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Alzheimer’s Dementia Center of Hampton
Roads – 459-2405
#20 Koger Executive Center
Suite 233
Norfolk, VA 23502
Agency Description - Provides information and referral
to appropriate services for families of Alzheimer’s patients,
professionals and all interested persons; mutual support;
community awareness and education; ongoing research; speakers. Back to Top
Cancer Resource Center – 628-3000 ext.4268
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507
Agency Description – Provides answers to questions
pertaining to cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment
and support groups; up-to-date cancer information including
books, videotapes, brochures; on-call oncology nurses to answer
patient and family questions; listing of educational programs
and support groups; physician referral service. Back to Top
Diabetes Support Group - 466-6837
Sentara Leigh Hospital
830 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, VA 23502
Agency Description - Provides mutual support to anyone
with diabetes, their family members and friends. Diabetes
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Dwelling Place, The
Ecumenical Family Shelter, Inc.
P.O. Box 6194
Norfolk, VA 23508
Agency Description – Provides temporary emergency
shelter to homeless families; comprehensive support services;
counseling; information and referral; workshops and classes;
assistance in locating permanent housing. Referrals are accepted
from the Norfolk Division of Social Services (441-1200) or
members of the Clergy. Back to Top
Hope House Foundation, Inc.
Administrative Office
201 Granby Street
Suite 424
Norfolk, VA 23510
Agency Description – Provides housing and training
for adults with mental retardation to promote independent
living and opportunities within the community. Back to Top
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. –
461-0183
District Office
Suite 232
11 Koger Executive Center
Norfolk, VA 23502
Agency Description – Provides supportive services;
outpatient medical care; orthopedic aids prescribed by the
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Norfolk Social Services - 664-6000
MAIN OFFICE
220 W. Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510-1575
Agency Description – Provides financial assistance
including Aid to Dependent Children, Food stamps, general
relief, medicaid, state and local hospitalization, burial
program, fuel assistance (seasonal), and social services including
adult protective services, child protective services, family
services, foster care, adoption, companion services, day care,
and employment to qualified Norfolk residents. Also provides
medical assistance to medically needy, indigent citizens and
certain aliens.
Eligibility is determined according to income, resource,
and other criteria established by the State Department of
Medical Assistance Services (DMAS). Back to Top
Norfolk Community Services Board - 441-5300
248 West Bute Street, Suite 500
Norfolk, VA 23510
Agency Description – Provides administration;
community planning; program development; service delivery
of mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse programs
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Norfolk Host Lions Club
P.O. Box 3416
Norfolk, VA 23514
Agency Description – Provides the purchase of
eyeglasses for the needy; works with the deaf in acquiring
hearing aids; eye care information; sponsors glaucoma screening
and pre-school vision screening. Back to Top
Norfolk Public Schools-Special School
For Pregnant Girls – 857-0774
Coronado School
1025 Widgeon Road
Norfolk, VA 23513
Agency Description – Provides public school education
for pregnant girls, ages 10 -20, who are eligible for enrollment
in Norfolk public schools. Back to Top
Pride In Parenting – 622-2208
St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children
6171 Kempsville Circle
Norfolk, VA 23502
Agency Description – Provides parenting education;
mutual support; child abuse prevention. Services mothers with
infants, birth to age one. Back to Top
Response Sexual Assault Support Services
– 622-4300
253 West Freemason Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Agency Description – Provides supportive assistance,
crisis intervention, advocacy and counseling to sexual assault
victims and their families; professional workshops; consultation;
community awareness and prevention programs for children,
adolescents, adults, and groups for adult females; 24-hour
hotline. Back to Top
Ryan White Title I AIDS Resource –
City of Norfolk
500 Plume Street, Suite 215
Norfolk, Va., 23510
757-441-1081
757-441-1078 fax
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Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
- 461-9481
5 Interstate Coporate Center
6350 Center Drive, Suite 101
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Agency Description – Provides senior companion
services; outreach services; nutrition services; employment
services; RSVP program; transportation services for ages 60
and over. Contracts to provide day care, dental service, public
health nurses, respite homemaker services, legal services
and to operate senior centers.
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Share Support Group – 489-5000
DePaul Medical Center
150 Kinglsey Lane
Norfolk, VA 23505
Agency Description – Provides mutual support for
grieving parents who have lost an infant through miscarriage,
stillbirth or newborn death. Back to Top
Social Security Administration –
441-3432
Federal Building, Room 600
200 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Agency Description – Provides registration of
citizens for Social Security and Medicare Cards, and the administration
of Social Security benefits.
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Society For The Aid of Sickle Cell Anemia,
Inc. – 624-9225
930 Majestic Avenue
Suite 150
Norfolk, VA 23504
Agency Description – Provides newborn screening;
counseling to persons with sickle cell trait or sickle cell
anemia; sickle cell testing; referrals.
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United Way Helpline - 627-1000
P.O. Box 2896
Norfolk, VA 23501-2896
Agency Description – Provides human service information
and referral as a vital link between people and private, non-profit
and public service providers. Advocates on behalf of the individual
inquirer when needed.
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Urban League of Hampton Roads Inc. - 627-0826
840 Church Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Agency Description – Provides promotion of equality
of opportunity for blacks, females, handicapped and minorities
through employment, housing, education and health; advocacy;
promotion of literacy in the community, minority AIDS projects;
public education
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