Our grantees have been busy! Check out projects recently featured in the news:
- Year three of the Starr Hill Pathways program occurred this summer!
- “Developing Future Leaders in Autism Healthcare Through Emergency Medical Training” received a flash grant in 2022 to develop and distribute Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) autism response training to emergency professionals. The program’s success has resulted in additional funding for training expansion, increased partnerships, nationwide inquiries about the program, and a new Virginia law.
- UVA Law students taught business law classes to local incarcerated people this spring. The Trust was a supporter of this flash grant in 2023.
- Nursing Narratives received an annual grant earlier this year to add a recurring editorial section to both print and digital versions of “Virginia Nursing Legacy,” the School of Nursing’s quarterly magazine. Read insights from three nurses in their spring edition.
- Cville Tulips received an annual grant in 2023, bringing student volunteer together with local refugee women and their children to support English instruction, digital literacy, and youth programming.
- The Air Force ROTC received a flash grant this spring to increase virtual reality flight simulator training for cadets.
- In 2013, the Trust supported the Darden Prisoner Reentry Program. Read about their growth, continued impact, and partnership with other institutions in “Agreement Takes Program for the Incarcerated Nationwide“
- “The Green Book” was created as a travel guide from 1936–1966, listing safe places for traveling African Americans to stay across the country. A 2021 flash grant helped launch a website database to document listings. Check out “Architecture of the Negro Travelers’ Green Book” in UVA Arts Magazine to learn about the project’s progress and growth.
- In spring 2020, two grad students received a flash grant to assist with preserving the historic Alderman Library card catalog system for future research. “The Last Card Catalog in the Library” from UVA Today explains more about the historical significance of the card catalog system.
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