BEACH Community Partnership Blog

The Lighthouse Center, which provides day support services for homeless individuals and is located at 825 18th St., will be closed July 1 - 10. This closure is necessary to facilitate a transition of staff and equipment from the prior operator, Volunteers of America, to the City of Virginia Beach Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, which will now operate the services at the center. Staff will work to inform those who use the center about the closure and the options available during this time. The city will reopen the day support service center and resume operations on Monday, July 11. The center's regular business hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call the day support service center at (757) 437-4911.

City's Central Call Center Transferring to New Provider The City of Virginia Beach will have limited homeless referral services between June 30 and July 14 as its central call center transitions to a new provider.  Citizens who need to access emergency housing and homeless services in Virginia Beach during this time can call (757) 437-4911, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Please note that the city will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day and will be unavailable to take calls. Beginning July 15, the referral center, known as Connection Point, will be referred to as the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline. It can be accessed at (757) 227-5932. The new call center will continue to be the single point of contact to streamline the homeless referral and assessment process. Families and individuals who are literally homeless will be connected to a case manager with the city's Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation and a

The City of Virginia Beach Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation seeks three dynamic and committed people to join the department’s Coordinated Assessment Team:  2 - Housing Specialist I (Homeless Programs Case Managers)  1 - Housing Specialist II (Coordinated Assessment Team Lead)   Together this team is responsible for coordinating and implementing all aspects of the Coordinated Assessment and Referral process for homeless persons and those at risk of homelessness who are seeking services at the Day Support Center, as well as those referred for housing assistance from the Call Center. This team will also provide services to homeless individuals at the Day Support Center.  For more information about these positions and to apply, visit  www.vbcareers4gov.com .  Close date: June 1 3 , 2016.  The City of Virginia Beach is an EOE. Qualified Section 3 Residents (low- and very-low income persons) residing in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MS