Our Mission
To improve health and promote wellness in Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties.
The Foundation works to achieve its mission by:
- providing health and fitness programming and services
- ensuring the availability of high quality medical care for low-income, uninsured adults, and
- providing mission related grants to local nonprofits
The Culpeper Wellness Foundation operates Culpeper Sport & Fitness, Powell Wellness Center and the Free Clinic of Culpeper.
The Foundation holds a unique role in the community as a provider of services, a grantmaker and a partner in the pursuit of building healthier communities.
Free Clinic of Culpeper
The Free Clinic of Culpeper provides confidential medical care and prescription drugs for Culpeper county adults who do not have health insurance or the means to pay for healthcare.
Powell Wellness Center
Powell Wellness Center (PWC), recognized in 2018 as Certified Medical Fitness Facility of the Year, is one of only three Medical Fitness Association-certified facilities in Virginia. A volunteer Medical Advisory Board guides staff in the development and delivery of medically-integrated fitness programs that help children and adults improve their physical and emotional well-being through health education, regular exercise and increased physical activity. Powell offers a variety of group exercise classes and aquatic programs, including swim lessons for all ages.
Culpeper Sport & Fitness
Culpeper Sport & Fitness offers indoor racquet sports, high intensity interval training (HIIT), group exercise classes, sports performance training and access to cardio and strength equipment. CSF is the area’s most youth-focused fitness center, offering tennis, Taekwondo, tumbling, boot camp, B-Board® balance classes and team training for kids, and program support to youth-focused community organizations and schools.
News & Events
Our community grant response to COVID-19
Guided by our mission of improving health and promoting wellness, between March and August 2020, we provided just over $181,000 in grants to support efforts to mitigate the effects of the pandemic in our community.
Culpeper Wellness Foundation announces exciting plans to expand fitness and recreation opportunities for youth and families
The Foundation’s move to a new site in Culpeper will bring together in one location Foundation offices, Culpeper Sport & Fitness and a gymnasium to complement and expand activity programming for area youth and families.
Community Health Needs Assessment
Earlier this year community members were asked to share their thoughts on health needs in our five county region for the purposes of community health improvement. Based on this community input, a final report is now available and online meetings will be held for the public to review the area reports’ findings.