WILLIAMSBURG AIDS NETWORK
479 McLaws Circle Suite 2
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: 757-220-4606
http://www.williamsburgaidsnetwork.org/index.html
The Williamsburg AIDS Network (WAN) is a Virginia nonprofit 501(C)3
organization
serving the residents of Williamsburg and the counties of James City,
Charles City, New
Kent, and upper York.
The Williamsburg AIDS Network is structured to address three primary
areas:
- HIV Testing
- Prevention/Education
- Access to Care/Case Management
Through continuing education, designing new, effective programming and
partnering
with other community health and service organizations, WAN works to
prevent the
spread of HIV/AIDS in our community and help those living with an HIV
diagnosis.
Satellite Site Initiative
WAN offers free testing and prevention counseling at local agencies and
contracted
satellite sites. This program allows businesses and community agencies
to offer free HIV
testing to their clients at their office.
Dialogue of Hope
We cannot prevent the spread of HIV without the help of local churches.
The Dialogue of
Hope is a program to work with churches to present information, offer
testing, and listen
to the wisdom of the church as we work together to fight the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
Electronic AIDS
Intervention
EAI is a cutting edge program to reach people engaging in risk behavior
by using the
internet to give them safety messages and direct them to care. We have
blogs, networking
groups, and email addresses set up to access communities who meet and
negotiate
encounters online.
Youth Empowerment Program
(YEP!)
The Youth Empowerment Program is a 6 week course designed for high
school seniors
who will be in the first generation of their family to go to college.
It helps prepare them
for what they will encounter in the college environment with sessions
on credit card and
finance, HIV/AIDS information, food and nutrition, anger management,
sexual assault
prevention, and substance abuse awareness.
AVALON
312 Waller Mill Rd # 300
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 258-9362
http://www.avaloncenter.org
Dr. Maria W. Saunders, Executive Director
Mission and Vision
Avalon is committed to intervening in and reducing the incidence of
domestic violence and sexual assault. In order to achieve this mission,
Avalon offers shelter, advocacy, education, and support to survivors
and fosters awareness and prevention by educating the community.
Who We Are:
Avalon is committed to intervening in and reducing the incidence of
domestic violence and sexual assault. Our core programs:
- Residential Services
- Community Outreach
Advisory Boards and
Affiliations
Avalon is a funded program with the United Way of Greater Williamsburg.
Avalon is a member of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action
Alliance and a member of the National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence.
The Avalon Advisory Team includes representatives from James-City
County Department of Social Services, Williamsburg-James City County
Victim Witness Assistance Program, Colonial Services Board and The
Salvation Army
Who We Serve:
- Avalon serves James City County, York County, City of
Williamsburg, and the City of Poquoson.
- During FY07-08, the emergency shelter housed 166 women and
children. The transitional apartments accommodated 25 women and
children.
- 123 women and youth received counseling services through
our Outreach Office Programs.
- Legal advocacy aided 166 women in need of protective orders
and court accompaniment.
CLOAK CLOSET
One of the more important missions of a Sunday school, in
our opinion, is to honor and support the Christian values that parents
want
their children to embrace. Coming
together weekly to engage in a unique and caring community provides a
powerful
place to practice “loving God and each other” as
Christ teaches us to do. The
goal of Sunday school is, of course, to
spread the Gospel message in age appropriate ways, but equally
important is the
chance to act out the message in a supportive community. To that end St. Martin’s
strives to make our children aware of the joy in being included in a
Christian
community and to provide them with a place where they want to share
God’s gifts
with others.
Therefore, a program was created that promotes these values
and is also “FUN” for the young people.
Each child is given many ways to earn “Cloak
Coupons” (for example
attendance, evangelism, stewardship and outreach) which can then be
redeemed at
The
Cloak Closet (a room in the zigzag building). With half of their total
earned coupons a
child may select something for themselves, but with the other half they
will be
able to choose an item that will be donated to charity.
