November 20, 2018
Encouraging relationships forming in Walker and Buford Tutoring
The school year is off to a fast start. It is hard to believe Thanksgiving break is already here. With a fun school year also comes fun times after school at Buford and Walker with Abundant Life’s tutoring programs! On Mondays, 7th and 8th graders from our Prospect neighborhood spend time with UVA students, working on homework and enhancing their reading and math skills. On Tuesdays and...
November 13, 2018
Royal Girls’ film “Spreading Prospectivity” to premiere 11/29
Abundant Life's Royal Girls are excited to invite you to the world premiere of their film, "Spreading Prospectivity," a look at positivity in Prospect. The girls have worked very hard on the film in partnership with Light House Studio and would love to have you join them for the premiere! The free screening will be on Thursday, November 29 at Light House Studio, 220 West Market Street, at...
November 6, 2018
My Abundant Life Story: Jennifer Flack
Over the past four years, I have had the privilege to volunteer with Abundant Life, primarily through their tutoring programs. Reflecting on my undergrad years and now on my life in graduate school, I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding way to be involved in the community as a student and community member myself. In a time where I could seclude myself within the academic world of UVa, the...
October 30, 2018
Our response to the NYT article on Charlottesville Schools
At Abundant Life we are committed to neighborhood-based ministry that reflects Jesus’ own incarnational life. For us, this has involved living among, learning from, and investing in the lives of those in closest proximity to us. Yet these relationships with individuals and families in the Prospect Neighborhood inevitably connect us with larger issues in our city and country that directly affect...
October 23, 2018
Students and mentors bond at annual STRIVE Retreat
For the sixth straight fall, STRIVE students and mentors descended on Watermarks Camp in Scottsville for an overnight retreat on October 12-13. Because of STRIVE's reliance on one-on-one relationships, the annual retreat is not only a great way for mentoring pairs to bond with each other, but with other members of the program, as well. Upon arrival, counselors showed each group of seven to its...
October 11, 2018
Community Bridges 5K to benefit Abundant Life
As part of President Ryan's inauguration weekend, UVA is hosting a Community Bridges 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 20. To demonstrate the University's commitment to a strong nonprofit sector, the 5K benefits the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) and its member organizations, including Abundant Life! Please consider joining our team by participating in one of three ways: Run/Walk for free...