LOCAL LOVE

Here are some of our favorite local nonprofi ts and businesses that are working to make our communities better in every way. Look online to fi nd more causes to support in your city or region, and let’s make a diff erence together! #NestLocalLove

ARTSGREENSBORO

Greensboro, NC Beauty and creativity are essential, especially during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. ArtsGreensboro supports the arts and in the process makes Greensboro an even better place to live. The organization’s Artist Relief Fund directly assists artists whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. artsgreensboro.org

ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Atlanta, GA The Atlanta Community Food Bank serves a massive population of people in 29 Atlanta-area counties, working to end hunger through the eff orts of hundreds of volunteers and nonprofi t partners. Donations support not only food distribution, but also education and engagement with the mission of empowering local communities. acfb.org

BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK

Verona, VA Food security is more important than ever for families dealing with COVID-19. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank serves 25 counties and eight cities in the Shenandoah impacted by the coronavirus crisis Valley and Central Virginia, helping buy groceries and pay rent. Visit tens of thousands of people get their website to see how you can enough to eat—their mission for donate or volunteer to help make nearly 40 years. You can do your a diff erence. part by volunteering, donating, cacfonline.org hosting a food drive. brafb.org CENTRAL VIRGINIA HOUSING CAPE FEAR RESOURCE Fredericksburg, VA CONSERVATION & Aff ordable housing is a cause we DEVELOPMENT can all get behind. Central Virginia Wilmington, NC Housing Coalition’s mission is to Bringing together environmental increase housing opportunities for planning, economic development, all residents of the Fredericksburg and conservation projects, Cape region. With education for landlords Fear Resource Conservation & as well as internship and volunteer Development strives to improve the possibilities, it’s easy to get involved balance between people and nature at any level. throughout the Cape Fear region of centralvahousing.org southeastern North Carolina. COALITION capefearrcd.org CLEAN VALLEY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Charlottesville, VA For more than 50 years, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has been working to connect philanthropists with worthy causes in Charlottesville and Central Virginia. Earlier this Roanoke, VA From a small group determined to fi ght litter in Southwest Virginia, the Clean Valley Council has grown to an organization with educational programs that reach more than 16,000 students and clean up events involving thousands of volunteers every year. Donate today to support a healthy GIVING Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has been working to connect philanthropists with worthy causes in Charlottesville and Central Virginia. Earlier this to fi ght litter in Southwest Virginia, the Clean Valley Council has grown to an organization with educational programs that reach more than 16,000 students and clean up events involving thousands of volunteers every year. Donate today to support a healthy 29NEST MAGAZINE | FALL/WINTER 2020 year, the Community Foundation established the Community Emergency Response Fund in time to help hundreds of local families environment or get out there and pick up some trash. cleanvalley.org BACK FALL/WINTER 2020 year, the Community Foundation established the Community Emergency Response Fund in time to help hundreds of local families environment or get out there and pick up some trash. cleanvalley.org

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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS Youth Town off ers a holistic approach surrounding counties, Healthy GREATER GREENSBORO to healing to give their residents a Generations Area Agency on Aging Greensboro, NC fresh start in life. works to connect senior citizens With the impact of COVID-19 on youthtown.net/eden and service providers to give aging Greensboro area schools, Communities members of our community a in Schools Greater Greensboro shifted FAMILIES FOR EFFECTIVE higher quality of life. You can help into high gear to make sure they were AUTISM TREATMENT by donating, volunteering, or even able to continue providing help and Louisville, KY sponsoring a senior. services to local students. Donations Autism impacts entire families, so healthygenerations.org have maintained food drives to FEAT (Families for Eff ective Autism keep families afl oat while promoting Treatment) supports families with HOMEWARD BOUND WNC continued student success. education programs and advocacy. Asheville, NC cisgg.org Their Autism Friendly Community By utilizing the Housing First model, program works with local businesses where immediate housing is the fi rst EAST FORK POTTERY to foster greater understanding of and highest priority, Homeward Bound Asheville, NC community members on the autism has housed more than 2,100 people An artisanal pottery company spectrum. since 2006. A key ingredient to their dedicated to using regional materials featofl ouisville.org success is the supportive services to bring their classic, sturdy designs off ered by a trained, compassionate, to life, East Fork Pottery has donated FOOTHILLS CHILD ADVOCACY and nonjudgemental staff who deeply tirelessly to the Asheville community, CENTER cares about the people they serve. supporting healthcare workers Charlottesville, VA homewardboundwnc.org throughout the coronavirus pandemic Foothills Child Advocacy Center and also working on behalf of racial works to protect some of the HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION justice. Browse their off erings online most vulnerable members of our Huntersville, NC and enter to win a diff erent free pot community—children. With a mission When misfortune strikes and they every month! to keep kids safe and respond to end up without a place to call home, eastfork.com child abuse and trauma, Foothills single women and women with acts as a voice for voiceless children young children can turn to Hope EDEN OF YOUTH TOWN throughout the Charlottesville area. House Foundation for help. Hope Jackson, TN foothillscac.org House provides a place for these NEST MAGAZINE | FALL/WINTER 202030 With the mission to help teenage girls ages 13 to 17 who are struggling with substance abuse, Eden of Youth Town challenges youth to grow as people and as members of society. Eden of HEALTHY GENERATIONS AREA AGENCY ON AGING Fredericksburg, VA Serving Fredericksburg and four women to stay for up to six months, as they work to transform their lives. hopehousefoundation.org HELPINGFALL/WINTER 2020 ages 13 to 17 who are struggling with substance abuse, Eden of Youth Town challenges youth to grow as people and as members of society. Eden of women to stay for up to six months, as they work to transform their lives. hopehousefoundation.org

