Volunteer Stories

Olympic Silver Medalist Paige Madden’s Madison House Experience

Olympic Silver Medalist Paige Madden’s Madison House Experience

The House has long been a place where students can come to find or rediscover themselves and their place within the community. This held true for Paige, who shared that “it gives me peace of mind knowing that I am a good swimmer but that's not what defines me. There's so much more to life, like helping others. My time at Madison House has allowed me to see that.”

The real world: Internship alternatives offer hands-on work experience

The real world: Internship alternatives offer hands-on work experience

As a first-year student in U.Va.’s McIntire School of Commerce, Myles McPartland joined CASH — Creating Assets, Savings and Hope — a tax preparation club that is part of the Madison House, a student volunteer nonprofit in Charlottesville. McPartland is confident that his four years in CASH equipped him with vital skills for a career working on a team that makes rapid-fire stock market decisions.

Hoos Serving: Daniel Chen

Hoos Serving: Daniel Chen

Daniel Chen is a fourth-year in the College of Arts & Sciences. He is in the interdisciplinary neuroscience program and plans to attend medical school this year. His volunteer work focuses on providing UVA students with service-learning opportunities. He serves as the co-president of the Brain Exercise Initiative (BEI) UVA Chapter, a Madison House Medical Services Program Director, and the founder of a mission partnership of Friendship Bench (FB) of Zimbabwe in Charlottesville.