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Local Support

The following services are additional resources for students, which can help in a variety of situations. These, along with the mental health services and what is available from the Care Team here at VPCC, were carefully selected to give students a boost or a helping hand should they need it.

Employment Resources
Financial Education
Food and Clothing
Grief/Mourning
Housing
  • Housing Crisis Hotline – Western Tidewater and Peninsula 757-587-4202 
  • Housing Crisis Hampton/Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0300 
  • ShelterListings.org – search for housing resources in Hampton and Williamsburg 
  • Family Centered Resources – Newport News http://www.fcr-inc.org/   
  • United Way of Virginia Peninsula (Eviction Reduction Program)  www.uwvp.org/help  (757)229-2222 
  • Hampton Roads Community Action Program Clean Comfort Program (Homeless Assistance and Prevention Program) – 757-247-0379 
  • Supportive Housing Norfolk Survivor Ventures housing for victims of human trafficking and exploitation.  Survivor Ventures | victim services | Norfolk, Virginia, USA 
  • (757) 317-0352 
  • HotelKids.org – 757.Church – Advocate for displaced families; 757-334-7103 
  • United Way of South Hampton Roads 
  • Provides additional resources including shelter and other housing options. 
  • 2515 Walmer Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23513 
  • United Way of South Hampton Roads    
  • 757-853-8500 
  • United Way 
  • 757-594-4636 
  • Supportive Housing 
  • The ideal candidate must be over 18, have stable income (ie. employment, SSI, SSDI or VA benefits, etc.), does not need supervision and is willing to reside in a shared living space.  
  • 757-828-2274 
  • Comprehensive Housing Counseling – 757-643-4086 
  • Housing Services – Foreclosure prevention – 757-247-5105 
  • Union Mission – Norfolk 
  • 757-627-8686 
  • single women – dial ext. 354 
  • woman and children – dial ext. 335 
  • Love and Caring Ministries: 
  • Provides services to homeless women and children in the Hampton Roads area. 
  • 757-430-4101 
  • PARC, Inc. 
  • 757-966-2107 
  • Call to be placed on the waiting list for a family shelter (men/women/children) in the Portsmouth area.  
  • Safe Harbor  
  • 804-249-9470 
Medical Clinics
Mental Health & Well-Being 
Parenting Resources
Parenting Students 
  • Child Care Aware of Virginia – https://vachildcare.com/  
  • Hampton Roads Community Action Program (HRCAP) – Diaper Depot 757-247-0379; diaper support, job training, financial coaching, and housing assistance  
  • Child Development Resources – Fatherhood First; empowering dads to reach their goals and to be the best parents they can be; working with fathers on fatherhood, communication skills, employment, and financial stability 
  • HouseMeHamptonRoads – Diaper Bank 
  • Child and Family Services – Provides healthier and more connected communities by meeting the needs for the behavioral, emotion and practical needs of children, adults and families.    
  • Fatherhood First – Empowers dad to reach their goals to be the parents they can be.    
Phone Service 
  • Assurance Wireless (1-888-321-5880)– federal program for free cell phone and free talk and text for qualifying customers 
  • Safelink Wireless (1-800-378-1684)- free unlimited talk and text for qualifying customers; Free cell phone, free SIM card, 1000 free minutes and 1.5 GB of data per month or 1000 free minutes and 1.0 GB per month. 
  • Access Wireless (1-888-900-5899): Free cell phone, 100-750 minutes, unlimited texts, plus 50-200 MB data. Free high speed data, hotspot, talk, & text for qualifying customers. 
  • GenMobile: Free cell phone, talk, text for qualifying customers.    
Scholarships 
Sexual Assault
SNAP Benefits
Substance Abuse
Suicide Education & Prevention 
Support Groups – Various
Transportation Assistance 
  • Thrive Peninsula – bus passes to clients starting new employment; grocery delivery for those without transportation 
  • Williamsburg Area Transit Authority – www.gowata.org 757-220-5493 
Affordable Computer Access 
  • PCs for People – Warrantied, refurbished desktops, laptops, internet, and tech accessories for those currently participating in a government-based assistance program or have a qualifying household income (less than 200% of federal poverty guidelines (see chart below) or 60% of area median income). 
Violence/Abuse