LOVE AND NOURISH 2020 Durham, NC The Southern Harvest Hospitality O Group, a collection of restaurants, caterers, and event services based in Durham, created Love and Nourish 2020 in direct response to the impact of COVID-19. By purchasing delicious meal packages, you can support Love and Nourish 2020’s eff orts to provide free meals for families in need throughout the Durham area. southernharvesthg.com Tcaterers, and event services based in Durham, created Love and Nourish 2020 in direct response to the impact of COVID-19. By purchasing delicious meal packages, you can support Love and Nourish 2020’s eff orts to provide free meals for families in need MICAH’S BACKPACK Blacksburg, VA Giving food to someone is a tried and true way of showing you care. Micah’s Backpack cares for low-income students in Blacksburg by providing backpacks fi lled with weekend meals to students who qualify for free school lunches. You can help by donating or learn more about starting your own Hand true way of showing you care. Micah’s Backpack cares for low-income students in Blacksburg by providing backpacks fi lled with weekend meals to students who qualify for free school lunches. You can help by donating or learn more about starting your own backpack program on their website. micahsbackpack.org MYSTIC FARM & DISTILLERY Durham, NC The good folks at Mystic Farm & Distillery, a gin and bourbon manufacturer, have been cranking out their own Mystic hand sanitizer, made with the World Health Organization’s Emanufacturer, have been cranking out their own Mystic hand sanitizer, made with the World Health Organization’s recipe authorized by FDA/TTB to recipe authorized by FDA/TTB to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Eager to assist healthcare facilities and fi rst responders, they are taking special requests via their website. whatismystic.com NRV DIAPER PANTRY Blacksburg, VA One of the ways you can help the tiniest members of our community (and Rcombat the Covid-19 pandemic. Eager to assist healthcare facilities and fi rst responders, they are taking special tiniest members of our community (and 31NEST MAGAZINE | FALL/WINTER 2020 their parents!) is to donate infant and adult diapers, pull-ups, and wipes to the NRV Diaper Pantry. These goods are provided free of charge to those in need, especially families hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. nrvdiaperpantry.org S their parents!) is to donate infant and adult diapers, pull-ups, and wipes to the NRV Diaper Pantry. These goods are provided free of charge to those in need, especially families hit hard by the

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OVARIAN AWARENESS OF SCARLET ROPE PROJECT TOTAL ACTION FOR KENTUCKY Jackson, TN PROGRESS Louisville, KY Scarlet Rope Project aims to Roanoke, VA Ovarian Awareness of Kentucky has provide a way out and a way up for By helping provide short-term been advocating for those aff ected victims of sex traffi cking, serving essentials while educating and by ovarian and other gynecological women in the Jackson area. The advocating for long-term change, cancers since 2001. Today, through annual Crawfest supports the Total Action for Progress works a combination of support strategies, work of Scarlet Rope with music, to alleviate poverty and break awareness events, and educational entertainment, and, of course, fresh the cycle of hopelessness for presentations at the University crawfi sh! You can also help by taking communities in the Roanoke and of Kentucky and the University advantage of their many donation Western Virginia region. TAP of Louisville, OAK helps women and volunteer opportunities. accepts donations of books, throughout Kentucky stay scarletropeproject.com automobiles, and volunteer time in stronger together. addition to monetary support. oakky.org SEWING MASKS FOR AREA tapintohope.org HOSPITALS PALE FIRE HELPS Harrisonburg, VA As if we needed another reason to love local craft beer, Harrisonburg’s Pale Fire Brewing Company created the Pale Fire Helps pop up food bank to provide food to restaurant industry workers during Atlanta, GA As the COVID-19 crisis highlighted the fact that many hospitals were critically low on masks and other personal protective equipment, the folks at Sewing Masks for Atlanta Hospitals decided to do something about it. Since March 2020, this VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES Richmond, VA It’s diffi cult to build community when not everyone is included. To fi ght against prejudice of all kinds, the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities sponsors programs OUR when not everyone is included. To fi ght against prejudice of all kinds, the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities sponsors programs cutbacks due to COVID-19. Drop off volunteer organization has donated in schools and businesses to your shelf-stable food donations almost 60,000 masks to hospitals achieve their vision of a society (including pet food!) at the Pale and care facilities in Atlanta. Sign where everyone is given an equal Fire tap room and grab some suds up today to put your needle skills to opportunity to succeed. to go while you’re there. good use. inclusiveva.org palefi rehelps.com smahatlanta.org VIRGINIA LITERACY PATRIOT MILITARY FAMILY SHE ROCKS FOUNDATION FOUNDATION Wilmington, NC Richmond, VA Mooresville, NC With the mission of expanding Recognizing the need to assist With events throughout the awareness of ovarian cancer, Virginians left behind by illiteracy, year, the Patriot Military Family supporting ovarian cancer research, the Virginia Literacy Foundation Foundation works tirelessly to and assisting patients in the has been supporting volunteer assist veterans and their families, Wilmington and Triad areas of North programs to teach reading skills to especially those aff ected by PTSD Carolina, She ROCKS (Research educationally disadvantaged adults and other disabilities. Donate today Ovarian Cancer Knowledge Support) and families throughout the state to support our servicemen and women, or volunteer at one of the foundation’s fundraisers. patriotmilitaryfamilyfoundation.org has been uplifting women since 2014. Donations fund research into early detection, a key factor in surviving ovarian cancer. she-rocks.org since 1986. virginialiteracy.org COMMUNITY to support our servicemen and women, or volunteer at one of the foundation’s fundraisers. patriotmilitaryfamilyfoundation.org has been uplifting women since 2014. Donations fund research into early detection, a key factor in surviving ovarian cancer. she-rocks.org virginialiteracy.org