Our Active Partners
ABCD Institute
Wendy McCaig, Embrace Executive Director, serves as a member of the ABCD Institute training team in her capacity as a Faculty/Steward of the Institute. These trainings are offered periodically by…
Acewall Scholars
Acewall Scholars has been investing in the leaders of tomorrow through individual tutoring, mentoring and community building activities since 2006. Acewall is partnering with Embrace to grow its…
April Doner
April is a community-builder, storyteller, artist and connector who blends ground-level practices of asset-based community-driven development with writing, photography/video, teaching, and network-…
Belmont Community Resource Services
Belmont Community Resource Services has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since 2018 and is a founding member of the Empowered Communities Network. They started a food and…
Better Days Farmville
Better Days Farmville participated in our Fall 2022 learning cohort and joined the Empowered Communities Network in January of 2023. You can learn more about their great work here.
Centenary United Methodist Church
Centenary UMC has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since January 2022. CUMC is one of six downtown churches, partnering in the Downtown Community Ministry, providing a…
CHW Strength
The Executive Director of CHW Strength completed ABCD Training in the fall of 2022 and joined the Empowered Communities Network in January of 2023. Learn more here.
Coastal Bend Neighborhood Empowerment
Coastal Bend Neighborhood Empowerment (CBNE) has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since 2017 and is a founding member of the Empowered Communities Network. They are…
Communities in Schools – Chesterfield County
Communities In Schools Chesterfield has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since 2019 and is a founding member of the Empowered Communities Network. Communities In Schools' (…
Crosswinds International
Crosswinds International has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since July 2022 and joined the Empowered Communities Network in September of 2022. Crosswinds serves an…
Farmville United Methodist Church
The Senior Pastor of Farmville UMC participated in our Fall 2022 learning cohort and the church joined the Empowered Communities Network in January 2023 as a champion for ABCD efforts in the region.
Kaleidoscope Collaborative
Kaleidoscope Collaborative RVA LLC is a founding member of the Empower Communities Network, and Embrace Communities has been partnering with Cheryl Groce-Wright, the founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope, …
Natural pHuel
Allison Crews is a cultivator of community networks through wellness, food & education. Her home base of natural pHuel, located in Farmville, is an extension of her mission, a space dedicated to…
Pace Center
The Pace Center has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since 2017 and is a founding member of the Empowered Communities Network. Their mission is to equip and empower students…
Town of Crewe Virginia - Community Development Department
The Town of Crewe's community development department chair completed our Fall 2022 learning cohort and joined the Empowered Communities Network in January of 2023.
Virginia Community Health Workers Association
The Virginia Community Health Workers Association (VACHWA) has been a training and coaching client of Embrace Communities since 2019 and is a founding member of the Empowered Communities Network.…
Virginia State Parks Association
Virginia State Parks Association is an active training client and a key partner in community building efforts across the South Central Virginia region. Learn more here.