Neighborhood Services Department - Office of Housing

Projects to Aid Homeless

Family Project Homeless Connect Day

 

On April 24, 2008, the Chesapeake Coalition for the Homeless and the City hosted its first Family Project Homeless Connect Day at the Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center.
 
The purpose of this one-stop event was to connect homeless families with resources to move them towards self-sufficiency.
 
Financial support for the event was provided by the City, the United Way of South Hampton Roads, and a host of other businesses and organizations.  Eleven City departments/agencies, 32 service providers, and 200 volunteers provided a variety of services to over 123 homeless families and individuals.  See resources for a copy of the final report.
 

The next Family Project Homeless Connect Day is scheduled to be held on April 22, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Dr. Cuffee Community Center.  Considerable time, planning, and organizing will be required for this project.

Interested volunteers  may contact Ms. Alecia Gregg, CCH Chair (757) 543-3324  or Jean Taylor (757) 382-6925

 

Resources:

• Event details flyer - pdf
  
  
• Volunteer informational flyer - pdf
  
  
• Project Homeless Connect brochure - pdf
  
  
• Final Report - 5,662 kb pdf
  Includes CVC Facility Map, United Way Letter, News Release and Program
  
  (Final Report - with links to exhibit documents for smaller file size) - 3,128 kb pdf
  
  
• Pocket Resources for the Homeless - pdf

 

All information will be kept strictly confidential!

 

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For more information, contact:

City of Chesapeake
Department of Neighborhood Services
Office of Housing -5th Floor
306 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322

 (757) 382-6925 Phone
(757) 382-6372 Fax
(757) 382-8214 TDD