Learn more about equity by accessing the resources provided to support the 21-Day Equity Challenge. Through the online resource lists, we invite you to READ, WATCH, and VISIT (online or in-person) options that will aid you in learning the many ways that equity is present in our lives and our communities.

For this self-guided challenge, we have provided some reflection questions as a means to help participants process the information throughout their journey. We encourage everyone to share their reflections as they will be considered in our ongoing work and support of the community.

·    Before You Begin: Where are you on the Equity Spectrum?

·    Day 1: Reflection Questions

·    Day 21: Reflection Questions

Visit engage.albemarle.org or click the button below to access resources to get started on the challenge. You can also download a tracker to fill in with the resources you explore as you move through the challenge.

The B.F. Yancey Community Center was approved as a concept in 2018 after the former school by the same name was closed in May 2017 by the Albemarle County School Board. The former students were disbursed to Scottsville Elementary and Red Hill Elementary, two other County schools in relative proximity.

Yancey was founded in 1960 and was built on the same site as the old Esmont High School. The elementary school was named after Benjamin Franklin Yancey, an African-American educator who came to the area in the 1890’s.

Today, the B.F. Yancey School Community Center is continuing its steady development as a valued new community resource in greater Southern Albemarle as more agencies are opting for physical presence in the facility and more activities are occurring on a regular basis.

The service footprint for the B.F. Yancey School Community Center includes Southern Albemarle, and the adjoining areas of Nelson, Buckingham and Fluvanna Counties.

For more information about the space or to make an event reservation please visit the Yancey Community Center page.