The 50-50 concept is based on our namesake,
Martin of Tours, who gave away half of his cloak to a beggar. Our parishioners are asked
to donate items to
The
Cloak Closet for Avalon, a home for abused wives
and their children
here in the Williamsburg
area.
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY
YOUTH HOME
5684 Mooretown Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone: (757) 258-5106
Ron Wallace, Program Manager
Crossroads Community Youth Home is a state licensed co-ed residential
program, committed to providing a quality, broad-based behavior
management system of care for the community’s socially,
emotionally and behaviorally at-risk youth. Crossroads offers a
structured, homelike environment and operates as part of a
community-based continuum
of care, and seeks opportunities to collaborate with other service
agencies. The youth reside in the group home for a short period of time
(the average length of stay is six months) while staying in close
contact with home, family, and friends. The purpose of the program is
to help the youth develop self-control and positive decision-making
skills. The ultimate goal is to return the youth to his
natural home.
Crossroads' clinical program is designed to be a compliment to the
Virginia Juvenile Corrections approach. To meet the challenge of
Uniform Individuality, residents are assessed and treated on a
case-by-case basis within the context of consistent social rules. A
Cognitive-Behavioral approach is utilized to reinforce appropriate
social behaviors; while a token economy is the basis of
maintaining the therapeutic milieu. An integral part of our treatment
process is to emphasize respect for each individual's needs and
strengths, and is designed to enhance personal growth, maturity, and
healthy relationships.
Each youth is assigned to an individual counselor at admission. This
counselor will serve as a guide through the house program and will
provide one-on-one interactions to evaluate the resident’s
progress. The in-house program is a combination of individual skills
building and group process. Substance abuse counseling is provided by
staff from the Psychological and Substance Abuse Services program or
from Bacon Street. Individual and family counseling is provided by
staff from the Family Counseling Services program. Educational needs
are managed through the York County School
system. For those residents that are not eligible for a school
placement, there is an inhouse educational program.
All residents are admitted to the Crossroads program by a court order
or a placement agreement with a licensed child placing agency.
Crossroads can serve any of the local communities, but first preference
is given to residents of York County, City of Williamsburg, James City
County, Gloucester County, City of Poquoson, and Mathews County.
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
CHAPLAINCY
4601 Ironbound Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188-2652
(757) 253-5161
Chaplain George F. Spellman, 757-253-5308
Eastern State Hospital, part of the Virginia Department of Mental
Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services system, was
founded in 1773 with a wellintentioned emphasis on community-focused
mental health care. The Hospital, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is
situated on 500 acres and consists of 16 buildings. The 401-bed
facility provides treatment to approximately 385 patients with about
900 staff.
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
VISION STATEMENT
Continuously pursue the highest quality services that empower
individuals in their recovery.
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
MISSION STATEMENT
To partner with those we serve to promote personal independence.
Many Volunteer opportunities at Eastern State:
Persons who wish to volunteer at Eastern can do so individually or as
part of a group. Volunteer applications and more information
regarding volunteering are available by contacting the Volunteer Office
at (757) 253-5322
FROM HIS HAND
St. Martin’s is part of this cooperative
effort between the
Salvation Army and many churches/and faith based organizations in the
area who share in their bounty of gifts so that others do not go
without. This ministry has been in existence for about 2 ½
years
and primarily serves in the Grove area. The Grove Christian Outreach
Center (GCOC) identifies families in need of free hot, cooked meal
weekly and provides those names and telephone numbers to FHH. Currently
there are eleven area churches serving this ministry who
sign up to serve meals at Grove. Our commitment is to serve around
80 meals each Thursday evening although we usually serve more than
that. Families receiving meals, for the most part, are not homeless
but are at or near the poverty level and just need a hand up. Meals
are prepared in the church, transported to GCOC in containers that
keep the food hot by use of the Salvation Army canteen and then
served in Styrofoam containers for families to take home and consume. A
typical meal consist of a meat, one starch, veggies, roll or bread
and a dessert. Much of this food is provided by local vendors which
helps keep the cost to churches very low. St. Martin’s
supports
this program about every two months (and sometimes more often) and
support from it’s members is outstanding. We usually have two
teams when we serve. One team (4 members) cooks the meal and another
(7 members) serves.
