Phone: 494-1997 Fax: 494-1979 Peninsula Region 127 Franklin Street Hampton, VA 23669 Phone: 722-3466 Fax: 722-7058
An agency dedicated to enhancing family strengths and resources through direct family involvement that preserves the dignity of all families within their community. Staff is available to families on a 24-hour basis, 7 days per week, with sessions determined by the family’s schedule - often nights and weekends.
Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Inc. Administration 260 Grayson Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 321-2222 Fax: 321-2260 Website: www.jsshamptonroads.org Provides individual, marital, and family counseling. Also offers a “Christian Cope with Divorce” Program. Hours for programs vary.
United Methodist Family Services 715 Baker Road, Suite 201
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-1002 Phone: 490-9791
Fax: 490-0159 Website: www.umfforg
Offers family counseling to the community.
DETOX FACILITIES
Alcohol Abuse Phone: 1-800-234-0420 (24 Hour Hotline) Crisis Care Norfolk, VA 23518Phone: 455-0368 (Emergency Line) Drug Abuse
Phone: 1-800-888-9383 (24 Hour Hotline)
Virginia Beach Recovery Detox Center
409 Birdneck Circle Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Phone: 437-6260
EDUCATION
Access Tidewater Scholarship Foundation P.O. Box 1357 Norfolk, VA 23501 Phone: 628-3942 Fax: 628-3842 Website: www.accesscollege.org
Provides students in the public with inspiring hope that a college education is attainable. Supports them in achieving the requirements for college acceptance and builds them through the college application process. Also assists them in gaining the funds to attend college. Adult Learning Center
4160 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Phone: 473-5091 Fax: 473-5098 Website: www.adultlearning.vbschool.com
Serves persons 18 years or older, not enrolled in high school. Hours are 8:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday; 6:30
pm-9:00pm, Monday-Thursday. Provides GED training, English as a
second language; specialized courses in computers, typing, sign language, woodworking, air conditioning, real estate, vocational courses (such as LPN, CAN, etc.), and crafts. Fee for classes. Open to Chesapeake residents Sponsored by Virginia Public Schools.
American Association of University Women
710 West Willow Pt. Place Newport News, VA 23602 Phone: 833-5592
Contact: Sally Sledge
Provides for the advancement of women socially, culturally, politically, and educationally. Offers grants to deserving women and is involved in a variety of programs designed to further public education and equality. Open to male membership also.
Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology
1617 Cedar Road Chesapeake VA 23320 Phone: 547-0134 Fax: 547-2391
Serves 11th and 12th grade students and postgraduates. Hours are 8:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday. Offers technical electives to students enrolled in a regular day program in areas such as cosmetology, nursing, electronic, welding, masonry, auto mechanics, auto body, data processing and television. On-the-job training is provided.
Chesapeake Planetarium Civic Center 312 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 547-0153, Ext. 281 Website: www.cps.k12.va.us
Serves all ages. Hours are 8:30am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday. Provides public programs on Thursday evenings at 8:00pm. Call for reservation.
Commonwealth Challenge Bldg. 253 C Street
State Military Reservation Camp Pendleton P. O. box 7510 Virginia Beach, VA 23458-7510 Phone: 491-5932 (Agency) 491-5933 (Intake) 1-800-796-6472 Fax: 491-5934
Hours are 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday. Provides a five-month residential program for high school dropouts who are 16-18 years old, both male and female, drug free and are not currently involved I the criminal justice system. It provides a structured educational component consisting of academic instruction leading to the attainment of a GED certificate. After the certificate or diploma is received, program will provide options for further training in one of the following areas: vocational technical education, community college or four year college.
Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering (CHROME) C/o Old Dominion University P. O. Box 1394
Norfolk, VA 23501-1394 Phone: 683-6032
Website: www.chrome.org
Serves age 16-18, if in college. Hours are 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. CHROME’s mission is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities and females participating in mathematics, science, engineering or related technical fields. CHROME supports a club program, weekend and summer academics, internships, and scholarships. CHROME also stimulates efforts towards reform I instruction that incorporate methodology and sponsors teacher and counselor workshops and activities to encourage their adoption of these strategies.
Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc. (Job Corps)
1500 E. Little Creek Road, Suite 310 Norfolk, VA 23518
Phone: 587-2762
1-800-889-9336 Fax: 588-6707
Website: www.jobcorpsregion2.com Hours are 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday- Friday. Provides a residential vocational training program for 16-24 year old youth. Non-profit government funded program. GED preparatory classes are available.
