WILLIAMSBURG AIDS NETWORK
479 McLaws Circle Suite 2
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: 757-220-4606
http://www.williamsburgaidsnetwork.org/index.html
The Williamsburg AIDS Network (WAN) is a Virginia nonprofit 501(C)3 organization
serving the residents of Williamsburg and the counties of James City, Charles City, New
Kent, and upper York.

The Williamsburg AIDS Network is structured to address three primary areas:
Through continuing education, designing new, effective programming and partnering
with other community health and service organizations, WAN works to prevent the
spread of HIV/AIDS in our community and help those living with an HIV diagnosis.

Satellite Site Initiative
WAN offers free testing and prevention counseling at local agencies and contracted
satellite sites. This program allows businesses and community agencies to offer free HIV
testing to their clients at their office.

Dialogue of Hope
We cannot prevent the spread of HIV without the help of local churches. The Dialogue of
Hope is a program to work with churches to present information, offer testing, and listen
to the wisdom of the church as we work together to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Electronic AIDS Intervention
EAI is a cutting edge program to reach people engaging in risk behavior by using the
internet to give them safety messages and direct them to care. We have blogs, networking
groups, and email addresses set up to access communities who meet and negotiate
encounters online.

Youth Empowerment Program (YEP!)
The Youth Empowerment Program is a 6 week course designed for high school seniors
who will be in the first generation of their family to go to college. It helps prepare them
for what they will encounter in the college environment with sessions on credit card and
finance, HIV/AIDS information, food and nutrition, anger management, sexual assault
prevention, and substance abuse awareness.



AVALON
312 Waller Mill Rd # 300
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 258-9362
http://www.avaloncenter.org
Dr. Maria W. Saunders, Executive Director

Mission and Vision
Avalon is committed to intervening in and reducing the incidence of domestic violence and sexual assault. In order to achieve this mission, Avalon offers shelter, advocacy, education, and support to survivors and fosters awareness and prevention by educating the community.

Who We Are:
Avalon is committed to intervening in and reducing the incidence of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our core programs:
Advisory Boards and Affiliations
Avalon is a funded program with the United Way of Greater Williamsburg. Avalon is a member of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance and a member of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

The Avalon Advisory Team includes representatives from James-City County Department of Social Services, Williamsburg-James City County Victim Witness Assistance Program, Colonial Services Board and The Salvation Army

Who We Serve:



CLOAK CLOSET

 
One of the more important missions of a Sunday school, in our opinion, is to honor and support the Christian values that parents want their children to embrace.  Coming together weekly to engage in a unique and caring community provides a powerful place to practice “loving God and each other” as Christ teaches us to do.  The goal of Sunday school is, of course, to spread the Gospel message in age appropriate ways, but equally important is the chance to act out the message in a supportive community.  To that end St. Martin’s strives to make our children aware of the joy in being included in a Christian community and to provide them with a place where they want to share God’s gifts with others.

 
Therefore, a program was created that promotes these values and is also “FUN” for the young people.  Each child is given many ways to earn “Cloak Coupons” (for example attendance, evangelism, stewardship and outreach) which can then be redeemed at The Cloak Closet (a room in the zigzag building).  With half of their total earned coupons a child may select something for themselves, but with the other half they will be able to choose an item that will be donated to charity.  The 50-50 concept is based on our namesake, Martin of Tours, who gave away half of his cloak to a beggar.  Our parishioners are asked to donate items to The Cloak Closet for Avalon, a home for abused wives and their children here in the Williamsburg area. 


CROSSROADS COMMUNITY YOUTH HOME
5684 Mooretown Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone: (757) 258-5106
Ron Wallace, Program Manager

Crossroads Community Youth Home is a state licensed co-ed residential program, committed to providing a quality, broad-based behavior management system of care for the community’s socially, emotionally and behaviorally at-risk youth. Crossroads offers a structured, homelike environment and operates as part of a community-based continuum
of care, and seeks opportunities to collaborate with other service agencies. The youth reside in the group home for a short period of time (the average length of stay is six months) while staying in close contact with home, family, and friends. The purpose of the program is to help the youth develop self-control and positive decision-making skills.  The ultimate goal is to return the youth to his natural home.