Rewards
from serving in
this ministry outweigh the little time and effort required from any
one person. So, if this is a ministry you may be interested in or
you would like more information, please contact Skip Floyd at
757-645-3323 or contact
the church office.
FISH
312 Waller Mill Road, # 800
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 220-9379
From a December, 2008
Interview…
FISH – sounds like part of the dinner menu from last night,
but FISH is a local agency that helps those in need by providing food,
clothing and transportation to thousands of people in the community
each year. The agency is run entirely by volunteers.
Bud Voorhess, president of the board for FISH, says the number of
clients served by FISH is up 13 percent this year over last. Folks
getting food from the agency jumped from 5,424 in 2007 to 6,178 by this
November.
Voorhess says the economic conditions are certainly a driving factor
behind the rise in clients FISH serves. The number of new households
visiting FISH in 2008 has grown by 22 percent, which is a clear
indicator to Voorhess that families here are being affected by the poor
economy.
FISH needs support to help its growing number of local clients. Even if
you think you can’t help, there’s a lot you can do
just by cleaning out the pantry and closet in your home. Here are some
items they can use that you may be able to provide: any warm clothing,
especially coats, hats, and gloves; also food items that are
non-perishable like canned fruit, cereal (hot or cold), instant coffee,
spaghetti and sauce, tuna fish, Spam, macaroni and cheese boxes, and
soup.
If you have an extra few dollars and would like to purchase goods, FISH
needs diapers of all sizes, dish and laundry detergent, toilet paper
and other toiletries. “Also, if you’ve got time,
volunteer,” Voorhess says. “Everyone has something
that they can find to share, even time.”
He says FISH is feeling the pinch of the recession, too, but he also
says that “donations are holding. I think we can keep our
head above water. The community has really come through for us so
far.”
Drop off your donations at the FISH office, 312 Waller Mill Road in
Williamsburg, or call them at (757) 220-9379 to volunteer.
Can’t do it right now? Not to worry – help is
needed year round.
GROVE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
CENTER
8910-E Pocahontas Trail
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Tel: 757-887-1100
Pat McCormick, Executive Director
http://www.groveoutreach.com/index.html
Grove Christian Outreach Center was established in February 2000 for
the purpose of
ministering to the Grove area of James City County. Many of the
families and individuals
in Grove are elderly, poor, or disabled and are in need of the services
we provide. Our
goal is to treat each person with dignity and respect and show the love
of Christ in
assisting them with their need.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to maintain an Outreach Center in the Grove area of
James City County in
order to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the poor and
disadvantaged in the
community.
Vision Statement
Our Vision Statement is to extend the Kingdom of God by building
relationships within
the community, being involved in all aspects of community life, and
showing the love of
Christ in meeting practical, everyday needs of those in the Grove
Community.
Outreach Ministries
On-Going Year Round
Ministries
- Bread & More Wednesdays
- Food Pantry
- USDA Commodities
- Brown Bag Lunch
- Clothes Closet
- School Supply Closet / School Uniforms
- Gas Vouchers / Bus Tickets
- Financial Assistance
- Student Computer Distribution
- Transportation (Medical / Social Services Appointments)
- Seniors Ministry
Seasonal Outreach Programs
- Backpacks for Kids
- Back to School Blessings
- Thanksgiving Food Baskets
- Easter Food Baskets
- Adopt A Teen & Parent Program
- Shoe Box Gifts For Kids
- Blessing Room (Christmas Shopping for Mom & Dad)
- Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day & Harvest Gifts
H.E.L.P.
Historic Triangle
Housing, Employment & Linkages Project
For more information please contact Ms. Susan Whitley at
757-253-2264.
