Who We Are
We are on a mission to empower people to thrive. We believe community well-being starts with a solid foundation for everyone.
HumanKind is a non-profit that wraps around local families struggling to overcome challenges associated with poverty – financial coaching, transportation, childcare, foster care, and parenting support. HumanKind meets people where they are in life and help them chart a course to achieve their goals and find stability.
With an emphasis on inclusion, we help individuals and families through programs and services that instill hope and provide the tools to build a better life.
What We Do
Adult Services
Places individuals with developmental disabilities in the home of a loving family that provides individualized support and the opportunity to experience life in a community setting. Sponsored homes located across the state of Virginia.
Early Head Start
Provides support for families and free, full-time child care for infants and toddlers in Bedford and Lynchburg. The program provides tools and resources to families of children ages 0-3 at home and in our centers to build a strong foundation for life.
Economic Resource Center
Our team of financial coaches walk with individuals and families to build strategies to get out of debt and move toward stability through one-on-one financial counseling, workshops, loan assistance, career coaching, and ongoing case management.
Foster Care
Provides around-the-clock support, ongoing training for foster parents, and a network of professionals to assist with daily needs for children in foster care. Providing a stable foundation of support, we create a place for healing and growth for children.
Healthy Families
Home-visiting service that supports new parents prenatally through the child’s fifth birthday by focusing on positive parent-child interactions and providing one-on-one education related to healthy development and family functioning.
Parenting & Family Support Services
Our goal is to provide life skills to those in need. We also work to foster community relationships that support family self-sufficiency and relational health.
Where We Are
Sponsored Residential Homes (statewide)
Sponsored Residential Homes (statewide)
VA Career Works (Workforce Development)
Sponsored Residential Homes (statewide)
Our Greatest Need Right Now
Help! Our pantry shelves are empty! Please help by coordinating a drive or donating items from our most needed list at the link below. Our families depend on this pantry to weather short-term crises without having to take on more financial burden.
Your gift will bring comfort to a family striving to overcome crisis and find stability. Your support will directly benefit economically struggling families by providing them with an opportunity to meet their family’s basic needs without jeopardizing the household’s financial position.