June 28, 2019
STRIVE throws party for seventh graduating class
In what has become an annual tradition, nearly 50 people gathered at Trinity Presbyterian Church on June 12 to celebrate STRIVE's 18 mentoring pairs and it's seventh graduating class. After a welcome by STRIVE Assistant Coordinator Dylan Rosenthal and blessing by participant Joseph, guests enjoyed a meal catered by Wayside Chicken. Next, STRIVE participants and mentors took turns standing...
June 14, 2019
Working together to live an Abundant Life (video)
At the 2nd Annual Art of Building Community benefit, Abundant Life debuted a video short featuring interviews with staff, partners, and a former participant. Together they describe our philosophy of holistic community development and its impact on Prospect families and the neighborhood. The video includes program footage to give you an inside look at how we walk alongside our neighbors. We'd...
March 19, 2019
Abundant Life on the I ❤️ CVille Show
Executive Director Nathan Walton and Middle School Tutoring Coordinator Cooper Good joined host Jerry Miller on the I ❤️ CVille Show on March 12, 2019. Nathan and Cooper spoke about Abundant Life's philosophy of ministry, August 12, the Prospect neighborhood, and the upcoming Abundant Madness event on March 21. A big thank you to I ❤️ CVille for having us and sharing with us these clips! Watch...
January 13, 2019
Royal Girls spread “Prospectivity” through film
For two months, in partnership with Light House Studio, eleven young ladies from Abundant Life's female empowerment group Royal Girls worked on creating a film that highlighted the positive aspects of living in Greenstone on 5th apartments. Upset that there were so many negative connotations about their place of residence within the Charlottesville area, they sought to bring attention to the...
November 27, 2018
#GivingTuesday Video: We asked our participants…
"What do you like about Abundant Life?" "What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me?" - Psalm 116:12 Make an impact for Prospect families and help us reach our #GivingTuesday goal of $25,000! Here's how: 1. Give on Facebook, preferably right at 8AM EST (Facebook will match donations until $7 million has been reached) or through our website. All donations made on Tuesday,...
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...