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Virginia Supportive Housing
Alison Jones-Nassar
VSH Volunteer Program Coordinator
Phone: 804-836-1061
Fax: 804-788-6827
E-mail: ajonesnassar@virginiasupportivehousing.org
Web site: www.virginiasupportivehousing.org
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Virginia Supportive Housing
Part I
The Issue
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What Do You
Know About
Homelessness?
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Part II
Who We Are
What We Do
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What Is Virginia Supportive Housing?
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What Is Virginia Supportive Housing?
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What Is Virginia Supportive Housing?
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What Is Virginia Supportive Housing?
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Virginia Supportive Housing
Housing Programs
Permanent Housing Residences
Support Services
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Housing Programs
A Place To Start (APTS)
Housing First program that places chronically homeless individuals
with serious mental illness in permanent housing and provides them
with intensive support services
Financial Foundations
Asset Development Program for individuals and families, providing
financial literacy, homebuyer education, business development and
career counseling
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Support Services
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Support Services
Support Services are key to ensuring that residents remain
in permanent housing.
•CASE MANAGEMENT
•COMMUNITY BUILDING
Part III
The Volunteer
Activity
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VSH Volunteer Program
WHO
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So How Can Volunteer Groups
Serve VSH?
WHO
New Clay House is a
supportive studio
apartment building serving
47 formerly homeless low-
income individuals with
disabilities.
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Property Opportunities
WHAT
Basic
Computer & Social
Media Skills
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Client Service Opportunities
WHERE
VCU Office of
Community
Engagement
Computer Lab
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Collection Opportunities
WHEN
Five one-hour sessions
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Collection Opportunities
HOW
½ hour of group
instruction followed by
½ hour of one-on-one
tutoring
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The Application Process
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Next Steps
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QUESTIONS?
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