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. In this statement, our CEO & President shares our grief and outrage; our commitment to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion; and a prayer for peace and restoration in the wake of the unspeakable death of George Floyd.

In this episode of our Vision & Voices podcast, our Chaplain Sandra Trice Gray and Pastor Damien Johnson, of the Seabrook Seventh Day Adventist Church, join us for a candid discussion about Racism, Police Brutality, and Injustice in America.

Operation Backpack® is our initiative to stand in the gap for our region’s most vulnerable children. Learn more about how you can help us provide backpacks, school supplies and technology for distance-learning to more than 2,000 homeless and underprivileged children in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.

One June 24, 2020, we collaborated with the City of Durham and the Durham VA Health Care System to host a virtual discussion about the how the pandemic as been reshaping human services and affordable housing in North Carolina. To watch the full webinar, click the link below!

Our brand-new VOA Hope Center is a Maryland-based outpatient mental health clinic that provides low-income men, women and children in need comprehensive support and treatment. To learn more, follow the link below!

We're launching our brand-new Newport News YouthBuild program in July in Newport News, VA! This new program will provide young people ages 16 - 24 the education and hands-on training they need 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.