April 28, 2009

Carver Community Day brings VCU and the Carver neighborhood together

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Carver Community Day, sponsored by the Carver-VCU Partnership, was held on April 25, 2009. The neighborhood event featured health screenings, housing and safety information, food, children’s activities and entertainment. VCU and community groups participated.

The Carver-VCU Partnership is a collaboration between VCU’s Division of Community Engagement and the Carver Community, to create a shared urban community with a commitment to improving the neighborhood’s quality of life, while extending the experience of the community into the classroom and the university.

Carver Community Day draws a crowd to the neighborhood, which is located just north of VCU. Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.
Carver Community Day draws a crowd to the neighborhood, which is located just north of VCU. Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.


Students in a VCU business class worked with the partnership to organize and manage the event as a class project. The students created t-shirts that read “REACH – Rams Extending a Caring Hand.” Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.
Students in a VCU business class worked with the partnership to organize and manage the event as a class project. The students created t-shirts that read “REACH – Rams Extending a Caring Hand.” Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.


A number of VCU-related and community groups set up displays in the neighborhood to offer health, housing and safety information. Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.
A number of VCU-related and community groups set up displays in the neighborhood to offer health, housing and safety information. Photo provided by Ronald Brown, program coordinator, Carver-VCU Partnership.