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LATEST NEWSLETTER PDF The Elizabeth Kates Foundation Changing lives through education At a bend in the river among the rolling hills of rural Goochland County lies the Virginia Correctional Center for Women VCCW where volunteers are changing lives through education. The Elizabeth Kates Foundation chartered in 1942 is a nonprofit 501 c3 organization made up entirely of volunteers. Our mission is to provide educational and vocational programs to reduce recidivism. Education is the key to a second chance in life.