Click here to learn the 6 ways you can make a difference may 6th - #givelocal757

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Unveiling Critical Insights for a Stronger Peninsula.

​The Peninsula Community Foundation launches a groundbreaking report from our Center for Community Research.

​Addressing crucial gaps in community data, this report empowers our partners to drive informed action. Click the image to download the full report and discover how we can build a better future together. We've compiled essential data analysis that busy leaders need, catalyzing action for a more prepared and prosperous Peninsula.

Join us as we move toward a future where our community thrives, and we confidently answer 'Yes!' to the challenges ahead. 

​Adelia Thompson, CEO

We are the Peninsula Community Foundation, a catalyst for positive change. By deeply understanding our community’s needs,
​we mobilize resources and inspire collaboration to ​build a thriving Peninsula for everyone. 
​Together, we invest in solutions that create lasting impact.​

​Imagine a Peninsula where:

​Every child thrives: Healthy, nurtured, and ready to succeed.
Everyone has a safe and secure home.
Graduates have the resources for a bright future.
Thriving neighborhoods empower strong families.

Imagine there was an organization committed to making these things happen.
There is...the Peninsula Community Foundation! ​

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THe benefits of a community foundaton

- We are dedicated to creating a thriving Peninsula for all.
- By conducting in-depth research, we identify critical needs and develop strategies to bridge opportunity gaps.
​- We unite community leaders, donors, and nonprofits to build a shared vision for the future.
- ​Our strategic investments, guided by data and community input, maximize the impact of your giving and create lasting change.

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​THe impact we create by working together

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impactful funding for critical causes

• Partnering with us, these community investors make more than $2 million in grants to local charities every year. 
• PCF created and manages the biggest 24-hour giving event in Hampton Roads history. The Give Local 757 event has raised more than $12 million, all of which goes  to help hundreds of nonprofits throughout Hampton Roads.​​                       ​

maximize your impact

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improving early childhood eDUCATION

• Published the “Building a Strong Foundation for Children” report. 
• In partnership with Newport News Shipbuilding, Ferguson Enterprises and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, PCF created a new investment fund committed to supporting programs that advance child development on the Peninsula. The fund has committed over $500,000 in support of programs benefiting our 0-5 population.  

educate the children

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creating innovative solutions

• In partnership with Ferguson Enterprises, the Peninsula Homeless Consortium,  and 40 local nonprofit agencies led to the creation of the first regional Housing Crisis Hotline. The hotline now serves 14 cities and counties and has helped deliver quality individualized solutions to achieve stability for thousands of Hampton Roads families and a lifetime of success for their children. 

Let's work together

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 revitalizing neighborhoods 

• In partnership with national experts and local government leaders led the City of Hampton to ask the Foundation to help design a plan for the revitalization of the Olde Hampton community. As part of that discussion, we led a process that successfully designed and built a new neighborhood center and future new neighborhood development.​​​​

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learn how we help

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