Children Services
Black Achiever's Program
562-5348
Sponsored by the James L. Camp, Jr. YMCA, this program
seeks to motivate young black people toward setting educational and
career goals. Youth are placed in a mentoring relationship with black adult
volunteers who have distinguished themselves in their respective
professions. In this way, black youth are provided role models and exposed
to careers in many different fields.
The Children's Center
562-6806
We nurture and educate children and their families through
a professional staff dedicated to enhancing each child's potential with
creative, quality programs. We serve children of all levels of ability,
including children with disabilities. We celebrate diversity in all our
programs. We recognize family as the best teacher and decision maker for
the child. We embrace the community as our partner in serving children.
Children's Resources
547-9288
To support the Tidewater Regional Group Home Commission
in the development of community based programs to serve at risk children
and their families.
Colonial Coast Girl Scout Council
1-800-77-SCOUT
Fun, challenging, contemporary program and positive
role modeling, helping girls build self-esteem and leadership skills for
responsible adulthood. Emphasis on serving under-represented girls.
Colonial Virginia Council - Boy Scouts of America
539-7051
Provides long term youth development programs emphasizing
strong moral values, as well as practical life skills. Offers in-school
programs for the handicapped. Focus on drug prevention and education.
Little League
569-8415
Program provides children with an organized, supervised recreational
opportunity after school hours and strives to instill strong moral
values as well as the principles of teamwork. Teams are located in
Boykins, Courtland, Franklin, Holland, Ivor, and Windsor.
Make -A-Wish
456-5292
...The
Make-A-Wish foundation of Eastern Virginia grants wishes to children between
2 1/2 and 18 years of age who have life-threatening or terminal illnessess.
Family Services
Children's Home Society of Virginia
1-800-247-2888
Founded in 1899, this organization provides pregnancy
counseling, foster care and adoption services focusing most recently on
the placement of older children, minority children and children with special
service needs.
Christmas in April
562-3158
Programs devoted to the repair and\or rehabilitation
of homes. Designed to help low-income, elderly and disabled people maintain
and fix-up their homes.
Consumer Financial Counseling
562-3306
Service offered through Family Services of Tidewater
to individuals who, due to loss of a job, illness or poor financial planning,
are overwhelmed by debt. Provides budget counseling, debt management assistance
and creditor assistance to help those in crisis to learn the basics of
fiscal management.
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
624-1333
Provides leadership in finding temporary and permanent
solutions to the problems of diminished health, missed education and lost
human potential induced by hunger and poverty in this community. Supplemental
and emergency foods are provided to assure food security to the neediest
in the area.
Franklin Charity Fund
562-8520
Provides traveler's aid assistance, fuel assistance
and medical funding for those in need. Also funding for indigents with
special needs.
Franklin Cooperative Ministries
562-4313
Seeks to support people in times of distress but
not to foster dependency. It offers four services to the Franklin-Southampton
and Isle of Wight areas:
1. clothing closet at its Middle Street
location
2. food pantry
3. meal voucher plan for the needy in
our community
4. emergency dental program.
Genieve Shelter
925-4365 or 1-800-969-HOPE
Serves victims of domestic violence through a shelter
for abused women and their children, educational outreach, support groups
and legal advocacy. Other services include a hotline for women in crisis
situations. Located in Suffolk, the shelter serves Franklin, Southampton
County, Suffolk, Surry and Isle of Wight.
Habitat for Humanity
569-9355
Serving the Franklin-Southampton community, Habitat is
an ecumenical ministry which seeks to eliminate sub-standard housing through
the use of volunteer labor and the donation of funds, materials, expertise
and land.
James L. Camp, Jr. YMCA
562-3491
Dedicated to building healthy minds, bodies, and
spirits, United Way dollars support three basic programs at the YMCA:
1. Partner with Youth Day Camp, providing
summer day camp for children
2. fourth grade learn to swim program,
teaching all fourth graders in our area
the basics of
swimming
3. subsidized memberships for those
unable to afford full membership
Salvation Army
539-5201
....The
Salvation Army helps people with emergency food, clothing, heating, utilities
and rental assistance, prescriptions, food and toys at Christmas, spiritual
needs, and disaster victims with special needs.
Southampton County Charity Fund
653-3080
Program strives to meet the most critical human needs in
Southampton County, including: fuel assistance, medical emergency assistance
and helping in meeting basic human needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.
Virginia Legal Aid Society
Franklin and Southampton County Outreach
1-800-539-3441
V.L.A.S. provides legal assistance to those not able to
afford a private attorney. Assistance focuses on civil cases in the housing,
government benefits, consumer and domestic areas for those living below
125% of the federal poverty level. V.L.A.S. does not handle criminal cases.
Health Services
American Red Cross
562-3355 or 562-3974
Serving the city of Franklin and Southampton County,
the A.R.C. is a multi-service organization with four basic programs:
1. Conducts blood drives in our area
which supply blood to Southampton
Memorial Hospital
2. Provides first aid and C.P.R. training
upon request
3. Assists local families in contacting
relatives in the military in case of
emergency
4. Provides relief services for disaster
victims
Edmarc Hospice for Children
668-8600
The mission of Edmarc Hospice for Children is to
ease the trauma of a child's illness or death and to reduce the disabling
effects of pediatric illness, loss and bereavement on families. We recognize
that just as a sick child bears a special burden, so do the parents and
siblings. So we are dedicated to helping every member of the family through
home care, hospice and bereavement support.
Mental Retardation Services of Tidewater
562-3306
Assists mentally retarded individuals and their
families. Offers help in obtaining services in the community and provides
organized activites and therapy in an effort to help individuals with mental
disabilities function more independantly.
Society for the Aid of Sickle Cell Anemia
934-2347
Concerned with the problems facing the family stricken
with sickle cell disease. Programs provided include community education,
screening, counseling and a support group meeting at Southampton Memorial
Hospital.
Senior Services
High Street Seniors
562-5135
Weekly program provides fellowship, health, recreational
and educational programs to adults in the Franklin community who are over
the age of 55.
Lifeline
569-6334
A program administered through Southampton Memorial
Hospital that provides equipment for individuals who live alone, are disabled
or handicapped, and have ongoing medical conditions. Lifeline enables older
citizens to live independently with the assurance of having medical assistance
at the touch of a button.
Oak Street Seniors
569-0768
Program provides recreation, exercise, education
and outreach to seniors. Organized programs provide older adults with the
opportuniy to keep their minds and bodies active and healthy.
|