Crossroads' clinical program is designed to be a compliment to the Virginia Juvenile Corrections approach. To meet the challenge of Uniform Individuality, residents are assessed and treated on a case-by-case basis within the context of consistent social rules. A Cognitive-Behavioral approach is utilized to reinforce appropriate social behaviors;  while a token economy is the basis of maintaining the therapeutic milieu. An integral part of our treatment process is to emphasize respect for each individual's needs and strengths, and is designed to enhance personal growth, maturity, and healthy relationships.

Each youth is assigned to an individual counselor at admission. This counselor will serve as a guide through the house program and will provide one-on-one interactions to evaluate the resident’s progress. The in-house program is a combination of individual skills building and group process. Substance abuse counseling is provided by staff from the Psychological and Substance Abuse Services program or from Bacon Street. Individual and family counseling is provided by staff from the Family Counseling Services program. Educational needs are managed through the York County School
system. For those residents that are not eligible for a school placement, there is an inhouse educational program.

All residents are admitted to the Crossroads program by a court order or a placement agreement with a licensed child placing agency. Crossroads can serve any of the local communities, but first preference is given to residents of York County, City of Williamsburg, James City County, Gloucester County, City of Poquoson, and Mathews County.

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY
4601 Ironbound Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188-2652
(757) 253-5161
Chaplain George F. Spellman, 757-253-5308

Eastern State Hospital, part of the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services system, was founded in 1773 with a wellintentioned emphasis on community-focused mental health care. The Hospital, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is situated on 500 acres and consists of 16 buildings. The 401-bed facility provides treatment to approximately 385 patients with about 900 staff.

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL VISION STATEMENT
Continuously pursue the highest quality services that empower individuals in their recovery.

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL MISSION STATEMENT
To partner with those we serve to promote personal independence.  Many Volunteer opportunities at Eastern State:
Persons who wish to volunteer at Eastern can do so individually or as part of a group.  Volunteer applications and more information regarding volunteering are available by contacting the Volunteer Office at (757) 253-5322

FROM HIS HAND

St. Martin’s is part of this cooperative effort between the Salvation Army and many churches/and faith based organizations in the area who share in their bounty of gifts so that others do not go without. This ministry has been in existence for about 2 ½ years and primarily serves in the Grove area. The Grove Christian Outreach Center (GCOC) identifies families in need of free hot, cooked meal weekly and provides those names and telephone numbers to FHH. Currently there are eleven area churches serving this ministry who sign up to serve meals at Grove. Our commitment is to serve around 80 meals each Thursday evening although we usually serve more than that. Families receiving meals, for the most part, are not homeless but are at or near the poverty level and just need a hand up. Meals are prepared in the church, transported to GCOC in containers that keep the food hot by use of the Salvation Army canteen and then served in Styrofoam containers for families to take home and consume. A typical meal consist of a meat, one starch, veggies, roll or bread and a dessert. Much of this food is provided by local vendors which helps keep the cost to churches very low. St. Martin’s supports this program about every two months (and sometimes more often) and support from it’s members is outstanding. We usually have two teams when we serve. One team (4 members) cooks the meal and another (7 members) serves.


Rewards from serving in this ministry outweigh the little time and effort required from any one person. So, if this is a ministry you may be interested in or you would like more information, please contact Skip Floyd at 757-645-3323 or contact the church office.


FISH
312 Waller Mill Road, # 800
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 220-9379
From a December, 2008 Interview…

FISH – sounds like part of the dinner menu from last night, but FISH is a local agency that helps those in need by providing food, clothing and transportation to thousands of people in the community each year. The agency is run entirely by volunteers.

Bud Voorhess, president of the board for FISH, says the number of clients served by FISH is up 13 percent this year over last. Folks getting food from the agency jumped from 5,424 in 2007 to 6,178 by this November.

Voorhess says the economic conditions are certainly a driving factor behind the rise in clients FISH serves. The number of new households visiting FISH in 2008 has grown by 22 percent, which is a clear indicator to Voorhess that families here are being affected by the poor economy.

