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Our mission at SupportWorks Housing (SWH) is to end homelessness by providing permanent housing and supportive services.

Virginia
Joined January 2010
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We're hiring! Join us here at Virginia Supportive Housing in our mission and values-driven work of making homelessness history across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Check out our open positions on Indeed here: indeed.com/cmp/Virginia-Supp…
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Happy Fourth of July from the VSH team! We hope you have a restful holiday. Our offices will be closed today and tomorrow.
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In 2022, a $3k grant from VB Home Now helped us launch the Landlord Incentive Initiative, a program to engage new landlords in South Hampton Roads for our Housing First scattered-site program & help break down stigmas associated with renting to individuals using housing vouchers
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Outreach efforts funded by the grant have included VSH brochures, Lunch and Learns, Thanksgiving baskets, and end of year gifts. Since the program began, the team has connected with over 18 new landlords!
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Earlier this month, over 150 people joined us to celebrate the opening of our latest supportive housing community. It’s exciting to see so many people supportive of and excited about affordable housing and ending homelessness, from neighbors to elected officials!
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It is especially in light of today’s Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which ruled that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested for sleeping in a public place even when there are no other adequate shelter options provided.
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From everyone at Virginia Supportive Housing, we wish you a wonderful Emancipation Day. Our office is closed in observance of the holiday.
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We ❤️ our funders! Thank you @VCDC_US for your support in making Cool Lane Commons possible!
This week, we celebrated the success of new supportive housing community Cool Lane Commons developed by Virginia Supportive Housing! Cool Lane Commons offers 86 single-occupancy apartments renovated from a vacant assisted living property in Richmond, VA.
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The story includes interviews with our Executive Director Allison Bogdanovic & former Board member Keith Conley!
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We had such a wonderful time celebrating Cool Lane Commons yesterday with our partners, including Henrico County!
😎🏡Cool Lane Commons has done more than revive a vacant building & offer stable housing for residents in crisis. It’s also brought the region closer to ending homelessness. Henrico joined @vshousing & others to mark the opening of the apartment community. henrico.us/news/2024/06/home…
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Every spring, the Hampton Roads community comes together through the #GiveLocal757 campaign to raise money and awareness for causes and organizations making a difference in the region. This year, it's on Tuesday, April 23. VSH is proud to participate in this regional initiative!
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We love celebrating all of the wonderful work that makes Hampton Roads a better place❤️ This year, VSH will be fundraising for Move-In Kits in our Hampton Roads buildings. Keep an eye out for more information ahead of Tuesday about how you can support VSH during this campaign!
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In early 2023, VSH entered into an agreement with @STEPSincVA - a community development nonprofit serving South Central VA - to develop a project addressing homelessness in Farmville. A year on, the project has taken on a more concrete shape, as covered by the Farmville Herald!
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Projects like this partnership with STEPS in Farmville are taking us to a different type of community than our current footprint. It requires us to find ways to adjust our model to suit the specific needs of suburban and rural areas. farmvilleherald.com/2024/02/…
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January saw our second annual New Year’s All-Team Celebration, held in person in Williamsburg. VSH teammates from across VA came together for conversation, connection, updates, and some fierce competition for building the tallest cup tower using only rubber bands and string!
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With over 150 teammates working from Charlottesville to Richmond to South Hampton Roads, it’s always wonderful to come together in person. Major shoutout to HR Manager Anita Hurley for planning such a fabulous gathering!
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Happy Black History Month from VSH! A month to have honest conversations about the history which created the inequitable conditions & systems for Black Americans today & how those conditions can be undone, while honoring & celebrating the community's impact.
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And it is a month that sets the stage to continue these conversations and celebrations all year round❤️
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We're so appreciative of our regional partners for their support of Premier Circle and their belief that we can solve homelessness in our communities! ❤️
Premier Circle is in the news! Last week the @AlbemarleCounty Board of Supervisors approved an additional $700k to Premier Circle. They join @CvilleCityHall, who committed an additional $750k in funding. Check out the news articles below!⬇️
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Premier Circle is in the news! Last week the @AlbemarleCounty Board of Supervisors approved an additional $700k to Premier Circle. They join @CvilleCityHall, who committed an additional $750k in funding. Check out the news articles below!⬇️
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"Charlottesville supportive housing project gains momentum" from @29NewsWVIR 29news.com/2024/01/09/charlo…
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“I hadn’t laid down in a bed in almost a year and a half... when I first hit that bed, it felt like heaven!” The Sentara Rapid Rehousing Project - a collaboration with @sentarahealth - changed lives, including Michael Williams'. Watch his story here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=WkKnogYA…
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This holiday season, we're grateful for the acts of service by our supporters that help make the holidays special for our residents ❤️ Every year, @SHC_Norfolk provides Thanksgiving baskets for one of our Hampton Roads properties.
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This year, they chose Cloverleaf Apartments in Virginia Beach! Thank you to the parish members who came to drop them off - and thank you to @CollegeHunks who helped with delivery! Your generosity means so much to our teammates and residents ❤️
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Last week, volunteers from Dominion Energy helped spruce up New Clay House in Richmond with a fresh coat of paint! Projects like this help our properties feel even more like a home. We're so grateful for all the ways our community supports our mission to solve homelessness❤️
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Up to twice a year, localities are required by @HUDgov to conduct a Point In Time Count which helps create a snapshot of all the individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness (either sheltered or unsheltered) in that area.
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The data these counts provide help determine service and funding needs and show changes over time. While a single night doesn't provide an exact count, PIT counts are an important tool in a community's toolbox.
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Also honored at the Luncheon as a member of the @VaHsgAlliance Affordable Housing Hall of Fame was Orlando Artze, a former member of the VSH team. Orlando helped found the organization as a volunteer back in the late 1980s and was instrumental in the creation of New Clay House.
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He served as interim Director of Real Estate Dev. in the mid 2010s & was a key leader during the renovation/expansion of New Clay House. He has decades of experience developing affordable housing in VA & could not be more deserving of a place in the HoF. Congratulations Orlando!
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