Providing resources to the Greater Fulton community of Richmond, Virginia

The Neighborhood Resource Center and Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation are seeking a facilitation/planning firm to facilitate a quality of life planning process and produce a dynamic written plan for the Greater Fulton neighborhood located in the east end of Richmond, VA. The consultant will work with a neighborhood planning team to define a shared vision for the Greater Fulton community that includes all aspects of life such as affordable housing, safety, culture, parks, health care, child care, education and economic development.

Click here to access the Request for Proposals.  Please note that failure to follow the proposal guidelines outlined in the RFP will result in disqualification from the process.

Between August 4th and 18th, all Richmond area Puritan Cleaners will be collecting school supplies for youth at the Neighborhood Resource Center.  Thanks to Hands On Greater Richmond, Richmondmom.com and Puritan Cleaners for organizing and supporting this event!

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Richmondmom.com and HandsOn Greater Richmond, with the support of Puritan Cleaners, announce the Richmond Back-to-School Splash. We want to bring to the Richmond Community’s attention the splash kids can make volunteering and the ripple effect it has on our neighbors.

This exciting opportunity will enable kids to see the direct impact they can have on their community and will benefit the Neighborhood Resource Center.

Kids and their parents have the opportunity to:

1) School Supply Drive – kids can collect school supplies and drop them off at any Richmond-area Puritan Cleaners. Items will be donated to Neighborhood Resource Center;

2) School Supply Kit Preparation – On August 25, 2010 kids (and their parents) can help put together the supply, along with positive back-to-school messages inspired by Guerilla Goodness: Takin’ it to the Sidewalk (www.kindnessgirl.com/guerrilla-goodness) Sign up to volunteer at HandsOn Greater Richmond (www.handsongr.org)

“Parents are always looking for fun and free ideas for their kids” says Richmondmom.com CEO Kate Hall. “We’ve even launched a new series on our website this Summer on this topic because it’s become one of our most frequently-asked questions. We want to bring it to the Richmond Community’s attention that volunteering can start at any age and last a lifetime.”

Collection locations are at all Richmond-area Puritan Cleaners. Donations will be accepted from August 4 -18, 2010 which will also coincide with Puritan Cleaners “Free-Pants” Wednesday special (August 18, 2010) and take advantage of VA’s Tax-free Weekend (August 6 – 8, 2010).

Needed supplies are based on the Richmond Public Schools Supply list which can be found at http://newweb.richmond.k12.va.us/parents/supplies.aspx or at HandsOn Greater Richmond listings.

To find more information about this event go to Richmondmom.com under Fun for Kids or sign up for volunteer opportunities at HandsOn Greater Richmond.

The NRC is currently accepting resumes for two positions.  Download details with the links below:

NRC Administrative Assistant

Community Organizer

Sorry, we are no longer accepting applications for these positions.

Drive through the scenic VA countryside while raising money for Fulton’s grassroots community center! On Sat., May 22, IBEW Local 666 and Truland Service will sponsor a Poker Run to benefit the NRC. The run starts at the NRC and ends with a BBQ at the union hall. For more information, call 804-353-9666.

$20 per car or bike
4 leg motor tour
Registration: 9-10:30am at the NRC: 1519 Williamsburg Road
First flight out: 10am

The NRC celebrated five years in the Fulton Community by throwing a thank you party to all those who’ve helped to make it happen. In case you missed it, some of the highlights included food prepared by Martha Uzel and our part-time chef Blue Clements, various speeches about how the NRC started and the programs we offer, and pre-recorded entertainment by the Montessori Preschool.

For those who attended, we had great giveaway appreciation bags with fun NRC stuff including cookbooks with recipes made by the kids in the after-school program. The best part was time spent relaxing, eating and talking with the Fulton community and supporters.

If you weren’t there, we invite you to come by and see the new mosaic around the door leading into the kitchen designed by Angie Carey, the President of the NRC Board of Directors. Not only is it stunning but it honors our beginning with photos of Mary Lou Decossaux and The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 388, some folks who helped make the center happen.

Mostly, the party was our opportunity to thank everyone – contributors, volunteers, staff, board and the community – for their support this past 5 years and to look forward, with your help, to the years ahead.

Contributed by Allyson Rainer

The NRC is featured in this month’s Richmond Magazine!  Read the full article here.

BBC World News also visited the center in February while doing a story on the Farm to Family bus which sells local produce at the NRC on Tuesdays. Watch the NRC kids in action in the kitchen at the end of the story!

Lunafest and NRC appear in Style Weekly. Check it out here.