Community Services/Non-Profits in Hopewell, VA

“starting on Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 and continuing until 26 August, the Historic Hopewell Foundation will be doing a series of wonderful lectures each Wednesday at Noon, given by local mavens and experts on Central Virginia's illustrious past, and even not-so-good-old-days in some brutally honest assessments of our checkered History. The Truth can hurt sometimes, but these researchers do their homework and do not hesitate to show you that our Past is not quite the same story as those dust-dry-school textbooks were telling us. So, if you can handle the True History of our Land and People, and want to know what really happened back-in-the-day, come on out to see these lectures in the bingo hall of the American Legion Post 146 at Noon on each and every Wednesday until Labor Day. Bring a bag lunch of your making, or order a good sandwich and fries from the Legion Post kitchen staff headed up by the ubiquitous Tanya, then sit back to enjoy unvarnished Virginia History for one informative hour of fun like you never got in high school.”

“Great tour by a very knowledgeable guide! The house is well appointed and a lot of great art! The tour covers the house, the people that lived in the house spanning two centuries, the enslaved community as well as information about the American Indians that lived on the land.”

“6/1/22: My son is a member along with his dad. They decided to go swimming around 9:30 am & the lady at the desk told me that I couldn't go inside the pool area to watch my son because I wasn't a member. I had to remain in the hallway at the table watching them through the glass. He had a lot of fun & they had several school buses of children using the pool today also. It wasn't very crowded even with all those extra kids. Their facility is clean (the front desk area and pool are all I saw). The front desk lady wasn't the friendliest, but I let it go after I saw how much fun my baby was having in the pool. Their hours are weird & they close way too early. So, call them before driving there to make sure they are open. The pool goes to 10 feet too. My son & his dad love it though, so I recommend them.”