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The Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. is a US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD Approved Counseling Agency that has been Empowering People & Changing Lives since 1978. The Housing and Financial Capabilities Center EDUCATES and EMPOWERS individuals and families seeking to improve their housing options within the Hampton Roads area. We offer comprehensive one-on-one counseling and workshops designed to safeguard homeownership and prevent homelessness. Counselors at the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. are certified from the Virginia Association of Housing Counselors and seek to provide information and access to affordable housing in each of the 7 cities that we serve.

Food pantries support residents of the city of Norfolk Virginia, no matter their income or hardship. However there will be an application process in place, but in general the non-profits will do their best to never turn away a family or individual that is facing hunger. The pantries can often provide a box of groceries that can last a few days. However if someone needs a free hot meal, whether it is breakfast, lunch, or a Christmas meal, then there are also soup kitchens across the City of Norfolk as well. Other assistance programs for residents to explore range from Meals on Wheels which are run from senior centers as well as SNAP food stamp applications from social services. So whether it is government food assistance, or a box of food or article of clothing from a pantry, assistance is available.

I understand life has a way of "happening all at once," thereby causing people to lose sight of their authentic self-worth and power over time. This is why we'll focus on transforming life from the inside-out with renewed purpose. Clients who work with me learn how to ACCEPT the reality of their current circumstances, ACKNOWLEDGE their direct role in creating personal outcomes, and ACHIEVE real progress-- measured by their own inner fulfillment. Where traditional therapy is largely about diagnosing what's "wrong" as the answer to help you feel better, working with a coach empowers you to build upon all that's working "right" so that you're also positioned to do better. Priority is placed on clarifying where you want to grow, and taking strategic action towards that vision. Beginning wherever you are, you'll use me as a personal guide and accountability partner. I help you align the useful knowledge, skills, resources, and habits you'll need to close the gap between your current situation and the future you know is possible. Your future self is counting on you!

Victoria Buchanan is excited to join WomanCare Centers. She is a Hampton Roads native who graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. As a labor and delivery nurse she loved supporting women and their families during childbirth, but she felt the call to do more for her community. She graduated from Frontier Nursing University with her Master’s of Science in Nursing concentrating in Nurse-Midwifery.Victoria is passionate about midwifery and strongly believes that everywoman deserves a midwife. She is ready to do her part to increase access to midwifery care for women of every background and decrease health care disparities. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys dance fitness, volunteering, baking, going to Broadway shows, and spending time with her family.

The mission of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. (ULHR) is to enable African Americans and others to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power and civil rights. The ULHR implements its mission by providing services and programs in education, employment, health, and housing to Hampton Roads communities through direct services, advocacy, research, policy analysis, community mobilization and collaboration throughout communities. An affiliate of the National Urban League, we also work closely with The Urban League of Hampton Roads Young Professionals whose mission is to engage young professionals in the Urban League of Hampton Roads’ movement towards the achievement of social and economic equality.

For more than 50 years, the National Urban League’s Education & Youth Development division has worked to improve educational opportunities for African-American and under-served students by developing innovative programs to support their academic achievement, encourage their civic involvement, and contribute to their healthy physical and emotional development.

‌The Virginia Healthy Start Initiative/Loving Steps Program works to eliminate significant disparities in perinatal health experienced by African-American women and their families in order to prevent infant mortality and low weight births. Loving Care services are provided to pregnant women and teens, parenting women and teens, infants and toddlers in the city of Norfolk.

“Place human rights over property rights”

Fight against racial injustices in cancer alley and around New Orleans, partner with local activists and give them a platform.

If/When/How transforms the law and policy landscape through advocacy, support, and organizing so all people have the power to determine if, when, and how to define, create, and sustain families with dignity and to actualize sexual and reproductive wellbeing on their own terms. It takes thoughtful action and strategic activism: acknowledging the intersection of identities, collaborating across disciplines, and working toward a critical transformation of the current legal system. Because ensuring that all people can decide if, when, and how to create and sustain families depends entirely on if, when, and how hard we fight.