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To strengthen public housing families and
promote self-sufficiency, RRHA provides
a broad array of social, recreational and
supportive services; and economic and educational
programs. RRHA also strengthens families
with community enhancement programs and
partnerships.
Social, Recreational and
Supportive Services
Many of RRHA's social, recreational and
supportive services can be obtained at the
Calhoun Family Investment Center, as well
as through the community and on location
at some public housing communities. RRHA's
social, recreational and supportive services
also include popular youth programs.
Calhoun Family Investment
Center
Residents can obtain many services at the
Calhoun Family Investment Center, a one-stop
center where residents can address family
and community issues. The following agencies
and services are located at Calhoun:
Richmond Health Department (immunization,
health screening, WIC Program)
City of Richmond Department of Parks and
Recreation of Richmond (recreation, leadership,
civic responsibilities, tutoring, cultural
enrichment)
Strategies to Elevate People (STEP) (mentoring,
employment services)
Weed and Seed (crime prevention, community
building). g.. Carver School (after-school
mentoring, educational support services)
National Student Partnership (employment
and training for recipients of TANF, Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families)
Food stamp office
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Richmond Department
of Social Services (in the process of moving
to the Calhoun Center)
Youth Programs
RRHA contracts with the City of Richmond
Department of Parks and Recreation of Metro
Richmond to provide services in tutoring,
leadership development and recreation activity
at the Fulton, Dove, and Blackwell communities.
As a result of a recent agreement with the
Department of Recreation and Parks, City
of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation
have moved to former recreation and parks
department sites at Gilpin, Hillside, and
Whitcomb.
Click here to view a video of RRHA's
Youth Sports & Fine Arts Academy
Community Enhancement
Programs
RRHA offers programs that make RRHA communities
and the larger Richmond community stronger.
These programs include drug prevention/elimination
programs, tenant councils and the Joint
Agency Service Integration Project (JASIP).
Drug Prevention/Elimination
Programs
Substance abuse counselors work with the
resident services staff to provide outreach,
intervention and recovery services to residents
struggling with substance abuse/addiction.
RRHA has been awarded drug elimination grants,
which the authority uses to fund efforts
to eliminate crime and drugs. These efforts
include resident patrols and increased police
services.
Tenant Councils
Residents in each development elect officers
who serve as liaisons between residents
and RRHA management and plan educational
and recreational events in their communities.
Tenant councils also work to find ways to
address important issues
that public housing communities face.
Joint Agency Service Integration
Project (JASIP)
The city of Richmond's Departments of Social
Services, Public Health and Juvenile Services
together provide a one-stop service approach
at sites in the Hillside, Whitcomb, Fairfield,
Mosby and Creighton communities. Residents
can conveniently and efficiently obtain
information about health; immunizations;
applications for entitlements; and links
to other services.
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Partnernships
RRHA partners with myriad agencies to enhance
the services it offers residents, address
community isues and help residents learn
and hone skills. Among the partners are
the following:
City of Richmond Police Department
Police Athletic League (PAL)
Virginia
Commonwealth University (VCU)
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
Richmond Career Advancement Center
City of Richmond Department of Public Health
Richmond Department of Social Services
Weed and Seed, Inc.
Friends
Association For Children
Strategies to Elevate People (STEP)
Minority Youth Appreciation Society
Boy Scouts of America
City
of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation
of Metro Richmond
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