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May
10
May
Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation Accepting Project Proposals for ESG & CDBG Programs
Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation is accepting project proposals to be considered for funding under the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs for the 2024 grant cycle. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to facilitate the City’s goal of making homelessness rare, brief and …
07
Mar
Online Survey to Help Identify Housing Needs in Virginia Beach Available Through March 22
Public Input Will Help Inform City’s Housing Study Housing & Neighborhood Preservation is collaborating with the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech to conduct a housing study for Virginia Beach. In November 2022, the City Council approved an ordinance to fund an updated housing study and report, which was previously …
20
Jan
Virginia Beach Seeks Public Input on Housing Needs for Study
In-Person and Virtual Public Meetings Scheduled Housing & Neighborhood Preservation is collaborating with the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech to conduct a housing study for Virginia Beach. The public is invited to learn about the study and provide input on housing-related needs and issues within the city at one of …
03
Jan
Virginia Beach Seeking Public’s Assistance in Identifying Locations Where Individuals are Living Unsheltered
Information Will Be Used to Prepare for Annual Count of Homeless Population on Jan. 25 Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation is asking for the public's help in identifying locations throughout the city where individuals have been observed living without shelter. The information will help guide staff during the street count of the…
08
Dec
Virginia Beach Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service to be Held Dec. 21
In observance of National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission and BEACH Community Partnership will hold a memorial service on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Housing Resource Center, 104 N. Witchduck Road. The community is invited to join us as we …
02
Dec
Virginia Beach Annual Point-in-Time Count Scheduled for Jan. 25, 2023
Volunteers Needed to Help with Unsheltered Count The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count for Virginia Beach will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires cities that receive federal funding for homeless programs to conduct an unduplicated count of the homeless population, known as the PIT …
28
Nov
Virginia Beach Winter Shelter Program Now Open
Partnership Between Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, PiN Ministry and Faith Community Provides Overnight Shelter for Homeless Adults Overnight shelter for single adults (ages 18 and older) experiencing homelessness is available through the Virginia Beach Winter Shelter program. The program provides unsheltered individuals with a warm plac…
16
Nov
BEACH Community Partnership Reminding Ways to Get and Give Help in Recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
On a single night in January 2022, 352 people in Virginia Beach were identified as experiencing homelessness. However, since families and individuals experience housing crises and move in and out of homelessness on an ongoing basis for many different reasons, the scope of the homelessness issue is much greater. For more than 30 years, city, faith …
15
Nov