Batten Builds 2022: Analysis to Advocacy

Over 250 volunteers from the Batten School went into the community to work with 25 community partners as part of the 13th Annual Batten Builds event.

Batten Builds 2022 day of serviceAhana Rosha, president of the Batten Undergraduate Council, shared the goals and mission of Batten Builds in an interview with NBC29 news. ”We really hope to illuminate how to be influential advocates and take action in addressing the issues, rather than just having a nuanced understanding of what’s going on in the community,” Rosha said. “After learning about all of these complex issues, we like to come in and then actually engage and integrate with our community partners.”

Batten Builds 2022 day of serviceCommunity organizations participating in Batten Builds 2022 included: Ronald McDonald House Charlottesville, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, Camp Holiday Trails, Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA), Charlottesville ASPCA, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank – Charlottesville, Jefferson Area Board for the Aging (JABA), Morven Kitchen Garden, PACEM, Habitat for Humanity, Charlottesville Area Riding Therapy, C4K Clubhouse, Shenandoah National Park Trust, Rivanna Conservation Society, Piedmont Community Garden, Literacy for All, The Paramount, Ivy Creek Foundation and Piedmont Master Gardeners/IRC.

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