Educational Opportunity Center 121 College Place Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: 683-2312 Fax: 683-2315 Website: www.vtc.odu.edu/eoc.html Email: eoc@eduusind.org Satellite Office:
Chesapeake Bureau of Human Services 100 Outlaw Street
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 382-2000
Serves ages 17 to adults. Hours are 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday by appointment. Services provided: referrals to GED and ABE providers; financial aid application assistance; general information on local
college/universities. Specific information on courses and programs of
study and admissions procedures. Career planning and counseling including interest and Aptitude Testing.
Fuzz and Stuffing Puppets P. O. Box 8804
Norfolk, VA 23503 Phone: 480-2991
Agency is a proprietary organization which specializes in made-to-order educational show for schools, community groups, and professional service organizations. Classes and workshops covering construction, manipulation, writing and productions are offered. Entertainment shows are available.
Job Zone
Circle Office Building, Suite 223 861 Glenrock Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 461-3945 461-7537 x 333 (Certification) 461-0990 x 360 (Dislocated Workers) Fax: 461-6117 Website: www.jobzone.com
Hours are 8:30am-7:00pm, Monday and
8:30am-4:30pm, Tuesday-Friday. Provides services to administer Federal
Job Training Partnership Act Funds. We also operate employment and training
programs for low-income individuals and dislocated workers.
Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads, Inc
6325 North Center Drive, Suite 204 Building 18
Norfolk, VA 23502
Website:http://hamptonroads.ja.org Email: info@jahamptonroads.org
Offers programs to children from kindergarten through 12th grade with purpose to educated and inspire young people to value free enterprise, understand business and economics, and be workforce ready.
Kids Priority One 1900 Llewellyn Avenue Norfolk, VA 23517 Phone: 244-5373 Fax: 216-2714 Website: www.kidspriorityone.org Email: director@kidspriorityone.org A non profit organization which identifies the needs of children in the Hampton Roads and seeks the best means to address those needs. This includes promoting educational resources and programs.
Kujichagulia Academy, Inc. 112 Grant Street Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 494-1656 Fax: 494-0551 Website: www.kujiacad.com Email: kujiacad@hotmail.com
Provides quality education for all students with highest level of academics and moral values appropriate to their respective age levels. Also offers
resources that will empower families and communities.
Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia
Tidewater Chapter P.O. Box 64522
Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Phone: 424-4113 (private phone) Fax: 523-4077
Hours are 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Saturday. This association provides referral, support services and information concerning learning disabilities, educational programs.
Making A Difference Foundation 990 Kelso Court
Virginia Beach VA 23464 Phone: 495-5009
Fax: 495-4917
Email: aliciabobulinski@yahoo.com Hours are after school, evenings and weekends. Provides mentoring and tutoring to students grades 1-12+. Areas included are college prep. GED, SAT prep. English as a second language, Literacy Passport, life skills, job and college applications and guidance. Programs offered year round $100 donation, 6 months or more used as charity program; exceptions based on financial situation.
Old Dominion University Women’s Center
South Webb Center Norfolk, VA 23520 Phone: 683-4109 Fax: 683-4119
Website: www.womenscenter.com Hours are 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. Provides services which relate
predominantly to women, especially those re-entering school.
Portsmouth Reads 602 Rockbridge Road Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 393-9385
A non-profit organization which ensures that all children in Portsmouth enter school with the emergent literacy skills needed for early success. Also helps adults with opportunities to develop their literacy skills.
Portsmouth Schools Foundation 801 Crawford Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704 Phone: 393-8743 Fax: 393-5236
Website: www.pps.k12.va.us
Serves Portsmouth. Actively promotes excellence in Portsmouth’s schools and creates opportunities and resources for others to do the same.
Project Light 1036 Anderson Way Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Phone: 624-1764 523-5680 Fax: 624-1766 Website: www.projectlight.org Mailing Address: P. O. Box 508 Norfolk, VA 23501
Hours 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Wednesday-Friday; Tuesday and Thursday by appointment only. Agency provides training to inner city non-profit organizations to teach people how to read utilizing computers. This agency/ministry will teach other
agencies how to organize tutoring and illiteracy elimination programs
Reach, Inc.
2200 Colonial Avenue Suite 16 Norfolk, VA 23517
Phone: 627-4722 Fax: 627-4722
Website: www.reachnkids.org Email: reachingkids@verizon.net
Provides literacy services to at risk children throughout the community through reading aloud, distributing books and school supplies and training services for parents.
