Blue Ridge Abortion Fund
Belief
Vision
We envision a world where everyone receives supportive and compassionate abortion care in their community.
Mission
The Blue Ridge Abortion Fund has been here for 35 years, working to make access a reality for folks who need abortion care.
Headquartered in Central Virginia, Blue Ridge Abortion Fund has been serving individuals who need help paying for abortion care since 1989. Funding abortion is an act of radical care that affirms our belief that all community members should have the agency and the resources to make their own decisions about their bodies.
Our organization is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and part of the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), a membership organization of over 76 funds across the United States.
Our History
Blue Ridge Abortion Fund’s origin story involves the county fair and a pickle jar put out by members of Charlottesville NOW to collect money to help a person pay for their abortion. The request came through a whisper network and for a long time that’s how it went: community gathering money when a person was in need. In 2009 Blue Ridge Abortion Fund was formed as an independent non-profit organization fully dedicated to funding abortions.
35 years after that pickle jar first circulated, Blue Ridge Abortion Fund has supported more than 10,000 callers through the generous support of community members, grants, foundations, and religious organizations.
2021 impact report
Download the 2021 Blue Ridge Abortion Fund Impact Report.