Spring break means sometimes kids are at home searching for ways to keep themselves busy during their time off from school. However, several third- through sixth- graders from Friendship Court stayed busy participating in a week-long Spring Break Academy offered…
David Dixon and Steve Kearney, both of Stantec, were essential parts of the team that developed the Master Plan for the redevelopment of Friendship Court. Stantec, an architectural design firm with experience in urban redevelopment called upon Timmons Group for…
One of our primary goals for redevelopment at Friendship Court is to improve quality of life and foster access to opportunity for all residents. One part of fulfilling this goal will be to create new affordable housing for different income…
Claudette Grant is the community organizer at Friendship Court Apartments. She has been working at Piedmont Housing Alliance for a little over a year, having been selected to her role by a panel of residents in November 2015. Claudette’s experience…
Friendship Court residents gathered on February 16th at the community center to learn and share ideas about the future redevelopment over dinner with neighbors. Residents engaged with Piedmont Housing Alliance staff and the Grimm and Parker architectural team working on…
Emma Johnson has lived in Charlottesville for a long time, mostly as a resident at Friendship Court Apartments. Originally from Nelson County, Emma moved back to the area after living in Ohio for much of her life. Emma said she…
It all happens at the Friendship Court Apartments Community Center. Some call it pre-school for the whole family. It’s called ReadyKids, where children (birth through five years) and their caregivers (parent, grandparent, child care provider, etc.) get together for fun,…
