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 PATH Recreation & Fitness Center, 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 medications for Culpeper county adults who do not have health insurance or the means to pay for healthcare.
The Free Clinic provides primary and urgent care, prescription medications, and health education for more than 500 uninsured low-income adults who are residents of Culpeper County. The Free Clinic also collaborates with several community resources to help meet other needs of our patients. These resources include service providers for behavioral health, dental care, transportation, housing, literacy, employment and job training, and nutrition counseling.
Powell Wellness Center
Powell Wellness Center (PWC), recognized in 2018 as Certified Medical Fitness Facility of the Year, is one of only two 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. Facility highlights include a two-lane indoor walking track with cushioned rubberized flooring, a functional strength area with free weights and Life Fitness machines, and a cardio floor with varied equipment from ellipticals to rowing machines to treadmills. The aquatic arena includes a warm-water pool, two warm-water pockets for therapy, a two-lane walking oval with chest-high water, and lap lanes.
PATH Recreation & Fitness Center
PRFC offers recreation and fitness opportunities for all ages in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The center comprises 27,000 square feet of recreation, fitness, activity and amenity space. Multi-use sport courts accommodate basketball, volleyball and pickleball for drop-in, open gym and team practice, and indoor batting cages are available for practice. The recreation facility is open to the public and accessible through drop-in fee, monthly pass or membership.
In the fitness area, members enjoy top-of-the-line cardio equipment, strength and functional fitness equipment and exercise classes. Personal training and small group training support achieving fitness goals safely and successfully.
Kids’ programs are open to the public and include taekwondo, youth volleyball and futsal, tumbling, and summer camps.
News & Events
Podiatry health program at Powell Wellness Center 5/17
Join Mountain Spring Podiatry for a presentation and screening on peripheral arterial disease. Free and open to the public.
Parkinson’s disease support programs at Powell Wellness Center
Programs include a monthly support group and twice weekly Rock Steady Boxing sessions.
Please support the Free Clinic of Culpeper during Give Local Piedmont
Give Local Piedmont is a critical fundraiser for the Free Clinic, supporting our mission to offer medical care for low-income adults who don’t have health insurance. Early giving begins on April 30 and continues through May 14.