Twice is Nice hands out $270,000 in grants

The thrift store Twice is Nice on Preston Avenue was launched in order to provide a stream of revenue to support entities that provide services to older members of the community.

“Having contributed more than $2 million to community nonprofits in the last decade, Twice is Nice continues its impactful support of nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving seniors in need,” reads an information release sent out this morning.

With support from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, the agency has made made 31 awards for 2024.

“This year the Community Foundation supported the program by contributing an additional $35,000 to bolster grantmaking,” the release quotes Terrel White, Director of Advancement at the Community Foundation. “The Community Foundation sees immense value in this work and shares Twice is Nice’s conviction to ensure that all of our community members, including seniors, live a vibrant life and are part of a region in which everyone can belong, participate, contribute, and thrive.”

This year’s recipients are here with links to each if you’d like to learn more about each one:

• Albemarle Housing Improvement Program
• All Blessings Flow
• Alliance for Interfaith Ministries
• Center at Belvedere
• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
• Charlottesville Ballet
• Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity
• Charlottesville/Albemarle Meals on Wheels
• Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents
• Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
• Charlottesville T’ai Chi Center
• Emergency Food Network
• Feeding Greene
• Feed More
• Fluvanna Meals on Wheels
• Food Sharing is Caring
• Front Porch C’ville
• Greene Alliance of Church Community Efforts
• The Haven
• Here to Stay Wintergreen
• Jefferson Area Board for Aging
• Loaves & Fishes
• Local Energy Alliance Program
• PACEM
• Parkinson’s Activity & Resource Center
• Piedmont Housing Alliance
• Piedmont Regional Dental Clinic
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Start a Spark
• Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
• Virginia Supportive Housing

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