You may not know that Commonwealth Parenting is unlike many non-profits in central Virginia: we have clients who pay for our services and clients who receive free services! In fact, 33% of our budget comes from paying clients, 33% from grants, and about 33% from generous people just like you.
In the past 27 years we have offered parenting classes and counseling – reaching out to those who could afford our services, and to those who could not. Not all of our clients have the same resources, but all of them want to be better parents.
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We recognize that knowledge greatly affects the ability to parent. Offering parents knowledge of child development and how to overcome challenges has been our number one objective. I am happy to report we have been very successful and, therefore, demand for our free services has never been greater! In fact, we have been so successful that our clients who are able to pay cannot begin to support our outreach requests. Not only are we receiving calls from individuals who are unable to pay the $25 for a class or $75 for a private counseling session, but we also are receiving requests from other non-profits seeking parenting educators for their clients.
Of the 6,300 families we served last year, our 11 Family Educators served nearly 2,000 families free-of-charge. To use a river analogy, we at Commonwealth Parenting consider ourselves the non-profit that is upstream, near the source of the river, engaging families before they hit the tumultuous rapids. If we can reach parents before abuse occurs, before drug and alcohol problems affect children, and before an unhappy family causes a divorce, then we have truly accomplished a great deal.
Your annual fund gift will allow us to reach more families than ever before. I cannot begin to tell you how hard it is when someone seeks help and has to be turned away. Won’t you join us, and be a part of our success?
Volunteer Opportunities
We are in need of volunteers to help support Richmond area parents. Volunteers are vital to the continued success of our programs. We are looking for people in the Richmond area who have an interest in:
- Child Development / Parent Education
- Keeping a busy office organized!
- Publicity / Presentation Design & Layout
- Conference / Workshop assistance
- Newsletter Editing
Some positions are on an as-needed basis, while others are on a regular schedule. Call (804) 545-1272 to let us know your interests.
Recent Contributors and Donors to Commonwealth Parenting
The Board of Directors of Commonwealth Parenting wishes to thank the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and businesses who support our services to the Richmond metropolitan community. Their support and generosity help us fulfill our mission.
| Anonymous Ms. Carol K. Adelaar Ms. Geri Allen Mr. Robert Anders Ms. Jean Archer Ms. Jane Armfield Ms. Elizabeth C. Bailey Ms. Erin Bailey Drs. John Barsanti and Dana Marie Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. J. Guy Beatty Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Bennett Dr. Richard L. Bennett Mr. William Berkeley Ms. Michelle Bernard Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. John Blackwell Mr. Jon D. Blaser Ms. Elizabeth Bourke Mr and Mrs. Louis Bowman Mr. Frank B. Bradley, III Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Bradley Mr. W. Scott Brannan Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brauer Mr. and Mrs. Turner Bredrup Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Brown Mr. and Mrs. Steven Brown Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Carney Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chernau Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chewning Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chewing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chewning Ms. Susan Coogan Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox Mr. Walter Craigie Ms. Jennifer Crowder Ms. Christi Csaky Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cunningham Mr. Lawrence Cunningham Mr. Patrick Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. George Dantona Mr. and Mrs. Marvn Daniel Ms. Mary Davenport Drs. Clifford and Tracey Deal Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ehlers Mr. and Mrs. Francois Fabiato Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fockler Ms. Sharon Forbes Dr. Olivia Garland Mr. Robert Gibbs, Sr. Mr. Steven Glass Dr. Debbie Glasser Ms. Anne Hill Goodall Mr. Thomas E. Gottwald Ms. Mary Ann Graf Mr. Steve Graham Dr. Creighton Hite Ms. Lucy Hooper Mr. Philip Hoppe Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Horsley |
Mr. George C. Howell Ms. Kelly James Mr. Roger Johnson Mr. Brian H. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jordan Dr. and Mrs. George Knaysi Mr. and Mrs. T. Leitch Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Edward Macon Ms. Laura Maestrello Dr. Bonnie Makdad Mr. Albert Marschall Ms. Maureen Massey Mr. and Mrs. Art McGraw Dr. and Mrs. Eric Melzig Ms. Christal Milak-Parker Mr. Henry R. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. Miller, III Mr. David Mills Judge and Mrs. Hullihan Moore Mr. and Mrs. Thurston R. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Duffy Myrtetus Ms. Sherrie Najarian Mr. and Mrs. Ian Nimmo Mr. Warren Pace Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pearce Ms. Kay Peninger Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pitney Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pitney Ms. Jennifer Place Ms. Alissa Poole Ms. Selina Rainey Ms. June Rayfield Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Charles Satterfield Ms. Harriet Schanzer Ms. Nancy B. Searle Mr. Anthony Shaia Ms. Sandra Shelley Dr. Mark Shreve Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Siebers Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spine Ms. Susan Stevens Ms. Ashley Stinnett Mr. William Stone Drs. Kelly and JEB Stuart Mr. Everett Taylor Ms. Kathleen Thornton-Barnes Ms. Lee Turlington Dr. Judy Twigg Ms. Peyton Valentine Mr. Gordon Wallace Dr. and Mrs. James Wells Mr. and Mrs. T. Evan Williams Ms. Barbara Wiltshire Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Wilton Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wright, Jr. |
Business, Corporate and Foundation Partners
| BB&T Capital Markets The Johnathon Bryan, III Charitable Trust Center for Breast Care at Richmond Surgical The Children’s Museum of Richmond Commonwealth Neonatology The Community Foundation The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga CRT-Tanaka CSC Leasing Company DeFazio’s Catering Dominion Resources, Inc. Franko LaFratta Construction, Inc. Free Agents Marketing The Gentil Company The Harrison Family Foundation HealthGroup West, LLC Higgins & Gerstenmaier, PLC Hirschler Fleischer Hunton & Williams Imagine Simplicity KDW Home |
Lancaster Corp MarkIt Plus MDR Associates Odell & Associates Orange Foot Design Pediatric Associates, PC Pella Virginia Pershing Yoakley & Associates Richmondmom.com Robins Foundation Sandra Shelley & Associates Sands, Anderson, Marks & MIller Thompson, Siegal & Walmsley The Tuckahoe Women’s Club United Way U-Turn Sports Performance Academy The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center Wellpoint Foundation Williams Mullen |
We make every effort to provide accurate acknowledgement for our contributors. Occasionally, however, errors occur. We appreciate your assistance in keeping our lists current. To advise us of corrections, please call (804) 545-1272 or contact us by email.
