Your gift in support of the Mary and Frances Youth Center helps to ensure continued programming and training that enhances the lives of youth in the Richmond metro area.

Donations directly impact youth. A small donation can provide youth with an unforgettable opportunity to participate in after-school or summer programs.

Make an online donation. For more information, e-mail rhoneyrb@vcu.edu or call (804) 828-9276.

“This center is established in honor of our mothers, Mary Desmond Fraizer and Frances Meunier Royer, for their everlasting spirit and support of children reaching for the future and achieving their dreams." — Elizabeth Fraizer

“Happiness is not found but made. It is the consciousness of good, and the greater and more lasting this is, the greater will be your happiness.” — Frances Royer

“Always caring for others. Always reaching out to those in need. Always driven by hope. Her spirit lives on here, today and tomorrow.” — Michael Fraizer, of his mother, Mary Fraizer

VCU partners

• Athletics
• College of Engineering
• Department of Forensic Science
• Division for Health Sciences Diversity
• Men's Tennis
• Recreation and Well-Being
• Service Learning
• Women's Tennis

Community partners

• FeedMore
• First Tee of Greater Richmond
• Friends Association for Children
• National Junior Tennis and Learning Network (NJTL)
• NextUp RVA
• Peter Paul
• Richmond Police Athletic League
• Richmond Public Schools
• Richmond Tennis Association
• Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
• St. Andrew's School
• The College Place
• USTA/Mid-Atlantic