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COLLABORATION

OUR PARTNERS

UPCOMING EVENTS

APRIL 27, 2024
volunteers participating in trash wars

TRASH WARS

Our annual community cleanup! Each volunteer has to build a team as big as they can, choose an area of Richmond, and go clean. Whoever’s team collects the most trash wins! Vest, pickers, gloves and bags provided.

MAY 31, 2024
free clothes at the summer clothing drive

SUMMER CLOTHING DRIVE

Join us for our summer clothing drive at the Cares Closer, where you can find a variety of free clothes perfect for the season. Come grab your favorites and get ready to enjoy the sunny days ahead in style!

JUNE 1, 2024
kids car wash for minds & mentors in motion

MIND IN MOTIONS CAR WASH

Get your car sparkling clean while supporting our Minds and Mentors program! Join us for our car wash event, where all proceeds go towards funding enriching field trips for children this summer.

COMPANY

OUR IMPACT

6

Employees

5

PROGRAMS

12

EVENTS

500+

PEOPLE WE HELPED

OUR PROGRAMS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING

APRIL - MAY

PREP WORKS

Prep Works is dedicated to strengthening basic life long academic skills of the American student by teaching through repeated practice, with an emphasis on both written and verbal communication skills & learning through community field trips. PrepWorks is here to see children develop intellectual confidence, the ability to confidently communicate with a broader vocabulary and develop a value/respect for learning.

students receiving tutoring
clothes at the cares closet

AUGUST - JUNE

CARES CLOSET

Our Cares Closet is at Armstrong High School, the purpose is to give youth access to free basic necessities so they are able to focus on the much bigger issues they must deal with daily. A volunteers purpose is to simply keep a bright attitude and keep the space clean and organized. We want to provide an environment where the students have something to look forward to throughout the day.

Volunteers cleaning the community

SEASONAL

COMMUNITY CLEANUP

The Carytown Cleanup will be held at FruitBowl on Cary St. Volunteers are invited to help keep Carytown as beautiful and environment friendly as possible.

ABOUT US

CHANGE THE WORLD ONE MIND AT A TIME.

VOWS was created in memory of Omontre Stevenson.

Omontre Stevenson

VOWS Foundation is dedicated to inspiring the youth of black and brown communities to live a life of power through trauma release methods, gain awareness through emotional education exercises and learn empathy through community outreach and volunteerism. VOWS Foundation is dedicated to inspiring the youth of black and brown communities to live a life of power through trauma release methods, gain awareness through emotional education exercises and learn empathy through community outreach and volunteerism.

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