Charlottesville Podcasting Network

This site is the online home of a project completed by a team of Leadership Charlottesville participants. Voices of Poverty is, at its core, a series of podcasts — audio interviews broadcast online – with those living in poverty or working to help those living in poverty, in the greater Charlottesville area. The purpose of this project is to draw attention to the fact that more than 25 percent of the population of Charlottesville lives at or below the Federal Poverty Level. This fact is one of many we learned as a class in the Leadership Charlottesville program, a Charlotteville Regional Chamber of Commerce offering that provides education about our community and leadership development opportunities. As a team, we were moved by what we learned, and wanted to make a difference by highlighting not only the poverty statistics but giving poverty a voice. Our community partner in this endeavor is the United Way’s Volunteer Center, providing opportunities for individuals and groups throughout the Charlottesville area to lend a hand in time, talent and labor. Donations are accepted as well. Through volunteerism, we believe we can all make Charlottesville a better place to live – for everyone.