Community Referrals
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services provides workshops on budgeting and repairing credit problems. They also provide confidential one-on-one credit counseling.
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides on site nutrition classes. Classes include actual meal preparation and field trips to local supermarkets. Dieticians will provide one-on-one sessions for students if requested. Emphasis is frequently focused on prenatal and infant/child nutrition.
- New Horizons Regional Educational Center (NHREC) provides instructors for the Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) classes. NNRHA also partners with NHREC to provide qualified residents for the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades Program and the Youth Workforce Certified Nurse Aide Program, for individuals between the ages of 18-21.
- Educational Opportunity Center provides skills assessments and career counseling services through Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education.
- Newport News Department of Human Services works closely with FIC staff to meet the needs of residents. Social Services VIEW clients, who are mandated to find employment, are referred to FIC for Assisted Job Search (AJS). Social Workers work with FIC staff to meet any special needs of clients.
- Transition Family Services conducts domestic violence workshops focusing on the various areas of abuse in a family. Transition also offers solutions and support and referral programs to abuse victims.
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Emergency Resources
Regional Housing Crisis Hotline (757)587-4202 United Way – Community Assistance Network (CAN) NEED HELP with food, shelter, rent, utilities or other basic needs? Call an advocate today to be connected to available resources in our community. Operators are standing by to take your call, Mon. - Fri. 8:30am-4:30pm and until 9:00pm Mon. – Thurs. https://www.uwvp.org/UnitedweCAN (757)229-2222 Transitions - Family Violence Services Comprehensive services for adult and child victims of domestic violence 24 Hour Crisis Hotline (757)723-7774 Client Service Center (757)728-2638 https://www.transitionsfvs.org/ -
Local Resources
2-1-1 Virginia Free service that can help you find local resources that you need Ways to connect: dial 2-1-1, go to 11virginia.org, or text “connect” to 247211 Resources757 A directory of resources for residents of Greater Hampton Roads https://www.resources757.org/ Virginia Department of Social Services Assistance, child care, child support, abuse and neglect (757)926-6300 https://www.dss.virginia.gov/ Cover Virginia Learn about and apply for Medicaid, FAMIS programs for children, pregnant women and adults. 1-855-242-8282 https://coverva.org/ CommonHelp Apply for food assistance (SNAP), child care assistance, heating and cooling assistance, healthcare coverage. Enterprise Call Center 1-855-635-4370 https://commonhelp.virginia.gov/ Va. Department of Health – Peninsula Health District Clinic, Immunizations, Communicable Disease Control, Community Health Nursing, Environmental Health, WIC Clinic, Vital Records (757)594-7300 https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/peninsula/ Virginia Career Works Job seeker resources, employer resources https://virginiacareerworks.com/ Social Security Administration Medicare, SSI, disability and retirement 1-800-772-1213 https://www.ssa.gov/ Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) Care services, meals on wheels, transportation services, care giver support, elder justice (757)873-0541 https://paainc.org/ Virginia Easy Access Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services Service search, healthcare, finances, social, food, education, neighborhood https://easyaccess.virginia.gov/ Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia Financial and housing counseling, adoption and parenting support, health and community services, mental health counseling (757)875-0060 https://cceva.org/ THRIVE Peninsula Supportive services, financial counseling, food pantry, critical bill assistance (757)877-6261 https://www.thrivepeninsula.org/ Hampton Roads Community Action Program (HRCAP) Improving quality of life and breaking the poverty cycle through education, training, work experience, emergency services, housing counseling and many other proven strategies. (757)247-0379 https://hrcapinc.org/ Link of Hampton Roads Emergency services including food, clothing, and furniture. Supportive services for homeless individuals. PORT SHELTER PROGRAM (757)595-1953 http://www.linkhr.org/