The Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation is pleased to announce the organizations that have been selected to provide many of the services at the new Housing Resource Center:
· Day Services and Singles Shelter: Judeo-Christian Outreach Center (JCOC)
JCOC provides feeding programs and shelter for single homeless adults. Its housing programs serve men, women, homeless veterans and individuals with disabilities. The nonprofit also operates the city's Winter Shelter program through a partnership with local faith organizations.
· Short-Term Family Housing: Samaritan House
Samaritan House is the largest shelter for victims of domestic violence in Virginia. In addition to the organization's services for victims of domestic violence and homelessness, it also shelters human trafficking victims as part of a regional network of law enforcement and human services agencies.
· Permanent Housing (Apartments): Virginia Supportive Housing (VSH)
VSH is a Richmond-based nonprofit that provides permanent housing and supportive services. It has developed and currently operates the six permanent supportive housing communities for formerly homeless individuals in South Hampton Roads: Cloverleaf and Crescent Square Apartments in Virginia Beach, Gosnold Apartments and Church Street Station Studios in Norfolk, South Bay Apartments in Portsmouth and Heron's Landing Apartments in Chesapeake.
· Health Center: Southeastern Virginia Health Services (SEVHS)
SEVHS provides comprehensive primary care services to under-served communities and vulnerable populations. The organization currently operates primary care sites, behavioral health-primary care practices, and dental clinics across Hampton Roads.
· Operations and Maintenance: ABM
ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, currently serves as a janitorial partner for several City of Virginia Beach offices and facilities and will do so for the Housing Resource Center. The company will also oversee subcontractors at the center, including Dunbar Security, Culinary Services Group, and Dodson Pest Control.
Housing and Neighborhood Preservation will coordinate the services provided by all partners at the facility.
"Each selected provider is an established organization with a history of providing quality services in Virginia Beach," said Andrew Friedman, director of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. "The use of outside organizations to provide critical services is consistent with the goals of the Housing Resource Center to enhance and provide a focus for our community's ongoing efforts to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring."
At the center, Virginia Beach Human Services will also provide critical human services to participants and the public. Through the BEACH Faith In Action office at the Housing Resource Center, the faith community will be able to continue its key role of coordinating and tracking services provided by faith organizations to the homeless.
In addition to managing the operations of the Housing Resource Center, Housing and Neighborhood Preservation will continue its outreach and coordinated assessment programs, and implement a new homelessness prevention and diversion program as part of the city's overall community service system.
About the Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center
The Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center, scheduled to open for services in September at 104 N. Witchduck Road, is a one-stop shop of services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis. The new 62,000-square-foot, LEED-certified facility features:
· Singles shelter: 49 singles shelter beds
· Short-term family housing: 10 motel-style units (40 beds)
· Permanent housing: 29 one-bedroom efficiency apartments
· Day services: Laundry, showers and housing support
· Virginia Beach Human Services offices
· Health center
· Dining hall
· Learning facility
The integration of shelter, housing, health center, dining hall, learning facility, supportive services and community resources in one facility makes the Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center the first of its kind in South Hampton Roads. For more information, visit www.vbgov.com/housing-resource-center.
If you are homeless or at imminent risk of losing your housing, please call the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline at (757) 227-5932, Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to connect with the City of Virginia Beach homeless services system.
What the homeless need are HOMES.
I called there today. I am about to be homeless again . Eric B. has never called me back. Now my friend is about to evicted. All because Eric never called me back! I have been trying since last year too get help! Now if people here were too but artwork I would not need help from these folks. They were trying to send me down too Sandbridge with my camper. For 7 days my lady's vehicle is still acting up. It is 20 some years old. Eric where you! I have tried so hard for over a year to get a solid place. Maybe because of Sessoms and Towne Bank... Might want to help? They bought the land out from under the home I had for 33 years. 2004 and I have bounced back and forth too the street. I want to keep my camper! I love my man cave! God bless any person out there that would help! Ken
Yeah I went there when I was homeless, in 2022 and they had nothing for me and said they could not help me.
Shine an Walker haven't lifted a finger to help the homeless population in Virginia Beach, that aren't part of their click.
They don't homeless people on Oceanfront or in anywhere in Virginia Beach or Hampton Roads.
I just want to say thank you so much for this Resource Center!! I have a family member that is benefiting from your program. This program is so important to have and offer assistance in a one stop place! This is what the people need!!
Can people be homeless on beach or will they kick you off property
All citizens all welcome to enjoy the public beaches during the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. City ordinance states that it is unlawful for any person to sleep on any of the beaches within the city or to impede the operation of beach cleaning equipment between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
They will take you to jail and charge you with trespassing and loitering
The Housing Resource Center is like being in a lockdown jail you can't go in this area you can't sit here you have to be back by 8 you have set records in in 5 minutes to take a shower you can't go to sleep you stay up all day only time you can sleep its at 9 so if you want to be a prison to the Housing Resource Center
Don't buy into there bullshit
Kick off