by Kelsey Mohring | Feb 4, 2021 | Community Investments, Coronavirus Response, News, Partners, Stories, Women United
Sarah*, a survivor of human trafficking, had escaped exploitation only to find herself homeless, broke and carrying a criminal record she didn’t deserve, making it hard to find employment. That was until April 2020 when she was referred to Survivor Ventures’ crisis...
by Kelsey Mohring | Jan 26, 2021 | News, Partners, Programs, Stories, United for Children
Jon and Damien* are teenage brothers living in the St. Paul’s neighborhood of Norfolk. They live with their stepdad and one younger sibling – their mom has been in jail for the past three years. Trying to provide for three boys, their stepdad works two jobs but still...
by Kelsey Mohring | Dec 20, 2019 | News, Partners
When the CHIP Store opened this past week, United Way was lucky to be there. The Children’s Health Investment Program (CHIP) provides assistance for expecting mothers and children from infancy through 6 years of age with a focus on health, school readiness and...
by Kelsey Mohring | Aug 9, 2019 | News, Partners
Local human services agencies are invited to apply for Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funds. To supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach have been chosen to receive federal funds...
by Kelsey Mohring | Apr 19, 2018 | News, Partners, Press Release, Stories, United for Children
NORFOLK, Va. (April 19, 2018) — Volunteers from the Air National Guard 203 Red Horse Squadron (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers) will join United Way’s United for Children team at St. Mary’s Basilica in Norfolk on Friday to begin...
by Kelsey Mohring | Feb 17, 2018 | African American Leadership Society, Events, Get Involved, News, Partners, Programs, Stories, Tocqueville, United for Children, What We Do, Women United, Young Philanthropists
Employees of Norfolk Southern and United Way spent the morning of Jan. 26 loading up two trucks for an important delivery. At-risk students at four Norfolk elementary schools were about to receive 1,200 new books and 500 backpacks. The four schools are affiliated with...
