Next Full CoC Membership Meeting
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
The Fredericksburg Regional CoC will be hosting their quarterly full CoC membership meeting on Wednesday, July 14 at 10 AM, via GoToMeeting. This meeting is open to the public and does not require you to be a CoC member to attend.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/696216157
You can also dial in using your phone.
1 (571) 317-3129
Access Code: 696-216-157
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CoC Information Session
CoC staff will be providing an informational session for any new members or interested community partners on July 14, 2021 at 9 AM via GoToMeeting (same info as above). The session will include a basic introduction to the CoC, current initiatives, and how to get involved in the work. There will also be time for Q&A. The session will last about 45 minutes with a small break before going into the full CoC membership meeting.
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CoC Update
Are you or someone you know dedicated to making lasting change in the community? By joining VHA’s AmeriCorps VISTA Project, you can!
The George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) and the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) are excited to announce the availability of a fulltime AmeriCorps VISTA member position to support local efforts to end homelessness in the City of Fredericksburg and Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties. GWRC is looking for a qualified, dedicated applicant to serve and build capacity within the Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care (CoC). This will be the third VISTA that the CoC has hosted for this project. Building on the wonderful work of the past and current VISTAs, the VISTA member will work locally and with other VISTA members placed across the state to provide the human capital necessary to support the transition to a sustainable and more effective homelessness response system, while engaging in the causes of and solutions to homelessness.
As the Fredericksburg Regional CoC VISTA member, you will collaborate with local partners to coordinate and improve homeless services, organize and participate in community meetings and initiatives, analyze local data, research national best practices, and more! Though the VISTA will be placed at GWRC, the CoC’s Lead Agency, the VISTA will work directly with the CoC’s homeless service providers. The VISTA will assist providers with implementing new processes that align with best practices and expectations of the CoC, as well as state and federal funders, in order to meet requirements and stay competitive for funding.
Through becoming an AmeriCorps VISTA with VHA, you agree to a 12-month service term tentatively beginning August 16, 2021, and will receive a modest living allowance, health care benefits and we as a choice of an education award worth approximately $6,000 or an end-of-service stipend of approximately $1,800, and much more!
How To Apply:
All interested applicants must apply through the AmeriCorps portal. The GWRC/Fredericksburg CoC specific listing can be found here.
For questions on the position, please contact Kate Gibson, Interim Executive Director, at gibson@gwregion.org or 540-642-1579. For questions on becoming an AmeriCorps VISTA or the VHA VISTA program, please contact Hannah Moore, VHA AmeriCorps Program Manager, at hmoore@vahousingalliance.org or 910-258-2420.
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Legal Aid Works has received a grant to hire three “Housing Navigators”, one for each of our three offices (Fredericksburg, Culpeper and Tappahannock). Each housing navigator will have two main duties: a) conduct outreach to underserved tenant populations to inform them about Virginia’s Rent Relief Program (focusing on tenants who are low-income, in communities of color, those without internet access or people with limited English proficiency); and b) assisting those tenants in using the statewide online portal to apply for the rent relief money that is available. We have hired our Tappahannock and Fredericksburg navigators, both of whom are bilingual in Spanish, and are still seeking to hire one more navigator for our Culpeper office. We will share their contact information when they are all hired, trained and equipped to begin their community outreach in early July.
Legal Aid Works has also received new grants that will create two new housing attorney positions in our Culpeper and Tappahannock offices. That means that our two current attorneys assigned to housing matters, Alex Reidell and Daniel Turczan, will not have to cover all seventeen counties in our service region, but instead will be able to concentrate on the five counties surrounding Fredericksburg. More attorneys, more justice.
Legal Aid Works is hiring a bilingual Housing Navigator in our Culpeper office for a 7-month grant-funded position (with possible extension to up to a full year). Salary is $29,166 for 7 months, plus benefits. Spanish speaking required. Will travel throughout rural five-county region to educate tenants and assist with application for rental relief money. Apply with cover letter, resume, writing sample and email addresses of two references to LAWFred@legalaidworks.org.
Not everybody needs to swing a hammer to volunteer with Habitat! We are currently seeking new Board members to fill upcoming vacancies. We are looking for members who care about all people, value diversity and inclusion, and who come eager to make a difference. Learn more here.
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The disAbility Resource Center will be open to group meetings and appointments again beginning July 6, 2021. We ask that those people that have not had the COVID vaccine wear a mask, otherwise, masks are not required. Individuals must sign-in, use hand sanitizer, and have their temperature taken upon entry. Group members are asked to use the conference room door and people with individual appointments can use the front door. Knock for staff to let you in.
The dRC is hiring a new independent living coordinator. The ideal candidate will provide independent living skills training, provide individual and systems advocacy, and provide peer mentoring. Job requirements include public speaking, computer literacy, reliable transportation, and familiarity/personal experience with or sensitivity to disabilities. Because peer mentoring involves a person with a disability helping a person with a disability, the dRC encourages people with disabilities apply. Please submit employment application by linking to https://www.cildrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dRCEmploymentApplicationFillable.pdf and resume with cover letter to dfults@cildrc.org or 409 Progress St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401, ATTN: Debe Fults.
Keep the Beat exercise classes resume in person at the dRC with Tennie Gratz on July 6 at 10:30. The class will be limited to 10 participants and each one must register ahead of time by contacting Tennie at tgratz@cildrc.org. Ignite Change, the dRC’s advocacy group, will meet July 13 at 4pm and continue to meet the third Tuesday of each month at 4pm facilitated by Deborah Lately, dRC Advocacy Director. Please register by emailing or calling dlately@cildrc.org or 540-373-2559. Ignite Change members are developing plans to meet with their elected officials over the summer. Please refer to the dRC website for other dRC activities, www.cildrc.org.
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Interested in joining the CoC?
Organizations and individuals can apply to join the CoC at any time. If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us at info@fredericksburgcoc.org.
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