Community Event
Events
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Celebrating 2nd Chances & Family Reunifications
Pilgrim Baptist Church of Charlottesville 211 Albemarle Street, Charlottesville, VA, United States✨ Join for “Celebrating 2nd Chances & Family Reunifications” – April 2nd! ✨ We are excited to invite you to a powerful community gathering focused on hope, healing, and new beginnings. This uplifting event will be emceed by Dr. Carolyn Dillard Mitchell from the Center for Community Partnerships at UVA and will feature two inspiring guest speakers who bring lived experience, expertise, and heart to the conversation.
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Georgia’s Friends Presents: A Night of Film & Purpose
The Paramount Theater - Charlottesville 215 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesA Second Chance Month event in Charlottesville. Join Georgia's Friends for a film screening fundraiser honoring their 10-Year Anniversary. Before the film, Behind-the-Scenes Ticket holders will gather for an intimate, limited-capacity conversation with the director and producer, joined by program graduates of Georgia’s Friends who bring lived experience, insight, and heart to the discussion. This event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres.
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The Best Part of Prison Book Launch with author Jesse Crosson
PVCC Bolick Center 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThe PVCC Higher Education in Prison Program will host a book launch for formerly incarcerated author, Jesse Crosson - Second Chancer, April 7, 12-1:30 p.m., in the Bolick Center Event Space.
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CRHA Opportunity Fair
S 1st Street Community Center - Charlottesville 1050 S. 1st St, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesJoin the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for an Opportunity Fair on Wednesday, April 8, from 3-5 PM at the 1050 S. 1st Street Community Center. Learn about local resources for jobs, education, transportation, re‑entry services, voting, and more. Refreshments provided.
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Outreach: Loaves & Fishes
Virginia Career Works - Piedmont Region provides a wide variety of mobile, workforce services to both job seekers and employers. Job-seekers and employers can meet one-on-one with a Mobile Resource Specialist at Loaves & Fishes. All services to the job seeker and employer are provided free of charge.
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Second Chance & Re-Entry Job Fair
FeaturedCity Space 100 Fifth St NE, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesVCWP is proud to partner on this event connecting justice‑involved individuals with fair‑chance employers, on‑the‑spot job opportunities, résumé support, community resources, and expungement assistance.
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VSU AgTech Day
FeaturedJoin us for a day of indoor and outdoor exhibits, music, hands-on games, and live tech demos at the AgTech Advantage event. It'll be a fun, active schedule of agriculture-themed activities—plus free lunch, drinks, and snacks— that will reveal the exciting, high-paying career paths you never knew existed in modern farming!
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Outreach: Nelson County Library
Virginia Career Works - Piedmont Region provides a wide variety of mobile, workforce services to both job seekers and employers. Job-seekers and employers can meet one-on-one with a Mobile Resource Specialist at Nelson County Library. All services to the job seeker and employer are provided free of charge.
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UVA Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Job Fair
FeaturedContemplative Commons at UVA 403 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThe UVA Apprenticeship Program will host its annual Skilled Trades Job Fair from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21 in the Contemplative Commons building at 403 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville.
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One Stop Shop Cville
Upscale Event Center 1226 Harris St, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThis is more than a resource fair — it’s a free community experience powered by Fountain Fund and Tom Tom Festival. Pull up, get connected, and leave with something.