The Cville Education Equity collaborated with Youth-Nex, Madison House, and the Equity Center offers resources for teachers and families across the Charlottesville area. The website offers anti-racist curriculum for teachers, virtual education help for families, and food resources for those experiencing food insecurity.

“Basically, we were all having a conversation about how to help area youth and families at this time," UVA Equity Center Director of Community Research Sherica Jones-Lewis said.

The primary focus is on students who are most at risk of falling further behind due to the anything but normal school year.

“We also realize that in order to support those students we have to support the people who support them, so we also had to reach out to families and community organizations,” Jones-Lewis said.

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