The Haven is a day shelter in downtown Charlottesville open 365 days a year. The Haven is open to anyone in need and has breakfast, showers, laundry, a mailing address, storage bins, and computers available daily. Lunch is served Friday and Sunday. Guests can receive referrals for jobs, mental health resources, benefits counseling, eyeglass vouchers, […]
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Permanent Supportive Housing – for People with Disabilities or Chronic Homelessness
Region Ten Case Managers submit referrals on behalf of clients to state and federal supportive housing programs. Virginia Permanent Supportive Housing serves people with a serious mental illness (SMI) diagnosis who are able to live independently and provides them with intensive case management. Preference is given to people who are leaving state psychiatric hospitals or […]
Charlottesville Supplemental Rental Assistance Program (CSRAP)
CSRAP is a City of Charlottesville program that provides rental assistance to low-income families. The program works much like the Housing Choice Voucher program and uses the same waiting list. The demand for CSRAP vouchers is far greater than the number available, so the first step is to apply to the waiting list when it […]
Affordable Rental Properties – for People with Disabilities
Community Services Housing is a Charlottesville-based nonprofit providing affordable supportive housing. CSH owns and operates 125 rental units across the city for residents who are living with disabling conditions and face multiple barriers to typical independent living. Rapid Rehousing funds, Permanent Supportive Housing vouchers, Housing Choice Vouchers, HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers, and Discharge […]
Homeless Information Line
The Homeless Information Line (HIL) can direct you to the agencies in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties best able to meet your needs—even if that agency is not The Haven itself. The HIL is not answered live and does not provide case management or housing navigation. If you are interested in the Haven’s own housing […]
Overnight Shelter and Homeless Support Services
The Salvation Army operates the Charlottesville-area’s only permanent overnight shelter. Public soup kitchen meals are available 365 days a year, Monday through Saturday at 8 am and 5:30 pm, and Sundays at 9:15 am and 4 pm. Donated food and produce from local grocery stores and bakeries is also available.
The Crossings at Fourth & Preston – Affordable Supportive Rental Housing
SupportWorks Housing owns and operates the Crossings at Fourth & Preston which features 60 low-cost studio apartments as well as supportive services for residents such as case management, individual counseling, skill building, social connectivity, and community engagement. You may apply directly or be referred by partner organizations that serve people experiencing homelessness, veterans, seniors, and […]
Hope House Family Navigation Program
Hope House, offered by the Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA), provides housing, coaching, education, and skill building to families that are homeless or about to be homeless to help them break the cycle of poverty. Families in the program commit to participate in weekly coaching sessions and the peer-based Navigating Thriving Futures program, and […]
Laura DeLapp Haven Housing Fund
The Laura DeLapp Haven Housing Fund provides financial assistance for people in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties who are homeless or about to become homeless, and for whom no other resources are available. Help may be available to pay back rent, past due utility bills, security deposits, utility deposits, and first month’s rent for a […]
Rapid Re-housing Program
The Rapid Re-housing Program provides case management, help finding and securing new housing, and financial assistance for move-in costs, rent, and utilities for people who are literally homeless. Unlike housing vouchers, participation in RRH is time-limited regardless of income.
