Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Robert Heiston sat along the Downtown Mall enveloped in an old paperback book. His hands were worn and cracking, reddened and slightly purple from the February cold. Heiston has been living on the streets of Charlottesville since Dec. 2013. He was born over an hour north of the city in Luray, Virginia, on June […]
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With humble beginnings as a food pantry located inside a local Methodist church, Loaves & Fishes is now the largest of the Blue Ridge Area Food Banks. An ever-growing client base has led Loaves & Fishes to take many steps in order to continue meeting the needs of the community, beginning with its incorporation as […]
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Rachel Mayo’s hands were shaking slightly as she rested against a concrete wall outside of Zocolo. Last March, she and her husband were evicted from their home, and with nowhere else to go, moved to the streets. Mayo stays in Charlottesville because she feels it is the easiest place to be homeless. “Everybody takes care […]
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The holiday season brings fun times with family and special gifts for friends. However, it won’t be as jolly of a time for some Charlottesville low-income locals this year due to rising costs for healthy food. There are ways that the community can help these low income families. The Loaves and Fishes food shelter is […]
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