Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas stands with communities, organizations and individuals across the country and the world in grieving not only for George Floyd, but for the many others that have fallen before him due to racial injustice.

We recently launched our Healing Conversations virtual community discussion series! Join us and a diverse panel of community leaders on September 24th for our first Healing Conversation discussion on Social Justice!

Our brand-new VOA Hope Center is a Maryland-based community behavioral health and primary care center that provides low-income adults, children and veterans. Learn more about our center and register for our grand opening on September 25th below!

Our DSPs are essential to the work that we do to support individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. View the special 'Thank You' message our staff sent to our phenomenal DSPs during DSP Appreciation Week here!

Check out our latest Vision & Voices podcast! In this episode, our amazing Volunteer & Services Coordinator Michelle Banks shares about how our VOA Resource Center benefits nonprofits & churches in the community, especially during these challenging times.

We've launched our brand-new Newport News YouthBuild program in July in Newport News, VA! Learn more about how YouthBuild will prepare young people for in-demand careers.

We provide year-round shelter and housing-focused case management, education training, job training, referral services, behavioral health treatment services and more to men, women, and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

We utilize a holistic approach to supportive housing by providing affordable housing to vulnerable populations while delivering supportive services residents need to achieve self-sufficiency.

We provide 24-hour residential supports based on individual need, independent housing with supportive services, medication management, group therapy, counseling, community support, and referral and assistance with the activities for daily living to individuals living with severe mental health issues.

We offer recovery and non-medical detoxification services designed to assist individuals suffering from addiction who desire a clean, safe, and healing environment to overcome the hold of substance abuse.

We support individuals living with an intellectual or developmental disability by providing safe, supportive housing and person-centered services including in-home support, crisis stabilization and life skills training.

We offer a variety of community-based services to help veterans and their families achieve housing stability, including case management, transportation to jobs, crisis intervention, mental health referrals, and income support.

We provide the kind of structured and community-based support men and women returning from federal prison need to effectively transition back into society, including case management, job trainings, substance use recovery, life skills training and resources, and housing assistance.