Catholic Charities of Hampton Roads, Inc. is a not-for-profit United Way Agency
serving families under stress and strengthening family life through education and
prevention. All services are confidential and are offered to the community-at-
large. Fees for services are set according to one's ability to pay. No one is denied
a service for lack of funds.
Services offered by Catholic Charities of Hampton Roads, Inc. include:
Family Life Enrichment/Community Outreach
Counseling ervices offered by Catholic Charities include:
Home studies are completed on prospective adoptive parents. The agency
participates in international adoptions as well as parental placement adoptions.
Adoption services do not cease after placement; many adoptive children have
been helped to search for non-identifying information concerning their
birthparents.
Family Life Enrichment/Community Outreach
Many students struggle with social/emotional/relational problems which hinder or
interfere with their academic functioning. Counseling can help students modify
behaviors and thus improve their academics.
For the schools contracting with the agency for clinical services, one in-service
for teachers and one parenting presentation are included.
Group sessions are offered in the school setting for topics such as:
The agency advocates improvements in social condition for individuals, families,
and children.
The "Fixit Force", a residence assistance home repair program, improves the
safety, security, and energy efficiency of homes by making minor home repairs for
Tidewater area homeowners, aged 60 and older.
The program's objective is to
assist the low income elderly to remain in their homes and to live independently.
The labor is performed by volunteers at no cost to the client. The costs for the
materials will be charged according to the sliding scale used by the Southeastern
Virginia Areawide Model Program (SEVAMP).
Priority will be given to those
over 75 years old, living alone without other resources, frail or physically
disabled, and receiving monthly incomes below $613 for one person or $820 for
two.
Some of the repairs performed by the Fixit Force volunteers include:
Health and safety concerns are given priority.
The "Touch Tone Companion" program is a telephone reassurance program which
serves the elderly and the shut-ins via regular phone calls to talk with them and
make sure they are OK.
Caregiver Support Services (to begin in the fall of 1995) for the so-called
"Sandwich Generation" of people who are caring, not only for their own children,
but also their elder parents or close relatives.
Main Office:
4855 Princess Anne Road
Chesapeake:
3757 Poplar Hill Road
Norfolk:
1301 Colonial Avenue
Newport News:
12829 Jefferson Avenue
Williamsburg:
1300 Jamestown Road
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Counseling
A professional staff is available to individuals and families experiencing
personal, interpersonal, emotional, or social difficulties.
Child Welfare
A state-licensed child-placing agency, the agency's services include:
A full range of services meets the needs of children whose
birthparents who are making some difficult decisions about their future.
Adoption is always offered as an option during pregnancy counseling.Family Life Enrichment/Community Outreach
Student Assistance Program
Professional counselors are available to students and teachers at all the
elementary schools and Catholic High School on the southside, and one
elementary school on the Peninsula.
Advocacy
Older Adults
Locations
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: (757) 467-7707
Suite A
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Phone: (757) 484-0703
Norfolk, VA 23517
Phone: (757) 625-2568
Suite 101
Newport News, VA 23608
Phone: (757) 875-0060
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757) 253-2847