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- EIN 54-0506318
- (540) 463-4482
- 218 S Main St Lexington VA 24450-2353 USA
- uwrockbridge.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Federated Giving Programs, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Mission: To take a leadership role in improving the quality of life of people in rockbridge county, virginia by assessing needs, raising and allocating funds, and insuring the appropriate use of those resources.
Programs: Funds raised are allocated to agencies that submit applications that are reviewed annually by community members functioning as the uwr allocations committee. Uwr also supports special projects and programs. Current partner agencies and programs include:youth and families: campus kitchen school backpack and mobile food pantry, court appointed special advocates for children (casa), rockbridge regional library, rockbridge area ymca, yellow brick road early learning centersafety net: community table, meals for shut-ins, natural bridge/glasgow food pantry, rockbridge area health center, rockbridge area relief association, rockbridge area transportation systemspecial needs: blue ridge autism & achievement center, blue ridge legal services, the coffee house for disabled adults, rockbridge area occupational center, the talking book center, valley program for aging services
reading and book distribution program funded with contributions that are restricted specifically by the donors for that purpose, are not a part of the regular federated fund raising campaign and are not otherwise available for allocation to member agencies