Community Resources

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Representatives

  • Federal
    • Senator Tim Kaine
      • DC Office Phone: (202) 224-4024
      • Richmond Office Phone: (804) 771-2221
    • Mark Warner
      • DC Office Phone: (202) 224-2023
      • Richmond Office Phone: (804) 775-2314
    • Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan
      • DC Office Phone: (202) 225-6365
      • Richmond Office Phone: (804) 486-1840
  • State
  • City
    • Mayor Danny Avula
      • Office Phone: (804) 646-7970
      • Office Fax: (804) 646-7987
      • RVAMayor@rva.gov
    • Councilmember Cynthia I. Newbille (District 7)
    • School Board Member Cheryl Burke (District 7)

Public Resources

  • Richmond Public Schools
    • rvaschools.net
    • Office Location: 301 N Ninth Street 
    • Office Number: (804) 780-7710
      • Schools in Council District 7
        • Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool: 900 Mosby St., (804) 648-5959
        • Bellevue Elementary School: 2301 E Grace St., (804) 780-4417
        • Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School: 1000 Mosby St., (804) 780-8011
        • Armstrong High School: 2300 Cool Ln., (804) 780-4449
    • See also: our Kids in Church Hill page
  • Libraries
    • rvalibrary.org
      • East End Library: 1200 N. 25th St.
      • (804) 646-4474
      • Free wifi and faxing, notary services available (call ahead for availability), printing services B&W $.15/pg and color $.50/pg
      • Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-6pm, Tues and Thurs 9am-8pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sunday
  • Post Office
    • 414 N 25th St.
      • Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Saturday 12pm-3pm, closed Sunday
  • Pool
    • Fairmount Pool: 2000 U St.
    • Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 1-8pm, Thurs 12-7pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 1-5pm
  • The Office of Community Wealth Building/East End Career Station
    • 701 N 25th St., Second Floor
    • (804) 646-6464
  • City Hall
    • 900 E Broad St.
  • Richmond Animal Care & Control Adoption Center
    • 1600 Chamberlayne Ave.
    • (804) 646-5573
    • Adopt a pet! Open Mon and Tues by appointment only, Wed-Fri 12-6pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
  • Hospitals
    • Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
      • 1500 N 28th St.
      • (804) 225-1700
      • Emergency department, surgical services, behavioral health services, imaging department, medical/progressive care unit
      • 24/7
    • Retreat Doctors Hospital
      • 2621 Grove Ave
      • (804) 254-5100
      • 24/7 adult and youth emergency care, ICU, telemetry, behavioral health, operating rooms, oxygen therapy, urologic care
    • VCU Medical Center
      • 1250 E Marshall St.
      • (804) 828-9000
      • 24/7 Emergency care, cancer, pediatrics, stroke, transplant, neurosciences, heart & vascular, orthopaedics, telehealth, trauma care, pregnancy & birth

First Responders

  • 911
    • Call if you can, text if you can’t. You can text for emergency services by texting 911. Provide your exact location in the message. 911 is for immediate police, emergency medical, or fire services, and flooded roads assistance. 24/7
  • Police and Public Safety Non-emergency
    • (804) 646-5100: This number can be used for non-emergency calls to the police and for filing police reports. 24/7
  • Greater Richmond Continuum of Care
    • Call (804) 972-0183 for the homeless crisis line. Regular business hours plus weekends.
  • Richmond Department of Public Utilities
    • Call (804) 646-4646, option 1 for power outages and live wires. 24/7
  • 311
    • Call 311 or use RVA311.gov or the RVA311 app for shelters, social services, road, alley, sidewalk, streetlight, and sign repairs, stormwater and clogged storm drains, real estate and property tax questions, and code enforcement and zoning issues. Regular business hours. 
  • VA Poison Control
    • Call 1-800-222-1222 for fast, free, confidential treatment advice on suspected poisonings. 24/7
  • Richmond Police Department First Precinct
    • 2501 Q St., (804) 646-3602
  • Richmond Fire Station 1
    • (804) 646-4229. Fire station located on Broad and 24th Street.
  • Richmond Fire Station 11
    • (804) 646-2500. Fire station located on 28th and S Street.
  • Suicide Lifeline
    • Call 988 for free, confidential emotional support and mental health crisis referrals. 24/7.
    • Visit 988lifeline.org to use the chat feature.
  • Veterans’ Crisis Line
    • Call 988 and press 1 or text 838255. 24/7
  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline
    • Call 1-800-662-4357 for 24/7 free, confidential substance abuse treatment referrals and information or visit the website Findtreatment.gov.
  • Disaster Distress Helpline
    • Call 1-800-985-5990 for crisis counseling related to a disaster. 24/7
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
    • Call (804) 355-1212 for help, ride arrangements, and meeting options or visit aarichmond.org. 24/7
    • Narcotics Anonymous https://rvana.org
  • Addiction Recovery Support Warmline
    • Call 1-833-473-3782 to speak with trained individuals with lived experience in recovery. 7 days a week 8am-12am.
  • Caritas
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    • Call (800) 799-7233, text START to 88788, or visit https://www.thehotline.org for free and confidential support with domestic violence situations including connection to local resources, identifying abuse, and safety plans. 24/7
  • Virginia Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Action Alliance Helpline
  • Animal Control
    • Call (804) 646-5573 for reports of nuisance animals, investigating abuse or cruelty to animals, abandoned, aggressive, injured, or sick animals, livestock and poultry issues, and animal bites.