HELP is a pilot project that is an outgrowth of the local Homelessness
Prevention Task
Force, which is designed to provide area-wide collaboration,
networking, and coordinated
services for residents identified as being at-risk of homelessness or
who are currently
homeless. The local Task Force involves representatives of the three
local governments
[Williamsburg, James City Co, York Co.], United Way, Salvation Army,
other public
entities, non-profit providers, faith-based communities, and other
designated stakeholders
in the Historic Triangle.
The Historic Triangle Housing, Employment, and Linkages Project's
mission is to
provide accessible, affordable, and timely shelter, housing, and
community wrap-around
services to identified adults and children who are at-risk of
homelessness or who are
currently homeless in the Historic Triangle. The project will provide a
realistic starting
point and community wrap-around support on the part of participating
public and private
agencies, in order to avoid recidivism.
Services to be provided by consortium members of the project may
include anyone or
more of the following:
- Emergency Shelter
- Transitional Housing
- Budgeting/Life Skills
- Case Management
- Employment Services/Job Coaching
- Federal/State Benefits Programs
- Food &Clothing Assistance
- Mentoring
- Referrals to Area Health Services, Other Professional
Services, and Area Support Groups
The services listed above will be provided through the cooperation and
collaboration of a
number of public and private agencies, as well as faith-based
communities:
- The United
Way of Greater Williamsburg will function as the steering
committee convener and the fiscal agent for H.E.L.P.
- The
Salvation Army will function as the principal provider of
transitional housing and support services, such as case management
and mentoring services.
- Other public
and private, non-profit agencies will provide other
community wrap-around services, such as Benefits Program applications,
Employment Services, Food & Clothing, Health Services,
School-based, and other community services.
HISTORIC TRIANGLE
SENIORCENTER
5301 Longhill Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone 757-259-4187
Lisa Gibson, Executive Director 757-903-8765
www.theseniorcenter.org
The Historic Triangle Senior Center provides an array of services to
enhance the health
and overall well being of seniors in the Greater Williamsburg area
through:
- Social and Recreational Activities
- Classes, Seminars, and Cultural Events
- Health Fairs and Screenings
- Volunteer Opportunities
Examples of trips and socials:
- Holiday Dance
- Valentine's Day Luncheon at Boxwood Inn
- Cruise and Tour of Ingleside Winery
- Colonial Downs Race Track
- Yorktown Boat Trip
- Chrysler Museum
- Washington DC Zoo
- Christmas at the White House
- Overnight Getaway to Mountains
- Williamsburg Playhouse
Other Programs:
- Bridge
- Seeds N Weeds
- Dining Club
- Walk-About
- PACE (exercise) People wth Arthritis Can Exercise
- Line Dancing
- Art
- Information and Referral
- Book Club
- Spanish Classes
JACKSON-FEILD HOMES
546 Walnut Grove Drive
Jarratt, Virginia 23867-9989
Phone: (434) 634-3217
http://www.jacksonfeild.org/
We educate, equip, and empower girls for a brighter future. Providing
at-risk adolescent
females with basic human services, counseling, and education in a
caring residential
environment, encouraging behavior that is respectful, and ministering
to the families of
the girls.
Jackson-Feild Homes is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable organization
dedicated to
providing gender specific programs and services for adolescent females
ages 13 up to 21
who are “at risk” for mental health problems,
delinquent behaviors and/or failure to
complete their basic education. We operate residential programs for
girls at our main
campus in Jarratt, Virginia and in Richmond, Virginia. We originated in
1855 as an
orphan asylum and have evolved into the largest private facility in
Virginia to specialize
in serving female adolescents.
To educate, equip, and
empower:
Jackson -Feild Homes have three distinct programs on two campuses
designed to
educate, equip and young girls to meet the challenges they face in
society and overcome
the obstacles that have contributed to compromising their success.
Each program on the Main Campus: Traditional Group Home, Independent
Living, and
Maternity and Infants, has at it’s core a behavior
modification component, a skill building
curriculum, recreational services and therapeutic interventions which
are all integrated
into an individualized treatment plan specifically tailored to the
unique needs of every
resident.