Southeastern Cooperation
Educational Programs (SECEP) Website: www.secep.k12.va.us Autistic Children’s Program
6160 Kempsville Circle Suite 300 B Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone: 892-6100
Deep Creek Re-education School 1040 N. George Washington Highway Chesapeake, VA 23323
Phone: 485-4735 Fax: 485-3820
Kempsville Re-education School 233-A N. Witchduck Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 473-1016
Fax: 497-2257
Portsmouth Re-education School 10 Independence Street
Portsmouth, VA 23701 Phone: 399-4306 Fax: 397-9939
Suffolk Re-education School 2327 E. Washington Street
Suffolk, VA 23434 Phone: 539-2388 Fax: 934-1148
Virginia Beach Re-education School 525 Kempsville Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Phone: 456-5017
Fax: 456-5024
Hours are 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday- Friday. Provides a formal structure through which the participating schools can plan and operate programs for children with special needs. The Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs (SECEP) is a public body established in accordance with the Code of Virginia, and provides for the establishment and operation of jointly owned schools. Primary disability served is emotional, behavior disordered, communication disordered, mentally retarded, autistic or multi-handicapped. Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity
Project, Inc. (STOP) 2551 Almeda Avenue Norfolk, VA 23513 Phone: 858-1360 Fax: 858-1389
Website: www.stopinc.org
Call for complete listing of programs. Hours are 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. Agency provides adult education, job finding, pre-job guidance, job training, job referral, counseling and referral, day care services, Head Start programs (ages 3-5 years), housing assistance and counseling, youth services, elderly services, ex-offenders program, distribute food and clothing in emergency situation, and home weatherization to the socially/economically disadvantaged.
Tidewater Center for Technology Access 1413 Laskin Road Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Phone: 437-6542 Website: www.tcta.atacess.org Email: tcta@aol.com
Serves community. A non-profit organization which provides persons with disabilities access, support and information on state of the art technology to maximize their potential I our community. Offers consultations and evaluations.
Tidewater Tech Corporation Corporate Headquarters 4455 S. Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Phone: 456-5065 Fax: 499-4859 Website: www.tidewatertech.edu Chesapeake Campus 932 Ventures Way Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 549-2121 Fax: 548-1196 Newport News Campus 616 Denbigh Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23608 Phone: 874-2121
Fax: 874-3857 Norfolk Campus
7020 North Military Highway Norfolk, VA 23518
Phone: 853-2121 Fax: 852-9017 Virginia Beach Campus 2697 Dean Drive Suite 100 Virginia Beach. VA 23452
Phone: 340-2121 Fax: 940-9704
Tidewater Virginia Literacy Council, Inc.
700 London Blvd, Suite 708A Portsmouth, VA 23704 Phone: 393-6459 Fax: 393-6589
Website: www.tidewaterliteracy.org Email: info@tidewaterliteracy.org
Serves Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth residents. Hours are 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. Appointments required for evenings. Uses volunteer tutors and staff. One-on-one tutoring for non-reading adults. The evaluations are free and confidential. Donated money is used for books, training, space and supplies. Virginia School for the Deaf-Blind
and Multi-Disabled at Hampton 700 Shell Road
Hampton, VA 23661 Phone: 247-2050
or toll free: 1-800-666-0041 Website: www.vsdbmh.org
Serves ages 2-21. Services rendered 24 hours a day, five days a week. A residential and day school operated by the state government for deaf, blind, deaf/blind and multi-handicapped. Referrals made by school system. Appointments are required. Call for additional information.
ELDERLY/SENIOR
SERVICES
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 707 E. Main Suite 910 Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 819-1902 1-866-542-8164 Website: www.aarp.org Email: vaarp@aarp.org
Serves adults ages 50 and older. Promotes legislation; conducts research in elder needs; offers interesting program and services to the community; provides a wide range of informational material, AARP chapters and VRTA units for retired teachers. Call for AARP chapters and additional information. American Legion Senior Citizens
Center
350 North Main St. Suffolk, VA 23434 Phone: 923-2372
Hors are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. A non-profit senior service center providing educational. recreational and cultural services to ages 60 and up. Meals also served daily. Ballentine, The 7211 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 Phone: 440-7400 Fax: 489-8233 Website: www.theballentine.com
Provides spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of older persons. Offers a caring and supportive environment staffed by competent professionals who have respect and empathy for each resident.
Berger-Goldrich Home at Beth Sholom Village, The
6401 Auburn Drive
