Community Organizations

By The Madison Eagle Staff
Published: February 29, 2008

American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP)
516 Barberrt St.
Culpeper, VA 22701
Priscilla Staples, President (540) 829-6070
Serves needs and interests of those 50 and older.

George James Community Center Inc.
Orange Road (Route 230) and intersection with George James Loop in Radiant.
Ray Goodall, President (540) 672-7138
Nonprofit 501C organization organized to serve as an educational and social instrument, as well as provide a recreational link for people in Madison and surrounding counties.
Hospice of the Rapidan
1200 Sunset Lane, Suite 2320
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-4840
fax (540) 825-7752
e-mail: or
A nonprofit community organization providing skilled medical care, social services, volunteer support and bereavement counseling for seriously ill patients and their families in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and surrounding counties.

Literacy Council of Madison County
304 Thrift Rd
P.O. Box 575
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-5514
Executive Director and Program Coordinator: Marlene P. Lewis
Administrative Assistant: Doris Turner
E-mail:
Council provides: three levels of computer training, GED to pre-GED classes, adult basic ed., one-to-one tutoring, grades 3-12 after-school programs and English as a second language.
Services are free and confidential.

Madison Emergency Services Association
MESA
P.O. Box 665 Madison, VA 22727
Norris John (540) 948-4427
Assists families in need in Madison County with emergency services: food, clothes, shelter, medicine, pre-job training programs and job referrals.

Madison Association for Continued Equality
MACE
Rev. Frank Lewis, President (540) 672-5897
Promotes political, educational, social and economic equality for all county residents regardless of race, color or creed.

(Madison County) Habitat for Humanity Inc.
P.O. Box 171
Madison, VA 22727
Rev. Walter Bryant, President (540) 948-3200
Habitat is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization that works in partnership with people in need by building simple, decent and affordable houses that are sold at no profit or interest.

Madison-Greene Humane Society
(540) 948-3191
Provides low-cost spay/neuter.

Madison Troop Support
General Delivery
Syria, VA 22743
Susan Pell, President (540) 923-4526
Packs and ships packages to Madison County active-duty military personnel serving overseas. Meets 1-3 p.m. first Thursday of the month at Piedmont Episcopal Church’s parish house.

(Madison County) Recycling and Environmental Council
P.O. Box 263
Madison, VA 22727
Judy Ann Fray LCRC Coordinator
(540) 948-4220
The council is composed of people who are interested in litter control (community beautification) and ways to sustain and expand Madison’s Recycling Program.

Piedmont Environmental Council
P.O. Box 183
Wolftown, VA 22748
Beth Pastore (540) 948-3854
Provides information and outreach on land-use issues including conservation easements, farm protection and sustainable development.

Piedmont Landowners Association
P.O. Box 104
Hood, VA 22723
Celia Dollarhide, President (540) 948-4136
Promotes responsible stewardship of forests and farmlands by landowners in Madison, Greene, Culpeper, Rappahannock and Orange counties. Meets monthly—call for info.

Rappahannock-Rapidan
Community Services Board
P.O. Box 262
Madison, VA 22727
Judy Seale (540) 948-4131
Adopt A Senior: Spend time with a Madison senior citizen sharing crafts, stories, and holiday activities. Program runs from September through June. Volunteers must be 55 or older. Call for information.

Piedmont Counseling
Wendy Carroll, LPC
40 Commerce Lane
Rochelle, VA 22738
(540) 948-4500
Counseling for adults, children and families.

Piedmont United Way
118 W. Piedmont St.
P.O. Box 398
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-7615
Provides funding support and services to nonprofit agencies providing health and human services in the Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock communities.

Rapidan Better Housing
P.O. Box 1028
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-3274
Cindy Reid
Nonprofit organization, provides home repairs related to health and safety issues for low-income homeowners, zero interest loans and grants to homeowners who need clean water and/or indoor plumbing and helps eligible families apply for loans or grants available through other organizations.

Rapidtran
(540) 825-3100
Rapidtran transportation services is a program of the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board & Area Agency on Aging.

(Culpeper-Madison) Red Cross
P.O. Box 447
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8611

Rural Madison
P.O. Box 542
Madison, VA 22727-0542
Khalil Hassan, President (540) 923-5121
Rural Madison is a 501C3 citizens’ organization dedicated to careful and responsible growth for Madison County that conserves its natural, cultural and historical resources, protects the rural character of the county and thus improves the general welfare of all the county’s citizens.

S.A.F.E.
Melissa DeDomenico-Payne
P.O. Box 402 Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8876
Services to abused families, adult and children’s support groups.  Offers shelter, legal advocacy and batterers’ intervention program.

Salvation Army
P.O. Box 176
Madison, VA 22727
Phyllis Browning
(540) 948-5521 or (540) 672-5825
Financial assistance to families or individuals with sudden unexpected emergencies.

Skyline CAP Inc.
P.O. Box 588
Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-2237
Not-for-profit Community Action Agency providing programs and services aimed at combating poverty and promoting self-sufficiency for low-income individuals and families. Programs include Head Start, Crisis Emergency Assistance, Emergency Homeless Program, Section 8.

SHARE Food Co-op
Coordinator Margaret Daniel and the Rev. Karen Taylor (540) 948-4381
SHARE is a reward for all volunteers --Two hours of volunteer service time and $15 pays for $25-35 worth of food. There are no income restrictions.