Our holistic and multidiscipline treatment approach promotes emotional,
physical,
behavioral and spiritual well- being. Gwaltney School is located on
site to meet the
varied educational and vocational goals of our residents. Clinical
Services includes
clinical social workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, licensed
eligible counselors,
Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses and a licensed Psychiatrist.
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MEALS ON WHEELS
227 Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-9250
http://www.wmbgmealsonwheels.com/
Dedicated to providing hot nutritious noontime meals for those who are
unable to obtain
or prepare their own food.
Assisting clients to achieve:
- Healthy Living
- Nutritional Well-Being
- Independence
Williamsburg Meals-on-Wheels delivers affordable hot noonday meals to
anyone over the age of 18 who:
- Is physically or emotionally unable to provide hot
balanced meals for themselves
- Has a demonstrated need
Eligibility Includes those who are:
- Unable to
prepare meals for themselves.
- Homebound
- Unable to shop
This criterion encompasses all income groups. Arrangements can be made
for short term or long term service, or for just a few times each week.
Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels has been meeting the needs of our
community since
1974, and now serves more than 100 people daily. Our enthusiastic
volunteers and a
small paid staff make this all possible. We have never had a
waiting list.
Daily contact with a caring volunteer
LITERACY FOR LIFE AT THE
RITA WELSH ADULT LEARNING
CENTER
The College of William & Mary
301 Monticello Ave
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757.221.3325
http://adultliteracywilliamsburg.org/index.html
Literacy for Life builds better lives by teaching adults the literacy
skills required for self-sufficiency, better health, and meaningful
participation in society. How does LFL do this? By providing customized
instruction in reading, writing, and math for native-born adult
learners, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) for
non-native-born adults. Instruction is available free of charge to all
adults who live or work in the Greater Williamsburg Area.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH OUTREACH
221 34th Street
Newport News, VA 23607
Office Phone: (757) 247-5086
Isabel F. Steilberg, Rector
http://www.stpaulsnn.org/index.php
Food and Nutrition
• The Pantry distributes non-perishable groceries, as needed,
each weekday.
• Our Daily Bread provides coffee, tea, fruit (as available by
gift), bread and
peanut butter as a simple breakfast each day during A Safe Place.
• The Weekend Meals program offers meals for the downtown
community on days
when many other local outreach programs and social services support
offices are
closed
Support and Emergency
Assistance for People Who Are Homeless and in Crisis
• A Safe Place is a weekday morning walk-in program that
welcomes, on average,
200 guests each week who are homeless or substandardly housed. Five
days a
week, St. Paul’s welcomes homeless and low-income adults to
shelter, peer
counseling groups, and the opportunity to attend to basic human needs.
St. Paul’s
offers basic toiletries; laundry, telephone, mail service, current
magazines and
newspapers; a place to rest; a place to meet social workers and other
support
service personnel; and short-term storage for belongings.
• Emergency Assistance is available to low-income families
through the Rector’s
Crisis Compassion Fund that responds to pressing needs for food,
medical care,
legal assistance, transportation, or housing.
Pastoral Care Services
aim at integrating worship and prayer into our outreach services.
Pastoral Counseling, Bible study, the weekly Seeds of Hope Prayer
Breakfast,
and weekend prayer sessions are central to our efforts to empower the
lives of the
poor. Seeds of Hope is a breakfast prayer group that provides support
and
encourages reflection. St. Paul’s open door policy invites
and supports
relationships between program participants and longtime parish members,
thus
encouraging a new community that is shaped by diversity, that lives in
hope, and
that celebrates good life for all people.
Referral Network
Through partnership with many local and regional providers, St.
Paul’s provides
important medical and social services to individuals facing HIV/AIDS,
addiction, and
homelessness. Each week, the church provides on-site HIV/AIDS testing,
medical care,
and health education. Case workers from Health Care for the Homeless
visit St. Paul’s
twice each week and as called to provide medical care to individuals
who do not receive
adequate health care because of poverty and unstable housing
conditions. As host to a
daily Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous group, St. Paul’s
helps members of its
congregation and community address their addiction issues.