FISH needs support to help its growing number of local clients. Even if you think you can’t help, there’s a lot you can do just by cleaning out the pantry and closet in your home. Here are some items they can use that you may be able to provide: any warm clothing, especially coats, hats, and gloves; also food items that are non-perishable like canned fruit, cereal (hot or cold), instant coffee, spaghetti and sauce, tuna fish, Spam, macaroni and cheese boxes, and soup.

If you have an extra few dollars and would like to purchase goods, FISH needs diapers of all sizes, dish and laundry detergent, toilet paper and other toiletries. “Also, if you’ve got time, volunteer,” Voorhess says. “Everyone has something that they can find to share, even time.”

He says FISH is feeling the pinch of the recession, too, but he also says that “donations are holding. I think we can keep our head above water. The community has really come through for us so far.”

Drop off your donations at the FISH office, 312 Waller Mill Road in Williamsburg, or call them at (757) 220-9379 to volunteer. Can’t do it right now? Not to worry – help is needed year round.


GROVE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTER
8910-E Pocahontas Trail
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Tel: 757-887-1100
Pat McCormick, Executive Director
http://www.groveoutreach.com/index.html

Grove Christian Outreach Center was established in February 2000 for the purpose of
ministering to the Grove area of James City County. Many of the families and individuals
in Grove are elderly, poor, or disabled and are in need of the services we provide. Our
goal is to treat each person with dignity and respect and show the love of Christ in
assisting them with their need.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to maintain an Outreach Center in the Grove area of James City County in
order to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the poor and disadvantaged in the
community.

Vision Statement
Our Vision Statement is to extend the Kingdom of God by building relationships within
the community, being involved in all aspects of community life, and showing the love of
Christ in meeting practical, everyday needs of those in the Grove Community.

Outreach Ministries

On-Going Year Round Ministries
Seasonal Outreach Programs



H.E.L.P.
Historic Triangle
Housing, Employment & Linkages Project
For more information please contact Ms. Susan Whitley at 757-253-2264.

HELP is a pilot project that is an outgrowth of the local Homelessness Prevention Task
Force, which is designed to provide area-wide collaboration, networking, and coordinated
services for residents identified as being at-risk of homelessness or who are currently
homeless. The local Task Force involves representatives of the three local governments
[Williamsburg, James City Co, York Co.], United Way, Salvation Army, other public
entities, non-profit providers, faith-based communities, and other designated stakeholders
in the Historic Triangle.

The Historic Triangle Housing, Employment, and Linkages Project's mission is to
provide accessible, affordable, and timely shelter, housing, and community wrap-around
services to identified adults and children who are at-risk of homelessness or who are
currently homeless in the Historic Triangle. The project will provide a realistic starting
point and community wrap-around support on the part of participating public and private
agencies, in order to avoid recidivism.

Services to be provided by consortium members of the project may include anyone or
more of the following:
The services listed above will be provided through the cooperation and collaboration of a
number of public and private agencies, as well as faith-based communities:



HISTORIC TRIANGLE SENIORCENTER
5301 Longhill Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone 757-259-4187
Lisa Gibson, Executive Director 757-903-8765
www.theseniorcenter.org

The Historic Triangle Senior Center provides an array of services to enhance the health
and overall well being of seniors in the Greater Williamsburg area through:
Examples of trips and socials:
Other Programs:



JACKSON-FEILD HOMES
546 Walnut Grove Drive
Jarratt, Virginia 23867-9989
Phone: (434) 634-3217
http://www.jacksonfeild.org/
We educate, equip, and empower girls for a brighter future. Providing at-risk adolescent
females with basic human services, counseling, and education in a caring residential
environment, encouraging behavior that is respectful, and ministering to the families of
the girls.

Jackson-Feild Homes is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to
providing gender specific programs and services for adolescent females ages 13 up to 21
who are “at risk” for mental health problems, delinquent behaviors and/or failure to
complete their basic education. We operate residential programs for girls at our main
campus in Jarratt, Virginia and in Richmond, Virginia. We originated in 1855 as an
orphan asylum and have evolved into the largest private facility in Virginia to specialize
in serving female adolescents.

