key contacts
Angie Roberts-Dobbins
Resident Services Director
Ph: (540) 382.2002 ext. 339
FAX: (540) 382.1935
Tiffany Little
Assistant Resident Services Director
Ph: (757) 369.5284
FAX: (757) 238.8012
Service is the rent we pay for living.
- Marian Wright Edelman
featured project
The comunity center at CHP’s Friendship Village has many wonderful local partners, including the Virginia Beach Public Library’s Bookmobile. On the first and third Wednesday of every month, the Bookmobile visits Friendship Village so that the community's pre-school students can enjoy fun activities and explore the Bookmobile for a favorite book to check out until the library's next visit. The children had a terrific time during the Bookmobile’s first visit on October 20. "They love having new books around, and it is terrific to see them reading to each other and getting so excited over books at such an early age," commented AmeriCorps member Tyler Hoy.
redefining affordable housing
through resident services and education
Meeting client needs and investing in the future success of our residents has always been the core of CHP’s mission. In 1997, CHP opened one of the first certified HUD Neighborhood Network Centers in the United States. Since that time
we have added community centers and after school programs in multiple rental communities to support our effort to strengthen families and build sustainable communities.
environmental sustainability
Many resident services' programs incorporate sustainable practices into their youth and adult education courses, emphasizing ways to clean-up our environment, recyle, and reuse materials. Some communities have created neighborhood gardens planted with native vegetation and tended with natural fertilizers; while others have implemented recycling programs; hosted regular trash pick-up days; and offered classes on making environmentally-responsible choices at home, school, and work.
economic sustainability
To promote resident self-sufficiency, we partner with faith-based groups, community organizations, businesses and universities to deliver training and mentoring to enhance life and job readiness skills and to promote financial, academic, and computer literacy.
social sustainability
Through frequent and ongoing activities such as community festivals, celebrations, educational programming, and other property-based events, Resident Services maintains a focus on promoting social interaction, cultural enrichment, and community building.
To watch videos of some of CHP's Resident Services-sponsored events, (such as the Yorktown Square Community Day and KaBOOM! playground build at Lynnhaven Landing), click here.
