THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING

AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS

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The Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials (VAHCDO) is dedicated to preserving and maintaining Virginia’s existing housing resources; improving the health and living standards of the people of Virginia; and developing new housing opportunities throughout the Commonwealth. VAHCDO represents agencies and localities that use federal, state and local funds for the development, construction and maintenance of housing. 

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VAHCDO and our partners invite you to register for upcoming 2024 trainings.  Click Here to view more information.

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Missy Elliott donates $50,000 to Portsmouth Housing Authority, on first anniversary of her dedicated day

Original Article by Collin Warren-Hicks for the Virginia Pilot
Last year, hip-hop star and Portsmouth native Missy Elliott returned for a dedication ceremony of a portion of McLean Street as Missy Elliott Boulevard and the proclamation of  “Missy Elliott Day” in Virginia.
Elliott celebrated the anniversary Tuesday by coming home to donate $50,000 to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Alisa Winston, the executive director of PRHA, said after a short ceremony that the money will pay the past-due rents of 26 families. Winston received a giant cardboard check at the Dr. O. Marriner Family Life Center at Grove Church, the city’s oldest African American Baptist church.
Elliott said during a short speech that she’d been planning how to celebrate “Missy Elliott Day ” since this time last year.

“Instead of it being a celebration of Missy Elliott, you know about me, I wanted to give back and let that be the celebration of Missy Elliott, just to show that I love everybody out here,” said said.

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RHA SPONSERED NEW ENVISION CENTER OPENS

The Roanoke EnVision Center is operated by the Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority with support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is housed in a newly renovated building that was the longtime home of the Melrose Branch Library. It sits adjacent to Lansdowne Park, Roanoke’s largest public housing development.

EnVision Centers are supported across the United States, including six others in Virginia. The Roanoke location is the first college satellite to be located on public housing in the Commonwealth. EnVision Centers aim to offer HUD-assisted families access to support services that can help them achieve self-sufficiency. They are built around four pillars: economic empowerment, educational advancement, health and wellness, and character and leadership.


Other community partners based at the Roanoke EnVision Center include: Carilion Clinic, with community health workers on-site; The Harvest Collective and Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, which have helped plant a youth community garden facing Salem Avenue; Family Service of Roanoke Valley, which provides full-time mental health wellness; and the Roanoke Financial Empowerment Center, which offers professional one-on-one financial counseling at no cost to Roanoke residents. The building houses a training room, a classroom, a telehealth suite, and client meeting rooms. The Roanoke EnVision Center is open to the public from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays.
For more information, call 540-983-9210. 
Info source: https://www.virginiawestern.edu/envision-center/

Media links:
Roanoke Envision Center webpage:
https://rkehousing.org/resident-opportunities/envision-center/

Roanoke Valley Television - Envision Center Ribbon Cutting Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwGNlnYGRw

WDBJ7 news coverage:
https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/07/20/roanoke-envision-center-has-accessible-resources-career-opportunities/

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