Posts by Beth Duris
SMJH Celebrates Volunteers
“A Shining Light in the Lives of Others.” This was the theme of the December 7 celebration of the nearly 300 adult and junior volunteers who donated 33,500 hours of…
Read MoreWintergreen Fire and Rescue
Supported by a Sentara Cares grant, Wintergreen Fire and Rescue in Nelson County is launching the first community paramedicine program in the Blue Ridge Health District. The program promises to…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity of Charlottesville
Recognizing that safe, decent, affordable housing is fundamental to a healthy life, Sentara Health proudly partners with Habitat for Humanity of Charlottesville to provide housing for more than 200 families…
Read MoreMarket Central
Access to fresh, healthy food is fundamental to a healthy life. Yet thousands of children and families in our region live in poverty and lack regular access to nourishing, fresh…
Read MoreJABA
The Jefferson Area Board on Aging helps seniors in our community live a better life. Recognizing that access to prescriptions and affordable care is fundamental to healthy aging, Sentara Cares…
Read MoreCentral Virginia Farm Workers Initiative
To reach the migrant farm worker community with vital preventive health screenings and access to care, in 2023 Sentara Cares partnered with the Central Virginia Farm Workers Initiative. Grant funding…
Read MoreChild Health Partnership
What happens in the first five years of a child’s life sets the course for what’s to come. That’s why Sentara Cares grant funding makes possible child and family health…
Read MoreBennett’s Village
All children deserve the opportunity to play and have fun. Sentara Cares grant funding is lowering barriers to play by helping Bennett’s Village create a multi-generational, all-abilities playground at Pen…
Read MoreChampioning Early Detection with Pascale
Pascale Hapgood was still three months away from her annual mammogram when she discovered a lump in her breast in March 2023. “My mother died of breast cancer; I knew…
Read MoreMeet Diane Kingsbury, Music Therapy Volunteer
What inspired you to volunteer at SMJH? After moving to C’ville from Northern Virginia in the Fall of 2014, a new musical acquaintance who played the piano at SMJH told…
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