Nonprofit Services

  • Urban Hope
  • Church Hill Christian Wellness Center
    • Food pantry and clothes closet serving anyone in need
    • 2011 Fairmount Ave
    • Food pantry open Thurs 9-10am
    • Clothes closet open Mon 1-3pm
    • Must reside in the 23223 zip code and present SSN and DMV ID
  • RVA Community Fridges
    • Free, refrigerated food
    • 2025 Venable St.
    • 3511 P St.
  • Sylvia’s Sisters
  • Feed the Streets RVA Hygiene Pantry
    • Free menstrual care products, masks, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, and other hygiene items
    • 1223 N 25th St.
  • CAPUP Emergency Food Pantry
    • Mon-Thurs 10:00am-12pm
    • (804) 788-0050
    • 1021 Oliver Hill Way
  • Commonwealth Catholic Charities Youth Hub
    • 809 Oliver Hill Way
    • Serving young adults (18-24) and their families who are experience homelessness and housing insecurity.
    • Safe space to spend the day with access to case management, snacks and supplies, phone charging and computers, entertainment and weekly programming, resource connection, benefit application assistance, employment resources, and assistance obtaining IDs.
    • Mon-Wed 11:30am-4:30pm and Thurs 12-7pm
    • (804) 648-4177
  • Commonwealth Catholic Charities Housing Resource Center
    • 809 Oliver Hill Way
    • Street outreach and case management for those experiencing homelessness. Safe place to stay during the day for phone charging and finding food, clothing, and toiletries. 
  • Daily Planet Health Services
    • Providing healthcare to anyone regardless of housing, financial, citizenship, or insurance status.
    • Primary, behavioral health, and dental care.
    • 517 W. Grace St.
    • 180 E. Belt Blvd.
  • Affordable Housing Assistance
  • Legal Aid
    • Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
      • 101 W Broad St.
      • (804) 648-1012
      • Helps people with limited assets on bankruptcy, debt collection, garnishment protection, predatory loans, car cases, property tax issues, and more
    • Legal Aid Justice Center
      • 123 E Broad St.
      • (804) 643-1086
      • Helps low-income families, at-risk children, low-wage immigrant workers, and other vulnerable populations through representation in civil actions, community education, and statewide advocacy especially related to housing issues. 
      • Spanish speaking resources
    • Virginia Free Legal Answers
      • https://virginia.freelegalanswers.org/
      • Answers questions for free on topics related to family, divorce, custody, housing, eviction, homelessness, consumer rights, financial, work, employment, unemployment, health and disability, civil rights, income maintenance, juvenile, and education law. 
    • The Community Tax Law Project
      • Provides low-income taxpayers with pro bono representation in federal and state tax disputes. 
      • (804) 358-5855
    • Virginia Poverty Law Center
      • Advocates on behalf of low-income Virginians on poverty issues. Provides advice and counsel to tenants facing eviction.
      • 1-833-NoEvict
    • Richmond Domestic Violence Project
      • Represents victims of domestic violence in obtaining permanent protective orders.
      • (804) 200-6038
    • Refugee and Immigration Services with Catholic Diocese of Richmond
      • Resettles and assists immigrants
      • (804) 355-4559
  • Safe Harbor
    • Helps survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking overcome their crisis through emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy, education and outreach, and hospital accompaniment. 
    • 24/7 Helpline: (804) 500-2755 for support and emergency shelter
    • info@safeharborshelter.com
    • Human trafficking program line (833) 827-2270
  • YWCA
  • Alabaster Advocacy Group
    • Emergency shelter for those experiencing domestic violence
    • Text or call (804) 223-2097
  • Virginia Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Legal Services
  • Richmond Vet Center- Veteran Affairs
    • 4902 Fitzhugh Ave
    • Call (804) 353-8958 to schedule an appointment
    • 24/7 call center is available at (877) 927-8387
    • Offers referral services to community resources
  • Virginia Department of Veteran Services
    • 101 N 14th St.
    • (804) 786-0286
    • Benefits, veteran education, and care centers
  • Liberation Veterans Services
    • Helps homeless veterans with a safe place to sleep and eat and offers resources
    • (804) 233-4064
    • 1201 Hull St.
  • VA Richmond Health Care
    • 1201 Broad Rock Blvd.
    • (804) 675-5000
    • VA health connect: (855) 679-0074
    • Mental health phone: (804) 675-5411
  • Virginia Supportive Housing
    • Assists veterans with affordable housing issues
    • (804) 788-6825