To educate, equip, and empower:

Jackson -Feild Homes have three distinct programs on two campuses designed to
educate, equip and young girls to meet the challenges they face in society and overcome
the obstacles that have contributed to compromising their success.

Each program on the Main Campus: Traditional Group Home, Independent Living, and
Maternity and Infants, has at it’s core a behavior modification component, a skill building
curriculum, recreational services and therapeutic interventions which are all integrated
into an individualized treatment plan specifically tailored to the unique needs of every
resident.

Our holistic and multidiscipline treatment approach promotes emotional, physical,
behavioral and spiritual well- being. Gwaltney School is located on site to meet the
varied educational and vocational goals of our residents. Clinical Services includes
clinical social workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, licensed eligible counselors,
Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses and a licensed Psychiatrist. .


MEALS ON WHEELS
227 Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-9250
http://www.wmbgmealsonwheels.com/
Dedicated to providing hot nutritious noontime meals for those who are unable to obtain
or prepare their own food.
Assisting clients to achieve:
Williamsburg Meals-on-Wheels delivers affordable hot noonday meals to anyone over the age of 18 who: Eligibility Includes those who are:
This criterion encompasses all income groups. Arrangements can be made for short term or long term service, or for just a few times each week.

Williamsburg Area Meals on Wheels has been meeting the needs of our community since
1974, and now serves more than 100 people daily. Our enthusiastic volunteers and a
small paid staff make this all possible.  We have never had a waiting list.
Daily contact with a caring volunteer


LITERACY FOR LIFE AT THE RITA WELSH ADULT LEARNING CENTER
The College of William & Mary
301 Monticello Ave
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
757.221.3325
http://adultliteracywilliamsburg.org/index.html
Literacy for Life builds better lives by teaching adults the literacy skills required for self-sufficiency, better health, and meaningful participation in society. How does LFL do this? By providing customized instruction in reading, writing, and math for native-born adult learners, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) for non-native-born adults. Instruction is available free of charge to all adults who live or work in the Greater Williamsburg Area.

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OUTREACH
221 34th Street
Newport News, VA 23607
Office Phone: (757) 247-5086
Isabel F. Steilberg, Rector
http://www.stpaulsnn.org/index.php
Food and Nutrition
• The Pantry distributes non-perishable groceries, as needed, each weekday.
• Our Daily Bread provides coffee, tea, fruit (as available by gift), bread and
peanut butter as a simple breakfast each day during A Safe Place.
• The Weekend Meals program offers meals for the downtown community on days
when many other local outreach programs and social services support offices are
closed
Support and Emergency Assistance for People Who Are Homeless and in Crisis
• A Safe Place is a weekday morning walk-in program that welcomes, on average,
200 guests each week who are homeless or substandardly housed. Five days a
week, St. Paul’s welcomes homeless and low-income adults to shelter, peer
counseling groups, and the opportunity to attend to basic human needs. St. Paul’s
offers basic toiletries; laundry, telephone, mail service, current magazines and
newspapers; a place to rest; a place to meet social workers and other support
service personnel; and short-term storage for belongings.
• Emergency Assistance is available to low-income families through the Rector’s
Crisis Compassion Fund that responds to pressing needs for food, medical care,
legal assistance, transportation, or housing.
Pastoral Care Services aim at integrating worship and prayer into our outreach services.
Pastoral Counseling, Bible study, the weekly Seeds of Hope Prayer Breakfast,
and weekend prayer sessions are central to our efforts to empower the lives of the
poor. Seeds of Hope is a breakfast prayer group that provides support and
encourages reflection. St. Paul’s open door policy invites and supports
relationships between program participants and longtime parish members, thus
encouraging a new community that is shaped by diversity, that lives in hope, and
that celebrates good life for all people.
Referral Network
Through partnership with many local and regional providers, St. Paul’s provides
important medical and social services to individuals facing HIV/AIDS, addiction, and
homelessness. Each week, the church provides on-site HIV/AIDS testing, medical care,
and health education. Case workers from Health Care for the Homeless visit St. Paul’s
twice each week and as called to provide medical care to individuals who do not receive
adequate health care because of poverty and unstable housing conditions. As host to a
daily Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous group, St. Paul’s helps members of its
congregation and community address their addiction issues.

