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Virginia
Barrett Haven Inc. is a non-profit organization that runs Barrett Transitional Home. Barrett Transitional home is a "24/7" facility designed to break the cycle of homelessness for single and single pregnant women and their infants.
Barrett Haven, Inc.
http://groups.hamptonroads.com/BTH/
PO Box 275
Norfolk, Virginia 23501-0275
Phone 757-624-6990
Fax 757-624-6992
barretthaveninc@aol.com
http://groups.hamptonroads.com/BTH/
The mission of AfterShare Kids and Families is to help current residents at the Homeless Prevention Center through the tough times of homelessness; to volunteer at the Homeless Prevention Center by doing whatever we can to help; to help each other with problems by offering friendship; and to educate the community, especially other kids, about homelessness.
AfterShare Kids and Families
14945 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-680-5403
Email: aftershare@aol.comFreedom House provides both advocacy and direct service for homeless individuals in Richmond. They operate a community shelter, transitional housing and an evening meal program. Freedom House's home page contains program descriptions and the book 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless.
P.O. Box 12144
Richmond, VA 23241
Phone: 804-649-9791
Fax: 804-648-8321
Email: Freednhs@richnet.comHomestretch provides housing assistance, job counseling, budgeting and tax help, youth camps, social workers and volunteers to families and children in Fairfax County. Homestretch's home page describes the organization and provides information on how to contribute.
P.O. Box 141
Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 703-573-0359
Fax: 703-573-0359
Email: hmcrafts@aol.comSTANDUP FOR KIDS is a national, not-for-profit organization founded in 1990 to help rescue homeless and at-risk youth living on the street. With national headquarters in Denver, Colorado, STANDUP FOR KIDS has established ten outreach programs in five states. STANDUP FOR KIDS is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that provides services to kids on the streets. STANDUP FOR KIDS volunteers walk the streets to encourage and guide kids in becoming effective members of their communities. Their programs offer services such as housing referral; education assistance; vocational development; counseling; health services; transportation to self-help meetings; legal assistance; and clothes, furniture, and other daily necessities.
Virginia programs are located in the following areas:
Norfolk & Virginia Beach, VA: Pager: 757.456.7300 National Headquaters:
1111 Osage St., Suite 205C
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-892-8328
Fax: 303-671-2845
Email: rickkoca@earthlink.net
The Virginia Housing DirectoryMaintained by the Virginia Housing Development Authority, this site provides listings for homeless and domestic violence shelters in Virginia.
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