THANKSGIVING
MEALS
Contact: Kerry Armbruster
Phone: 757-564-0447
Ministry Description: This ministry’s goal is to give more
people the joy of having a blessed Easter and Thanksgiving.
Volunteer Description A volunteer would be called
to participate in an outreach program that provides warm
Thanksgiving Dinners ON Thanksgiving day to area families in
need. Dinners are prepared in our home and brought to church
to be assembled in boxes/baskets that will be delivered to those in
want or need. On Easter we will prepare and deliver
Ham Dinners in the same fashion.
Frequency: once a year on Thanksgiving Day and once a year on
Easter Sunday
VIRGINIA INTERFAITH CENTER
FOR PUBLIC POLICY
1716 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23223
804.643.2474
C. Douglas Smith, Executive Director
http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/
Our Vision and Mission:
The Virginia Interfaith Center empowers Virginians to
create social justice for all by advocating for systemic change. We
envision a world where people of all faiths cooperate to create
compassionate communities that are just, peaceful, equitable and
sustainable.The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is
Virginia’s oldest faith-based advocacy
group. We're a nonpartisan coalition of faith communities working to
create change through advancing progressive public policy. We engage
people of faith, and educate the public about social issues, the
legislative process and the call to advocacy.
How We Work
When government determines a public policy, it is making a
choice, and choice is the basis of morality. In serving a God of
justice, the faith community witnesses to that God when they become
engaged in the legislative process. The faith communities of the
Interfaith Center have inherited the role of holding the governmental
leaders accountable for their decisions. Since 1982, the Virginia
Interfaith Center has been a respected voice bringing people of faith
together in effective advocacy for human dignity and social justice.
Each faith community has unique concerns, but broad public policy
consensusbrings together diverse faith communities to make a common
witness around common concerns. The Interfaith Center is uniquely
structured to represent the moral voice of the faith community on
behalf of the politically weak and marginalized.
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WILLIAMSBURG FAITH IN
ACTION
354 McLaws Cir, Suite 2 - Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757)258-5890 - Email: info@wfia.org
http://www.wfia.org/
Rita Smith, Executive Director
Faith in Action fosters caring relationships between volunteers and
members of the Greater Williamsburg area who are elderly, disabled or
with long-term health needs.
WFIA provides assistance with everyday tasks of life to the elderly,
chronically ill and disabled adults living in Williamsburg, James City
County and the Bruton District of
York County (Greater Williamsburg Area). Services include, but are not
limited to:
Transportation
Volunteers provide transportation to doctor or dental appointments,
grocery shopping, beauty salon or barber shop, library, post office,
church, and errands.
Respite care
Respite care volunteers offer temporary relief for family caregivers by
serving as companions to care receivers who have a physical disability
or dementia. Caregivers
often dedicate all of their energy to meeting the needs of a loved one
while postponing their own needs which can jeopardize their own
physical health and emotional wellbeing.
Friendly Visiting
WFIA matches a volunteer and care receiver who have similar interests.
The volunteer calls or visits with the care receiver every week to
discuss their hobbies, work, and to just
talk about life.
Telephone Assurance
Volunteers make calls to care receivers to check on them or just to
visit by phone. Calls
are made on a daily or weekly basis depending on the request of the
care receiver.
Grocery Shopping
The volunteer will drive the care receiver to the grocery store and
assist them with
shopping if needed, or the volunteer will pick up their grocery list
and money and shop
for them.
Light Housekeeping
Some of our volunteers perform light housekeeping duties, such as
vacuuming, dusting,
washing dishes, or changing linens. Volunteers who provide this service
always provide
more than a clean home. They provide a friendly face and listening ear.
Light Yard Work
Volunteers provide seasonal help with yard work, such as raking leaves,
mowing grass,
or trimming shrubbery. These services do not require the skills of a
professional.