Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

The pandemic made us more aware of the dramatic income inequalities that have long plagued Charlottesville, so the Little High Neighborhood Association voted in 2020 to make an ongoing year round effort to do what we can to support the work of the Haven, a multi-resource day shelter downtown (112 West Market Street). Accordingly, we try to help publicize and promote the Haven's needs to our neighborhood residents. All of our neighborhood association sponsored events will continue to be free and open to all neighborhood residents and their friends and guests but we will also solicit cash donations at each event (music, storytelling, etc.).

Our Contribution to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

Our neighborhood generously donated the following to help Do Good Cville and the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive 2025. Here’s what our neighborhood donated:

  • 34 coats and heavy jackets
  • 14 sweaters, hoodies, and sweatshirts
  • 11 pairs of winter socks
  • 6 hats
  • 5 pairs of gloves
  • 6 scarves
  • 3 pairs of women’s boots
  • 1 pair of men’s shoes
  • 4 pairs of pants
  • 1 warm snood

Thank you to everyone who donated!

Little High neighborhood's contribution to the Haven's Winter Wear Drive 2025*So, you may be wondering, what do we do now?

Play Winter Wear BINGO!

On Wednesday, November 19, The Haven, Do Good Cville, and Random Row Brewery will host a Dab for Good BINGO night to celebrate this year’s Winter Wear Drive. The event begins at 5:30pm, and we’ll start calling numbers at 6pm sharp!

Bring a coat OR $5 donation to receive a board (limit one free board per person). Prizes include gift cards and items from area restaurants, breweries, and shops. Proceeds will go to the purchase of larger-sized coats and necessities for The Haven Day Shelter.

Bonus: chat with Haven staff, get swag, learn about other ways to support our work, and enjoy some brews with pals!

The Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

The Haven Winter Wear Drive 2025 Break out your coats, gently-loved scarves, hats, sweaters, and gloves, encourage friends to join you, and plan on donating them to the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive.

*Please note that the Haven CANNOT accept donations of coats directly due to lack of storage space.*

If you have winter clothing to donate but missed our gathering on Nov. 9, you can bring them to Jonathan Rice at 1144 Meriwether Street until Friday, Nov. 14, at noon. Or you can drop off your winter wear donations at any of the following locations through Sunday, 11/16.

  • Random Row Brewery
  • Shenandoah Joe Coffee (Preston)
  • South Street Brewery
  • Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery
  • Timberwood Grill (Forest Lakes)
  • Timberwood Tap House (5th Street Station)
  • Charlottesville City Hall
  • Carver Recreation Center

After sorting all of the donations received at community drop-off locations, the Haven will co-host an event at Ting Pavilion on Friday, November 21 from 8am-10am, where guests of The Haven and any interested community members can grab the coats and winter accessories they need. [Read more…]

Support the Haven’s Winter Wear Drive

The Haven is organizing a drive to collect winter clothing for local people in need. So dig deep in your closets and pull out your extra coats, scarves, hats, sweaters, and gloves!

Please note that the Haven canNOT accept donations of coats directly at their facility downtown due to lack of storage, so donations of clothing need to be dropped off at the following locations between Wednesday, November 1 – Monday, November 13: [Read more…]

The Haven: Updated List of Needs

(updated 11/4/25; please check the Haven website for updates)

Needed day shelter items

  • Winter gloves
  • Beanies / Winter hats
  • Towels
  • Washcloths
  • Underwear (new, men’s and women’s sizes M-2XL)
  • T-shirts (new or in good condition, all adult sizes)
  • Soap and body wash*
  • Deodorant*
  • Razors (disposable)
  • Body lotion / Vaseline*
  • Socks (new or gently used, crew socks preferred)
  • Tents
  • Sleeping bags
  • Chapstick / Lip balm
  • Shampoo*
  • Grocery bags
  • Backpacks
  • Belts
  • Nail clippers
  • Wet wipes (pocket/travel size)
  • Phone chargers (USB-C and iPhone)
  • Masking tape
  • Large and pocket-sized hand sanitizer
  • Tampons and menstrual pads (regular to super absorbency)
  • Hair picks, bristle hair brushes
  • Bandanas
  • Toothpaste*
  • Toilet paper

*= travel-sized preferred; bulk accepted

See The Haven’s Amazon wish list for easy ordering to the day shelter.

Because of storage concerns, we cannot accept most clothing donations. Please take clothes to the Belmont Clothing Center at 815 Bolling Ave. (operated by Belmont Baptist Church on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., and Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) or Church of the Good Shepherd Clothes Closet at 500 Church St. (operated on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), where our guests can obtain clothing for free.

Needed Extras For Our Guests

  • Headphones
  • Portable phone chargers
  • Natural/textured hair care products (for leave-in moisture)
  • Gift cards (stores, movie theaters, fast food, etc.)
  • Snacks (individually wrapped, such as crackers, bars, tuna, etc.)

How do I drop off these needed items

Plan to drop off items during these hours: Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

If you are unable to make these times, reach out to us to coordinate another time.

Let us know to expect you! Call our front desk prior to dropping items off at 434-973-1234 ext. 100.

Bring items through the main shelter entrance off Market Street OR ring the doorbell at our side entrance (red door) on 1st Street for collection. Please do not drop off items without speaking to a staff member first.

You’ll be asked to complete an in-kind donation form for our records.

Questions?

Feel free to reach out to Kay Comer, Development Manager, at kay@thehaven.org or 434-202-4250 (text or call).

 

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