclusive care that includes primary and specialty care, medications, coordination, transportation, meals, and more. Most veterans enroll in the program at little to no cost."

• Living Free Together- "Living Free Together is attempting to honestly address the unintended cost of war and the value of healing. It is a unique and effective program that seeks to create a community in which genuine healing can take root and grow. Charlottesville has a large and growing veteran community; however, there is no base and very few veteran services are offered to these families. Living Free Together began as a nontraditional, nonreligious expression of support between the American Legion Post #74 and Chestnut Grove Church. With the support of the Charlottesville civilian and veteran community, LFT has grown into its own non profit and is now the largest active military family organization in the area."

• Region 10 Community Services Board Veteran Support Services- "Region Ten is privileged to provide services to members of our armed forces, and is committed to linking to appropriate services for service members and their families."

• Soldiers of Hope- "The organization's focus is on serving veterans, the disabled, and the elderly. We offer services such as handicap ramps, home repairs, and deck repairs. We are a volunteer-based organization dedicated to serving our community. Donations, volunteers, and grant funding will help us achieve our goal of serving those in need."

Below is a list of organizations that can connect you with a variety of volunteer opportunities in the Charlottesville area. Some are online, some are in-person; they range from short-term (a few minutes to a day) to long-term commitments, and cover a wide range of needs. Please note that HSL is not affiliated with any of these organizations and is therefore unable to answer questions related to them. We recommend contacting the organization(s) directly.

• United Way of Greater Charlottesville- "Explore all our volunteer opportunities available throughout the year, whether you’re an individual, family, or team looking to have an impact."
• UVA Initiatives- UVA-centric. Allows you to filter results by area of interest.

CDC’s Division of Population Health (DPH)
DPH promotes health and well-being and prevents chronic diseases among people in all stages of life. We do this by collecting data, conducting community-based research, and developing cross-cutting public health programs.

•     PLACES: Local Data for Better Health
  • PLACES reports county, place, census tract, and ZCTA data and uses small area estimation methods to obtain 36 (29 in the 2022 and 2021 releases; 27 in 2020 release) chronic disease measures for the entire United States.
  • The data are published through a public, interactive “PLACES” website that allows users to view, explore, and download data by county, place, census tract, and ZCTA.

HealthData.gov
"This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all."

CDC's Data Catalog
This site provides both state- and national- level statistics on a variety of topics including disability & health, chronic diseases, and injury & violence.

Native Health Databases
NHD began as two separate databases (the Native Health History Database and the Native Health Research Database) and were merged in 2003. The NHD, "... contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. The database provides information for the benefit, use, and education of organizations and individuals with an interest in health-related issues, programs, and initiatives regarding North American Indigenous peoples."

National Library of Medicine Bookshelf
"Bookshelf provides free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. Search, read, and discover."

National Academies Press
"The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes the publications of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. NAP publishes more than 200 publications per year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine, providing authoritative, independently researched information on important matters in science and health policy."

DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books)
"DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available." Some books are in languages other than English, including French, Spanish and Russian.

See here for books on Medicine.
See here for books on Health & Personal Development.
See here for books on Health & Safety Issues.
See here for books on Health Economics.
See here for books on Health Systems & Services.