Initiatives/Programs

After School Arts Program

A flagship program started in 2005 to provide after-school arts enrichment activities to middle and high school students in Culpeper County.

Program Details:

* Open to any Middle/High School student residing in Culpeper County, VA
* $10 Requested Donation for each Class per Term
* Qualified & Experienced Instructors & On-Site Coordinator
* Location: Culpeper Middle School
* Support provided by: Culpeper Public Schools, Culpeper Human Services, Culpeper County Parks & Recreation, Cibola Farms, Windmore Foundation for the Arts, Inc., Mid-Day Lions, Clore-English Funeral Home, Northern Piedmont Community Foundation and other private sources
* Access to school activity bus may be available upon request

Fall 2010 Registration Forms--Available in August! (see link above - right)

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Aging Together

Members of Healthy Culpeper’s Adult/Senior Committee serve as the Culpeper County team for the Aging Together initiative, an initiative focused on improving services and supports to seniors and housed at the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Service Board with funding provided through a grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. 
Aging Together Website

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Culpeper Fiesta

2011 Date--TBA

Members of the Hispanic Committee of Culpeper collaborate with Healthy Culpeper to plan and implement an annual cultural celebration of Hispanic food, entertainment and cultural traditions. The event is usually held each May in downtown Culpeper.

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Empowering Culpeper

Members of Healthy Culpeper have collaborated to form a committee that provides food commodities (staples) for low-income families in Culpeper County. Distribution is held each month at Culpeper United Methodist Church (1233 Oaklawn Drive), from 9-11 a.m. The Culpeper Connector provides drop off and Pick up transportation to the church.

Families that are income eligible will be enrolled to receive food commodities on a monthly basis. Households that receive Food Stamps or Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are automatically eligible. Please be there on time-registration and distribution takes a little time.

2010 Distribution Dates:

VOLUNTEERS are always needed for unloading, packaging and distribution
WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays around the distribution dates

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Family Fun Nights

The members of Healthy Culpeper’s Early Childhood/Youth Committee collaborate to provide events and activities focused on different topics important to families and young children.  Some of the topics have included positive discipline, literacy, and fitness/health.

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Goodfellows

The Board of Directors have collaborated with Community Partners to raise funds to provide health/medical crisis intervention assistance for Culpeper's children and families by request.

APPLICATION PACKET

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Law Explorers (Law Enforcement Explorer Scout Program)

This initiative is chiefly sponsored by the Culpeper Town Police with some assistance from Healthy Culpeper to provide Culpeper youth interested in law enforcement a unique opportunity to receive training in several aspects of law enforcement and to serve their local community.

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Lewis Parr Armstrong Dental Clinic

The members of the Dental Working Group collaborate with Healthy Culpeper to run this all-volunteer clinic to serve adults in Culpeper. Visits are scheduled by appointment only. This clinic is named in honor of Dr. Lewis Parr Armstrong, a dedicated community member and dentist in Culpeper who practiced for 25 years before his untimely death in 2003.

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Parent Cooperative Program

This program is supported by Healthy Culpeper to provide a research-based parenting and youth program that helps improve social development, increase protective factors for youth and families, and reduce negative youth behaviors.

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