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End of Academic Year Summary

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Looking at the 2021-2022 academic year, Madison House served as a platform of volunteerism for students at the University of Virginia, as it has for decades. Yet, this year, like the previous, looked different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges the pandemic provided, Madison House HPD’s, volunteers, and staff were able to continue to provide services to the Charlottesville community without spreading a single known case of COVID-19!

Additionally, 100% of the House’s head program directors surveyed said that their time at Madison House strengthened their understanding of themselves as a leader, the communities surrounding UVA, future career goals, and their sense of community at UVA.

Last Year’s Stats

Featured Stories

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Looking Ahead, and Celebrating Over 50 Years of Madison House Tax Preparation
Looking Ahead, and Celebrating Over 50 Years of Madison House Tax Preparation

Madison House’s Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CASH) program works to train and coordinate student-volunteers to provide free tax preparation for low- and moderate-income community members…This year marks 15 years since the launch of the C’ville Tax Aid Coalition — a partnership including Madison House and the University of Virginia Community Credit Union that is coordinated by the United Way of Greater Charlottesville. Since its inception in 2007, the Coalition has generated over $35 million in direct economic impact for the Charlottesville area community.

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Student Leadership: Chelsea Li
Student Leadership: Chelsea Li

As a first year at the University of Virginia (UVA), Chelsea Li (CLAS ‘20) wanted to soak up all the opportunities that the University had to offer. She found herself exploring new clubs and classes and was especially eager to be in the community. “In high school,” she said, “I felt as if I was missing a lot of the learning that happens outside the classroom.” This desire to stretch her curiosity across disciplines and interests, along with an intrinsic desire to uplift those around her, was what first brought Chelsea to Madison House.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Paige Madden’s Madison House Experience
Olympic Silver Medalist Paige Madden’s Madison House Experience

The House has long been a place where students can come to find or rediscover themselves and their place within the community. This held true for Paige, who shared that “it gives me peace of mind knowing that I am a good swimmer but that's not what defines me. There's so much more to life, like helping others. My time at Madison House has allowed me to see that.”

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New & Notable

  • Successful pilot of a new Fellowship program leveraging a partnership with Federal Work Study administrators and the Career Center will be expanded this fall.

  • Education and Youth Services are established and ready for Fall 2022 transition. Training partnership with EHD’s Youth and Social Innovation program has been cemented and expanded.

  • Public Service Pathways, a new UVA initiative, has a Madison House Fellow as the chair of its student advisory council and 2 Madison House HPDs sit on the new council. Dr. Rose Cole also serves on the governing committee and as a research and evaluation consultant.

  • Holiday Sharing, CASH, Medical Services, and Education & Youth Services have all integrated new, vital community partners and/or strategic planning for expansion into their academic year, planning for Fall 2022.

Author: Brady Holbrook; bgh7wen@virginia.edu

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