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  • Building Capacity Roanoke Times Cover Story

    The Roanoke Times recently featured an article covering the positive impact that the Charity Cottage Thrift Store has been having on underprivileged individuals and the community as a whole!

  • Workshops Music Mondays

    Every Monday afternoon, stop on by the Charity Cottage to listen to a bluegrass and acoustic group perform some gospel/country music.

  • The Playbook Charity Cottage Deals

    For the month of February the Charity Cottage Thrift Store will be offering 25% off of everything under $50.00 (excluding the baby dolls).

  • Leap Program Women by lake Volunteer Spotlight

    Helping those with limited resources reach their full potential and rise above their circumstances through support and development programs is another one of the many ways which the Charity Cottage Thrift Store is trying to positively impact the community! 

 

 

Our Objectives

  • Strategic Support of Nonprofits

    The Advancement Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, provides two primary functions to advance the lives of underprivileged citizens in the Roanoke Valley. First, the Foundation provides strategic planning, fundraising and board development for valuable health and human service organizations so that they are able to continue their critical work in the Valley. The Foundation does this by working with directors and board members to focus on building capacity and encouraging partnerships across organizations.

  • Plus Action Oriented Programming for Nonprofits and Individuals

    The Foundation also works to provide long lasting social change for citizens by providing programming that allows citizen experiencing chronic poverty to create and execute a comprehensive life plan. We partner with East Mental Health to help build sustainable change in the lives of our LEAP program participants.

  • Equals a unique approach to develop nonprofit sustainability and break the cycle of poverty

    The Advancement Foundation works to lead community wide social change by improving the lives of the underprivileged. The Foundation accomplishes this work by: first, helping create sustainability for local health and human service nonprofits; and, secondly through the LEAP Program, which assists the underprivileged in developing and executing a life improvement plan. We do this through individual service, non-profit and and for-profit partnerships.