DCE November 2025 Impact Highlights
Building Community Through Connection, Health, and Service In November, our Division continued to execute the core mission of community-engaged work: facilitating meaningful collaboration between VCU and community partners, while responding directly to the needs and aspirations of Richmond-area residents. “We are all part of one community, one region, and ideally we just all want everyone […]
Uplifting Communities Through Urban Agriculture: Malique Middleton’s Entrepreneurship Residency with the DaVinci Center at the Health Hub
The intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and community impact is embodied in the work of Malique Middleton, a recent graduate of VCU’s Master of Product Innovation program at the DaVinci Center. With a passion for urban agriculture, environmental justice, and food access, Middleton has taken his expertise to the VCU Health Hub at 25th through an […]
Answering a Community Need: Training Youth Development Professionals with RichmondYDN
The Richmond Youth Development Network (RichmondYDN), housed at the Mary and Frances Youth Center in the VCU’s Division of Community Engagement, is committed to fostering high-quality youth programs by ensuring that youth development professionals receive the training, resources, and connections they need to succeed. As a direct response to a community need, RichmondYDN hosted it’s […]