Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Dana is a current participant in CARITAS Women's Emergency Shelter program and is focused on obtaining employment that will allow her to sustain her housing once she leaves shelter and move on. In order to do this, she wants to get her NCBTMB Certification in order to greatly increase her salary range and job opportunities. Dana has had this certification before, but it expired due to her inability to pay the fee. Your support will allow her to take the exam and become recertified. She feels confident that with this certification, she will be able to get and maintain housing that is realistic for her income.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Dana is a current participant in CARITAS Women's Emergency Shelter program and is focused on obtaining employment that will allow her to sustain her housing once she leaves shelter and move on. In order to do this, she wants to get her NCBTMB Certification in order to greatly increase her salary range and job opportunities. Dana has had this certification before, but it expired due to her inability to pay the fee. Your support will allow her to take the exam and become recertified. She feels confident that with this certification, she will be able to get and maintain housing that is realistic for her income.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Megan Corbitt

Steve began to experience homelessness after having surgery on his back that he continues to receive physical and occupational therapy for to further his recovery. During his recovery Steve is in need of stable boots that will be able to support the multiple day and hour long therapy sessions. The boots provide enough support to both his ankles and feet to ensure he is taking steps to his long deserved recovery. Once he has recovered fully he plans to utilize these boots for work in the future!

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Megan Corbitt

Charles began to experience homelessness after being evicted from his home due to losing employment during the COVID Pandemic. Since coming to shelter Charles has secured an employment opportunity with a security firm that has been able to provide him with a stable schedule and income. Most of the uniform for the security firm is provided upon hire, however the one missing piece of Charles' uniform is work boots! The assistance towards getting work boots would allow him to continue to move forward in his new employment!

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Jordan is a former gang member who has made positive strides in turning his life around. Determined to overcome his history of substance use, he is participating in daily counseling and Mental Health Skill Building Services at the Villa, and is still drug-free after 60 days. Jordan hopes to transition from the men’s shelter where he currently resides to a rooming house, and needs assistance with the security deposit. He would be grateful for support in his next step toward stability and independence.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Sherika Chew

Rhonda is a single mother of 4 teens. She works in housekeeping and recently has been approved for new housing that will be supported through her RRHA housing voucher. She has been on light duty at her job since breaking her wrist and so is receiving less hours and needs support to cover the security deposit. This is a time sensitive request because if the apartment passes inspection the process will begin to move very quickly and if she is unable to cover the security deposit when the apartment becomes available she may lose her housing voucher.

Partner: Peter Paul Development Center

Advisor: Kimberly Young

Glen is a Peter Paul's neighbor that struggles with developmental challenges and recently lost his mother and primary caregiver. Despite his best efforts to manage household expenses he has fallen significantly behind on his electric bill. Glen is incredibly resourceful, kind, attentive and caring. This support will allow him to enter a payment plan with Dominion Energy and have his power reconnected.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Jenn Patterson

Brian has been experiencing homelessness since his completion of a recovery program. Since being in shelter, Brian has been able to obtain fulltime employment at Dominos delivering pizza via a bicycle. Brian has been using a company bicycle, but would benefit from having his own. Additionally, Brian walks to and from his employment currently - which leaves him walking for two hours at 1am. A bicycle and a lock would support him in transportation to his employer, also.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Jenn Patterson

