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Mayor's Office

900 E. Broad St., Suite 201
Richmond, VA
23219 USA

Phone: 804-646-7970
Fax: 804-646-7987

Email: RVAMayor@rva.gov

A City that Serves 

Moving the Mayor’s priorities forward requires careful work in policy, budgeting, and day-to-day City operations. Each priority area also requires a spirit of service and the determination to come together in order to drive tangible change in our communities.  

Serving together teaches us about the critical issues facing our neighbors and helps us see perspectives beyond our own. It’s relationship-building and change-making at its best.  

That’s why Danny believes that a culture of service is a key element of both democracy and a thriving Richmond. On this page, you can explore the Mayor’s “Days of Service” initiative and find practical opportunities for serving and making connections.  

 

What’s up next  

Mayor’s Day of Service, September 2025 

The September 2025 Day of Service will focus on “Thriving neighborhoods,” one of the Mayor’s priorities. More information and sign up opportunities to come.  

 

A culture of service 

A culture of service doesn’t take shape with a single day of service (although it’s amazing that we can build a house or feed a community in a day!). It’s an ongoing commitment we make every time we pick up a hammer, fill a plate with food, or plant a tree. It’s a connection to others that informs our daily actions and decision-making.  

Danny and his team participate in service opportunities that advance and spotlight priority areas. Learn about some of those previous service events below: 

Highlighted priorities: A City that Tells its Stories, A thriving and sustainable built environment

The Mayor participated in service projects coordinated by the National Parks Service and Richmond Parks and Rec at Abner Clay Park in the Jackson Ward neighborhood.

Mayor Danny Avula and Liza Mickens – Great-great granddaughter of Maggie L Walker
Mayor Danny Avula and Liza Mickens, great-great granddaughter of Maggie L. Walker
Merin Duke Staff Member from Maggie L Walker NPS, Liza Mickens, Mayor Danny Aula, and Council Woman Katherine Jordan
Merin Duke, Museum Technician at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site; Liza Mickens; Mayor Danny Avula; and 2nd District City Councilmember Katherine Jordan

 

Highlighted priorities: Thriving families, thriving economy, thriving and sustainable built environment 

In this first-ever day of service hosted by the Mayor’s Office, city officials coordinated 15 service projects and 175 volunteers across all 9 city districts. Volunteers gave more than 650 hours of service through park clean ups, health screenings, gardening, to walking puppies at Richmond Animal Care and Control. Danny gardened at Gilpin Court’s Community Garden, prepared for spring planting with UMFS, and mulched Libby Hill Park in his home neighborhood of Church Hill.  

Mayor Danny Avula and Founder of Kinfolk Community RVA, Art
Mayor Danny Avula and Founder of Kinfolk Community RVA, Art Burton
The Mayor and community volunteers
The Mayor and community volunteers
The Mayor and community volunteers
The Mayor and community volunteers

 

Resources and Opportunities

A number of City departments and their partners run service opportunities year-round. Explore the information below to see how you can become a part of this city that serves!  

  • The Community Foundation: Supports community Changemakers who want to give time, talents, or resources to critical projects in our region. Visit the site for a host of local volunteer opportunities.  

  • The Greater Richmond Medical Reserve Corps, organized by the Virginia Department of Health, welcomes volunteers with and without medical expertise to support health and safety initiatives across our communities.