Community Partners

Starr Hill Pathways is committed to ensuring our Charlottesville Area-based youth engage with professionals who live and work in the same community where they live and attend school. We rely on our community partners to not only develop engaging and hand-on programming to share their love of their career pathways with our SHP students’ but also show them how they too can pursue their dreams right here in Central Virginia.

100% of our community partnerships are local to the Charlottesville Area (including the City of Charlottesville and its surrounding counties). 95% of them are BIPOC led or owned which is important to ensuring the student population we serve can see themselves in action in all professions.

Universities & Colleges

Project Pipeline (UVA Architecture)

Design Thinking Professor and Equity Center Design Director Elgin Cleckley led the second annual Project Pipeline summer camp virtually. Student design interns produced community led design concepts for their own neighborhoods. Students began the program learning the art of collage following the work of African American artist Romare Bearden, then conducted COVID-safe interviews to discover needs from friends, family, and local residents.

In the last week of August, students met with Rhoadside Harwell, Ms. Joy Johnson, and Ms. Audrey Oliver (leadership of the Public Housing Association of Residents) to provide youth feedback on the Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan. The program culminated with presentations of the student’s community–led design ideas in mid-September.

2020 Project Pipeline Report: Crystal Johnson, Izaiah Richardson, Logan Martin, Marck Williams, Markasia Thompson, Zymir Faulkner, Patricia Yao, and Elgin Cleckley, “Project Pipeline,” The Equity Center, A UVA Democracy Initiative Center for the Redress of Inequity through Community-Engaged Scholarship, August-October 2020.

2019 Project Pipeline Report

Public Engagement in Governance Looking, Listening and Learning Laboratory (PEGLLLLab)

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC)

University of Virginia (UVA)

Local Businesses & NonProfits

African American Teaching Fellows (AATF)

Black Women of Central Virginia

Blue Ridge Health District

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HERSports

K-12 School Districts

Project Pipeline (UVA Architecture)

African American Teaching Fellows (AATF)

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African American Teaching Fellows

They deserve more. All students deserve more. And AATF offers just that.

HERSports

Who are we. Leaders and Dreamchasers. Influencers and Gatekeepers. We are here to change the Narrative.

Piedmont Virginia Community College

THe STEMpreneurs

WarTime Fitness

Founded locally and run by locals, this is not your typical gym. Here at WarTime Fitness we are redefining exercise as an activity that unites your mind and body. We focus on increasing your fitness, strength, and confidence, while also reducing your level of stress. Our members are a community who support one another. WarTime Fitness is a family.

Black Women of Central VA

To promote leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment, ultimately building pathways to sustainable self-sufficiency, for women and girls of African descent.

Health & Medical Sciences Academy

The Health and Medical Sciences Academy is a Virginia Governor's Health Science Academy that is currently found on Monticello High School's Campus. The Academy provides opportunities for students interested in Health Care Careers.

Project Pipeline

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) has an established two-week summer STEM program entitled Project Pipeline Architectural Summer Camp. This program aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities, especially African-Americans, pursuing careers in architecture.

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Wildrock

Wildrock’s mission is to promote nature play for health and happiness. Given that nature play is less a part of daily life today than in any previous generation, it is necessary to create enticing opportunities for people to reconnect with the natural world. Our mission is based on the evidence that nature connection:

Culinary AB

Our Vision is that all communities have equal access to occupation and life skill training.

Our Mission is to empower people and build communities in the kitchen.

Light House Studio

Light House Studio equips young people with the skills and confidence to tell their stories and build community through collaborative filmmaking. We seek to foster a community where Charlottesville’s young people flourish as students, storytellers, and citizens.

Prolyfyck

Prolyfyck got started in the summer of 2018. Named for then-living rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap lyric “I'm prolific, so gifted. I'm the type that's gon' go get it.” The group has adopted that mindset, being proactive in their approach, rather than sitting, waiting for opportunities to present themselves. We are creating our own lane.

UVA Brain Camp

The UVA Brain Camp is a neuroscience-themed summer camp hosted by the UVA Psychology Department. Through hands-on interactive experiments led by UVA neuroscientists, campers will learn fundamental concepts of neuroscience and basic lab techniques. UVA Brain Camp is free and accessible to local middle school students who identify as members of underrepresented communities or who are otherwise financially disadvantaged.