Jeremiah has been in shelter a week, but has been chronically homeless for the past two years. Jeremiah is diagnosed with autism and is collaborating with his case manager to create a plan for how to move forward to gain stability. Jeremiah recently interviewed and was hired at McDonald's and needs black work pants as a requirement of his work uniform.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Jessica has been staying at CARITAS Women's Emergency Shelter since the beginning of March. She has shared that her family was previously paying for her phone and phone bill, but are unable to continue doing so and are asking that she return the phone to them. Jessica is seeking assistance with getting a new phone and paying for the activation fee. With your support, she will be able to get her new phone turned on and will have the ability to use her phone for job and housing search.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Olive has been in and out of programming at CARITAS Women's Emergency Shelter for the past several months. While with us she's completed our Works program and has been heavily focused on finding and obtaining employment. This week, Olive was offered a position working in a kitchen at a local restaurant! She is very excited and starts work this week. However, her new job is requiring that she have nonslip work boots and she cannot afford them on her own. Your support will allow her to get the required clothing to begin work this week.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Teresa has been staying at CARITAS Emergency Shelter for the past seven months while working towards saving her income and locating housing. She's made a lot of progress while in this program and she has finally been approved and is preparing to move out of shelter and into a place of her own. We would like to provide her with an exit package containing some of the things she'll need for her new place. The exit package will include: a laundry basket, an air mattress, sheets, a blanket, a pillow, a towel and wash cloth, and a hygiene kit (containing feminine products, toothbrush, toothpaste etc.). Your support will help her refocus her savings on her move in costs and expenses that come with this transition.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Rebecca has been living at CARITAS Emergency Shelter for the past month. Since coming here, she has been working to catch up on her storage unit bill. If she is unable to pay this bill, she may lose her unit and her belongings would be put up for auction. In order to avoid this happening, Rebecca is looking for $140 in assistance to get her caught up and regain her access to her storage unit. Maintaining her storage unit will make her transition back to permanent housing easier as she will still have access to her furniture and belongings.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Tori Purcell

Taylor has been at CARITAS Women's Emergency Shelter for a little over a month. Since coming here, she's begun work and has been working on catching up on bills and looking for housing. She has found a passion for building community and serving as a support to the women in shelter. While working through this period of homelessness, she has not been able to catch up on her phone bill and her service will soon be cut off. Your assistance would allow her to catch up on her phone bill and continue to work towards saving for permanent housing.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Megan Corbitt

Anthony has been in our emergency shelter program going on two months. During this time Anthony has been working with our case manager as well as interns on applying for jobs to bring in additional income into his house hold to afford Richmond's rental costs. He was recently hired for a pizza delivering job where his uniform is black pant & black shoes. With these items he will be able to move towards his goal of housing.

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Gerald, 51 years old, relocated to Hopewell from Norfolk seeking medical assistance for his hip surgery. However, his procedure was delayed because he needed to be living somewhere sanitary and meant for habitation. Gerald recently received housing services through St. Joseph’s Villa, and would be grateful for assistance with bedroom items such as a mattress and bed frame to ensure a smooth and comfortable transition into his apartment.

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Gerald, 51 years old, relocated to Hopewell from Norfolk seeking medical assistance for his hip surgery. However, his procedure was delayed because he needed to be living somewhere sanitary and meant for habitation. Gerald recently received housing services through St. Joseph’s Villa, and would be grateful for assistance with bedroom items such as a mattress and bed frame to ensure a smooth and comfortable transition into his apartment.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Megan Corbitt

Thomas came to shelter with his adult son almost a month ago & has been working with shelter case management to obtain employment. Recently he was offered a position in security services & is in need of work boots as well as pants! We are so excited for Thomas to begin his employment journey & begin to bring more income to the household. This will allow for financial stability in the future that will be focused on his housing plan!

Partner: St. Joseph's Villa

Advisor: Drew Melson

Melanie is recently widowed. She is readjusting to her new costs of living, but is also experiencing difficulty managing her mental health and physical limitations. While she has been able to reduce some of her expenses, Melanie needs assistance with rent this month to avoid eviction. She would be grateful for support as she works toward regaining stability.

Partner: Caritas

Advisor: Megan Corbitt

Ismael has come to our emergency shelter after being evicted from his home. During this eviction he placed several of the belongings from his home into a storage unit that he was able to maintain for a short time. He now is in need of a storage unit payment to ensure that all of the home & personal belongings he has placed in storage remain secure until he can move into housing!