News & Updates
Little Hands Virginia: Making Sure Babies Have the Essentials to Thrive (Richmond Family Magazine)
Just days into the pandemic, Taylor Keeney received a frantic call from the YWCA of Richmond. A mom was on a train to Richmond with nothing but her baby and the clothes on their backs, fleeing domestic abuse and seeking shelter through the YWCA. The ask: Could Little...
We’re Moving!
We are so excited to share that Little Hands Virginia is moving into its own office! This has been a dream of ours since the day we launched in August of 2019. We have always wanted an office that is centrally located, off a bus line, and easily accessible by the...
‘Giving Tuesday’ donations surprise Richmond charities (WTVR)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The CBS 6 Month of Giving, sponsored by Virginia Credit Union, continued on Tuesday, December 1. Every day during the Month of Giving, CBS 6 will give back to those in the community. On Tuesday, CBS 6 reporter Cameron Thompson made donations to three...
Little Hands Virginia provides 15,000+ diapers for local children (WTVR)
RICHMOND, Va. — Each morning, we take time to share details of a local business or organization that’s continuing the serve the community in our “We’re Open: Virginia” segment. Little Hands Virginia makes sure babies in Central Virginia have the essentials to thrive...
15,000 Diapers
It has now been a little over a month since social distancing went into place. With that came a rapid increase in need in our community. In just 5 weeks we have provided over 15,000 diapers to families. Some of these families were already being supported by us and our...
New nonprofits helping children rest easy, giving new parents a hand (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Photo by Bob Brown (Richmond Times-Dispatch) By: Bill Lohmann Near the end of last year, Curtis Marshall saw a story on CNN about an Idaho-based organization that built and donated beds to children and felt moved to do something. “A perfect fit for me,” he thought....