MEDIA REPORTS

A Distinguished Dozen: James Bond
Retired Albemarle Police Lt. Jim Bond is a friend and frequent visitor to Southwood, where among his good deeds, he has visited with his Pipes and Drum band, the last time in June 2010. The article is about Bond and mentions his Southwood connection.
Source: Daily Progress, December 26, 2010
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Albemarle Schools Community Night
ACPS organized a bilingual outreach event at the Southwood Community Center to enhance more communication and participation of parents in their children’s education.
Source: NBC29, August 18, 2010
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Boys & Girls Club Members Build a Bridge, Learn Life Skills
Members of the Boys and Girls Club spent the day learning new skills to build a footbridge in the woods near the Southwood Mobile Home Community.
Source: NBC29, 19Newsplex, July 13, 2010
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Southwood Youth Photography Project: La Finca
The Southwood Youth Photography project completed its third book La Finca/The Farm with the help of professional photographers, writers and artists. Visit the websites for details and photos.
Source: The Bridge, July 2010
Location: http://chofoodhub.blogspot.com/2010/07/southwood-youth-photography-project-la.html / http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebridgepai/sets/72157624163089607/

Albemarle County Sheriff's Office Teaches Local Kids Gun Safety
Albemarle County deputies say half of American homeowners own guns, so members of the County Sheriff's Office taught local youth about the importance of gun safety at the Southwood Boys & Girls Club.
Source: 19Newsplex, June 11, 2010
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Southwood Latino convicted of rape
Source: NBC 29, April 5, 2010
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Trailers to go, but residents will return
Habitat addresses construction in its 3 Cville projects.
Daily Progress, March 21, 2010

Habitat Clarifies is Plans for Southwood
Nuevas Raíces, February 22, 2010

Panel on Southwood
Creciendo Juntos (CJ) organized a panel on Southwood which included Saphira Baker, Communitas Consulting, who provided an overview of a 2009 survey of the trailer park, and Dan Rosensweig, Executive Director of Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity.
Daily Progress, CBS19, NBC29, February 12, 2010

Southwood’s Latino Residents denounce crime
Reporters interviewed several residents who described recent robberies in their homes and fear of reprisal.
Nuevas Raices, January 27, 2010

Southwood Man Facing Rape Charges
January 21, 2010, NBC29

State of Virginia purchases Biscuit Run as a State Park
December 29, 2009
The state purchased the 1,200-acre Biscuit Run tract, south of Interstate 64 between state Route 20 and Old Lynchburg Road, close to Southwood. The land was to have been developed for residential use and also to construct a connector road to Southwood.

UVa Latino group, county partner to help students
UVa students tutor Southwood children
Daily Progress, December 14, 2009

Man sentenced to prison for scuffle over love triangle
Daily Progress, November 18, 2009

Police and Southwood Residents Strengthen Relations
Nuevas Raices, August 11, 2009
WAHU Fox27, WVAW ABC16, WCAV CBS19, August 3, 2009

Habitat to survey Southwood residents
Daily Progress, May 26, 2009
Cville, May 21, 2009

Letter to the Editor: Housing money earns appreciation
By James W. Craig, Habitat for Humanity
Daily Progress, May 2, 2009

Letter to the Editor: Partnership builds hope in housing
By Connie Jorgensen, Building Goodness Foundation
Daily Progress, April 18, 2009

UVa students build goodness
Daily Progres, April 5, 2009

Activities with students in Southwood
Nuevas Raíces, March 18, 2009

Southwood Boys & Girls Club has New Technology Center
NBC29, March 11, 2009

Letter to the Editor: Affordable housing still needed
By Dan Rosensweig, Habitat for Humanity
Daily Progress, March 10, 2009

Housing plan faces questions
Daily Progress, February 21, 2009

Albemarle fire destroys singlewide trailer
Daily Progress, January 18, 2009

Dog days: Warm houses make happy dogs
Hook, December 31, 2008

Red-hatted ladies endeavor to help local couple
Daily Progress, December 23, 2008

CYFS receives $4,500 to include Southwood in its Parenting Mobile program
Daily Progress, December 13, 2008

Monticello High School Students Take Giving Outside the Classroom
NBC29, December 8, 2008

Special day for Southwood: $400,000 renovation offers new opportunity
Daily Progress, October 19, 2008

Dedicating the Southwood Community Center
The Boys and Girls Club partnered with Habitat for Humanity to give residents of the Southwood Mobile Home Park a recreation center.
Charlottesville News Plex and Daily Progress, October 19, 2008

Training offered for Latinos wishing to promote health
About the CJ Health Promoter training offered to Southwood’s Latino population.
Daily Progress Staff, September 18, 2008

Southwood Cleanup Day
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, May 7, 2008
NBC29 & Daily Progress, May 3, 2008

Southwood Cleanup Day
Nuevas Raíces, May 5, 2008

In transition: What's next for Southwood residents?
The Hook, April 10, 2008

Boys & Girls Club Reaching out to Area Teens
The Hook, April 10, 2008

Boys and Girls Club One Step Closer
NBC29, Apr 08, 2008

Million Dollar Donation to Aid Habitat for Humanity
Daily Progress, March 15, 2008

[Southwood] Boys & Girls Club Reaching out to Area Teens
NBC 29, February 21, 2008

UVA Class Reads to Latino Children
UVA Today and Nuevas Raíces, January 18, 2008

Boys And Girls Club Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
WCAV TV, October 14, 2007

Mobile Mexican: Tracking down the mysterious 'taco truck'
The Hook, September 13, 2007

Drought watch? Mysteries abound at top-20 water users
The Hook, September 6, 2007

Police Investigate Morning Shooting
NBC29, July 30, 2007

Southwood Market Stabbing
NBC29, July 8, 2007

Virginia Community Capital Announces a Line of Credit for Habitat
A VCC press release, April 2007

Southwood Home Catches on Fire
NBC 29, March 12, 2007

What You Should Know If You Are Latino And Live In Southwood
A Nuevas Raíces article, February 26, 2007

Habitat Affiliate Buys Old Trailer Parks: Charlottesville Group is First in U.S. To Try Redevelopment Plan
A Richmond Times-Dispatch Article, February 5, 2007

Raise the Roof
The Declaration, February 1, 2007

UVA Students visit Southwood to advise Latinos about their
legal right to an interpreter
A Nuevas Raíces article, January 22, 2007

Habitat to close deal: Group buying trailer park
A Daily Progress Article, January 21, 2007

Biscuit Run, Habitat team up
For-profit gives to nonprofit to meet affordable housing requirements
C-Ville Weekly, January 2007

With Southwood, Habitat continues expansion:
Habitat for Humanity leaps to 16 houses per year
C-Ville Weekly, July 11, 2006

Habitat picks design firms for new neighborhood
Daily Progress, June 13, 2006

Habitat to Acquire 2nd Trailer Park
A Daily Progress Article, May 3, 2006

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville Announces
Purchase of Mobile Home Park
An NBC29 Report, May 2, 2006

Habitat Will Purchase Mobile Home Park
A WCAV report, May 2, 2006

C'ville Sees Surge in Mobile Communities
A UVA Cavalier Article, October 29, 2001