Inclusion

Spiders work to support a more inclusive community at nonprofits across Richmond. Learn more about our community relationships, then click the link to explore current opportunities with each organization. 

Community Relationships & Opportunities

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  • River City Inclusive Gym

    RCIG mission is to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities through fitness and fun! RCIG classes have an obstacle course format designed to engage every athlete physically and mentally. Volunteers serve as role models, buddies, and coaches to athletes.

    Visit the     RCIG website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

    If you have any questions, request an advising appointment.

  • Sacred Heart Center

    The Sacred Heart Center is a community-driven organization that provides educational and social support to Richmond’s Latino community, fostering empowerment, integration, and cultural preservation.

    Visit the Sacred Heart Center website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

    If you have any questions, request an advising appointment.

  • SOAR 365

    SOAR 365 is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities through a wide range of services and programs that promote independence, inclusion, and overall well-being.

    Visit the Soar 365 website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

    If you have any questions, request an advising appointment.

  • The Virginia Home

    The Virginia Home is a residential care facility that offers specialized support and services for individuals with severe disabilities, providing a nurturing environment that focuses on maximizing their quality of life.

    Visit the Virginia Home website to learn more about volunteer opportunities.

    If you have any questions, request an advising appointment.

  • Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

    Through workshops, retreats, and customized programs that raise knowledge, motivation, and skills, VCIC develops leaders who work together to achieve success throughout the Commonwealth.

    Please email contact@inclusiveVA.org if you are interested in volunteering at the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities.

    If you have any questions, request an advising appointment.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities
Student Liaisons
If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities, please sign up for a peer advising appointment or email spidersengage@richmond.edu.

Campus Connections

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  • Hub for Student Inclusion and Community

    The Hub for Student Inclusion and Community strives to remove barriers and contribute to the community practice of belonging for University of Richmond students, in doing so we cultivate inclusive communities and empower students to be affirmed in their identities and the ways they intersect. 

  • Division of Inclusion & Belonging
    The Inclusion & Belonging Division aims to foster an inclusive environment where all University of Richmond community members can thrive. Through intentional practices, meaningful programs, and collaborative leadership, we cultivate a culture where every Spider feels valued, respected, and empowered.

  • Race & Racism at the University of the Richmond 
    The Race & Racism at the University of the Richmond is an interdisciplinary, community-based project providing online access to selected archival resources housed at Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Richmond, and The Collegian Newspaper Archive. This site is home to those class collections, exhibits, podcasts, and resources.  

  • Unpacking the Census
    Unpacking the Census, a partnership between the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities and the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, School of Professional & Continuing Studies, and Spatial Analysis Lab, examines structural inequality through census research.

Relevant Courses

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  • LDST 317-01 Reimagining Richmond: History, Power and Politics in the Former Capital of the Confederacy

    This course focuses on Richmond, Virginia’s political history from Reconstruction to twilight of the 20th century.More specifically, we will use politics as a vehicle to interrogate how Richmonders organized strategies to meet economic, political, and social challenges following the Civil War and how movements for civil rights transformed local power relationships. Broadly, this course examines the ways historical actors transformed America’s cities over the last century and how national/state/local policies affected local people’s lives. To this end, we will study Southern labor relations, the rise and fall of Jim Crow segregation, the American civil rights movement, and the long arc of 20th century urban and racial history.

  • ANTH 329 Anthropology of Race
    Examines, through an anthropological lens, cultural constructions of race, by comparing racial constructs and designations in the United States with those in other societies, and by considering theories of race intersect with public policy, the popular imagination, and individual experiences. 

  • PLSC 346 Politics of Cultural Pluralism
    Comparative examination of politicization of race, ethnicity, religion, and caste in contemporary world.