The Light Continues: RVA Light Emergency Fire Recovery Fund
Our Resource Center was devastated by fire. Our mission remains. Help us rebuild, recover, and continue serving Richmond's most vulnerable neighbors.
On October 30, 2026, a devastating three-alarm fire tore through the building housing RVA Light's Resource Center at 101 W. Broad Street in downtown Richmond.
While we are profoundly grateful that everyone is safe, extensive fire, smoke, and water damage have rendered our Resource Center unusable, leaving our organization without a home and disrupting vital services for neighbors experiencing homelessness, poverty, and hardship.
For our neighbors, RVA Light has always been more than a building. It is a place to find a warm meal, a cup of coffee, essential resources, meaningful relationships, and the reassurance that they are seen, valued, and loved.
Now, we need your help to keep that light shining.
Your emergency contribution will help us:
- Secure a temporary Resource Center so we can resume serving our neighbors as quickly and safely as possible.
- Replace essential equipment, furniture, and technology damaged or destroyed in the fire.
- Maintain outreach and essential services for our neighbors while our physical location remains closed.
- Support operational recovery and relocation, allowing RVA Light to rebuild a stable foundation for the future.
- Prepare for the winter months, when access to warmth, food, and community support becomes especially critical.
We are actively working with our insurers, community partners, and Board of Directors to determine our next steps. But our neighbors cannot wait for the recovery process to conclude.
Every contribution, no matter its size, brings us closer to reopening our doors and continuing the work that our community has made possible.
The fire may have taken our building, but it cannot extinguish our purpose.
Together, we can keep the light shining.
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