The Work
Services We Provide:
- 1. Free HIV testing
- 2. Transgender Peer Support for Incarcerated Transgender women and men and GNC/Non-Binary Folx
- 3. Food & drinks distribution - Meals on Wheels program
- 4. Needs distribution program - clothes, shoes, toiletries & hygiene products
- 5. LGBTQIA Peer Support group
- 6. Work stations w/computer and internet access (coming soon)
- 7. Educational workshops
- 8. Peer Support for victims of violence
- 9. Job board
- 10. Free condoms and lubrication
- 11. Donations accepted (monetary, food, clothing, toiletries, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, some household furniture and electronics)
- 12. Work readiness program (training for interviews, mentoring and resume building)
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13. Transportation Assistance
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Addiction Prevention & Support:
One of PSPRCVA’s programs is to provide support and resources to individuals in the community who are struggling with addiction. Our organization will provide resources including but not limited to, food, clothing, hygiene products, and a faith-based curriculum.
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Community Empowerment:
One of PSPRCVA’s programs focuses on supporting and empowering the LGBTQIA youth and other marginalized groups of people. PSPRCVA uses activities including but not limited to, sports programs, educational materials, religious contents, social activities, shopping, and resume building.
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Support for victims of crimes and other traumatic events:
PSPRCVA will provide resources including but not limited to, counseling services and resources to victims of crimes and/or traumatic events. PSPRCVA will do this by offering peer support, activities of interest, a safe and stable environment, and faith-based programs and counseling.
News
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) – For members of the LGBTQ community who face discrimination in Virginia, state remedies are limited if not entirely nonexistent.
“You’re out of luck,” state Delegate Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, said in a phone interview. “They could discriminate all they want.”
But new legislation, set for a final vote in the Senate Thursday, is about to change all of that.
Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, recalled his first visit to the General Assembly about 30 years ago to lobby for gay rights.
“Very few lawmakers came out of their offices to meet with us, and I don’t think it made a difference — at least at that time,” he said. “Now we have five members of the LGBT caucus, which would have been unthinkable a few years ago.”
Va. House passes bill to ban conversion therapy for minors
The Virginia House of Delegates on Monday in a bipartisan vote approved a bill that would ban so-called conversion therapy for minors.