THANKSGIVING MEALS

 Contact:  Kerry Armbruster

Phone:  757-564-0447
 

Ministry Description: This ministry’s goal is to give more people the joy of having a blessed Easter and Thanksgiving.

Volunteer Description  A volunteer  would be called to  participate in an outreach program that provides warm Thanksgiving Dinners ON Thanksgiving day to area families in need.  Dinners are prepared in our home and brought to church to be assembled in boxes/baskets that will be delivered to those in want or need.   On Easter we will prepare and deliver Ham Dinners in the same fashion.

Frequency:  once a year on Thanksgiving Day and once a year on Easter Sunday

VIRGINIA INTERFAITH CENTER
FOR PUBLIC POLICY
1716 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23223
804.643.2474
C. Douglas Smith, Executive Director
http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/
Our Vision and Mission:
The Virginia Interfaith Center empowers Virginians to create social justice for all by advocating for systemic change. We envision a world where people of all faiths cooperate to create compassionate communities that are just, peaceful, equitable and sustainable.The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is Virginia’s oldest faith-based advocacy
group. We're a nonpartisan coalition of faith communities working to create change through advancing progressive public policy. We engage people of faith, and educate the public about social issues, the legislative process and the call to advocacy.
How We Work
When government determines a public policy, it is making a choice, and choice is the basis of morality. In serving a God of justice, the faith community witnesses to that God when they become engaged in the legislative process. The faith communities of the Interfaith Center have inherited the role of holding the governmental leaders accountable for their decisions. Since 1982, the Virginia Interfaith Center has been a respected voice bringing people of faith together in effective advocacy for human dignity and social justice. Each faith community has unique concerns, but broad public policy consensusbrings together diverse faith communities to make a common witness around common concerns. The Interfaith Center is uniquely structured to represent the moral voice of the faith community on behalf of the politically weak and marginalized. .

WILLIAMSBURG FAITH IN ACTION
354 McLaws Cir, Suite 2 - Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757)258-5890 - Email: info@wfia.org
http://www.wfia.org/
Rita Smith, Executive Director
Faith in Action fosters caring relationships between volunteers and members of the Greater Williamsburg area who are elderly, disabled or with long-term health needs.
WFIA provides assistance with everyday tasks of life to the elderly, chronically ill and disabled adults living in Williamsburg, James City County and the Bruton District of
York County (Greater Williamsburg Area). Services include, but are not limited to:
Transportation
Volunteers provide transportation to doctor or dental appointments, grocery shopping, beauty salon or barber shop, library, post office, church, and errands.
Respite care
Respite care volunteers offer temporary relief for family caregivers by serving as companions to care receivers who have a physical disability or dementia. Caregivers
often dedicate all of their energy to meeting the needs of a loved one while postponing their own needs which can jeopardize their own physical health and emotional wellbeing.
Friendly Visiting
WFIA matches a volunteer and care receiver who have similar interests. The volunteer calls or visits with the care receiver every week to discuss their hobbies, work, and to just
talk about life.
Telephone Assurance
Volunteers make calls to care receivers to check on them or just to visit by phone. Calls
are made on a daily or weekly basis depending on the request of the care receiver.
Grocery Shopping
The volunteer will drive the care receiver to the grocery store and assist them with
shopping if needed, or the volunteer will pick up their grocery list and money and shop
for them.
Light Housekeeping
Some of our volunteers perform light housekeeping duties, such as vacuuming, dusting,
washing dishes, or changing linens. Volunteers who provide this service always provide
more than a clean home. They provide a friendly face and listening ear.
Light Yard Work
Volunteers provide seasonal help with yard work, such as raking leaves, mowing grass,
or trimming shrubbery. These services do not require the skills of a professional.

These Organizations have been given to through monthly offerings or by groups of individual parishoners

Camp Wakonda

Heifer Project

Hospice House

NAACP Scholarship Program

Sisters In Service


Society for Increase In Ministry


Bishop's Relief Fund - Diocese of Southern Virginia relief fund
Camp Save-A-Child -
A program by James City County to send kids from low income families to programs during the summer
James River Elementary School Cherub Program
Walk the Talk Jail Ministry