Center For Nonprofit Excellence

From the website:Since 1965, we have led the effort to eradicate poverty and improve the lives of low-income people in Central Virginia. We are your community action agency.

Monticello Avenue, a community information network is located in Charlottesville, Va. It promotes civic use of the World Wide Web by assisting community organizations in establishing Web pages. It also educates community members about the resources available online and organizes the electronic community information. Through its services it offers information on community's government services, school activities and educational opportunities, local businesses, cultural events, health and human service organizations, neighborhood associations and religious groups. The organization is jointly supported by the City of Charlottesville and the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. It provides free space, e-mail and training and dial-in access to the Internet on the community information server for the nonprofit organizations of the surrounding area. In addition, Monticello Avenue provides public Internet access through computers on the mezzanine floor of the Central Library of Charlottesville, Va.

Founded in 1960, Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, also known as CARS, is a first-aid services provider. With more than 160 active volunteers, it offers basic and advanced life support services and conducts rescue and emergency medical care classes. The organization specializes in fire suppression support, as well as technical, water and light- and heavy-duty vehicle rescue services. It also organizes various education seminars and public awareness lectures and workshops. Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad provides emergency medical transportation services and operates a fleet of ambulances, life support cars, mass causality incident trucks, and rescue van, boats and trailers. Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad is located in Charlottesville, Va.