Archive for “Family Resource Center”
7th District meeting set for next Wednesday
Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille will host a 7th District Community meeting on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 6-8PM at the Family Resource Center on Jefferson Avenue. Agenda includes: Preliminary Draft of the compiled East End Transformation Suggestions; The New East End Paving Project; The 25th Street/Nine Mile Round About.
Meeting on struggle to reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground this Sunday
There will be a public meeting “to report to the community on the struggle to reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground” this Sunday, October 10, from 4-6PM at the Family Resource Center on Jefferson Avenue: Come and hear about the lawsuit, the documentary film, the growing local, national and international pressure and what YOU can do [...]
School supply give-a-way at Family Resource Center
The East End Family Resource Center at 2405 Jefferson Avenue will serve as one of the sites for the community school-supply giveaways scheduled for Aug. 28 from 10AM-noon.
CAR feedback meeting set for Monday
Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille will be hosting a community meeting on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 6:00PM at the Family Resource Center located at 2405 Jefferson Avenue to obtain feedback on the CAR Recommendations. Councilman Bruce Tyler and City Staff will be present to review and discuss the CAR Recommendations. This is an opportunity to provide [...]
CHA meeting moved to the Family Resource Center
This month’s Church Hill Association meeting is set for Tuesday, February 16 at 7PM, and will be held at the Family Resource Center (2405 Jefferson Avenue). City Council 7th District representative Cynthia Newbille will give a presentation of her views and her vision for the 7th District, “and there will be undoubtedly be a spirited [...]
Future of Richmond’s Past on The History and Creation of the Black Church
The next round of the Future of Richmond’s Past community conversations include a program at the Family Resource Center on “The History and Creation of the Black Church” on Sunday, February 28, from 2-4PM.
Slave Trail Commission meets Thursday at FRC
The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will meet on Thursday, November 19 from 4-5:30PM at the East End Family Resource Center (2504 Jefferson Avenue). Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission to meet: Topics include partnership with Smithsonian Museum, Shockoe Bottom and historic markers All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend.
Meet Me in the Bottom: the Struggle to Reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground
Dr. Shawn Utsey, Chair of African American Studies a Virginia Commonwealth University and documentary filmmaker, presents a free showing of his film Meet Me in the Bottom: the Struggle to Reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground on Thursday, October 29, at 7PM at the East District Family Resource Center (2405 Jefferson Avenue). Free and open to [...]
Peep This! premiers Sunday
Peep This!, a series of short documentaries produced by East End youth in conjunction with the East District Family Resource Center and the VCU Department of African American Studies, will premiere this Sunday @2PM at the Byrd Theatre.
Largest neighborhood electric slide ever!
Come out to the Family Resource Center Block Party this Saturday, June 20 from 12-5PM. Celebrate Father’s Day at the 17th Annual Special Tribute to the Men of Richmond. Enjoy great music, special performances, and become a part of history with the largest neighborhood electric slide ever put together in Virginia!
Mayor’s Proposed Budget cuts threaten programs of two East End community centers
The Mayor’s proposed budget cuts funding by 50% to two vital community centers that serve the East End, the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) in Fulton and the East District Family Resource Center on Jefferson Avenue. The majority of other non-profits in the budget, however, will see cuts averaging only 8%.
African-American community lecture series @ the Family Resource Center
Building on the success of the fall series, the Family Resource Center will be offering a Spring 2009 Community Course on African American Studies from 7-9PM on Wednesday evenings at the FRC (2405 Jefferson Avenue).
on keeping children in our community
The East District Family Resource Center in partnership with Richmond Department of Social Services will be hosting a forum Keeping Children in Our Community on Tuesday, January 27th, from 5:30-8PM at the FRC building on 24th Street. Call (804)646-4519 for more info. (flyer)
History of Civil Rights Movement in Richmond
A look at the Civil Rights Movement in Richmond, from a series of lectures on Black history, culture and related issues being presented at the Family Resource Center as a collaboration between VCU’s Department of African American Studies, Richmond’s Slave Trail Commission, the Family Resource Center, the Elegba Folklore Society and the VCU College of [...]
