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A New Perspective on the Emerging Homeless Crisis and Affordable Housing
Are you at risk? Read about one man's awakening as he reunites with his brother and the economic realty facing many Americans.
STEPS and Community Partners Champion for Affordable Housing
STEPS CEO, Sharon Harrup has worked diligently over the past five years as the facilitator of a local coalition that was brought together to address the housing needs in our community. Through this process and extensive community partnerships we are excited to see things moving forward. The impact to our community will be far reaching. The project will allow us to attract and retain a workforce that can afford to live in our community. We are excited to be part of a community that wants to better the lives of its citizens and open up opportunities that will support a path to home ownership and break the cycles of poverty.
STEPS 2022-2023 Annual Report
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STEPS 2021-2022 Annual Report
Click on the image to access our 2021-2022 Annual Report.
To donate, use the QR code to the left or click on Donate Today below! Thank you for supporting STEPS!
Nelson Co. Community Development Foundation
Nelson County Community Development Foundation currently administers the Virginia Housing Choice Voucher program in Nelson, Amherst, and Appomattox counties. This program provides affordable housing to low-income community members through portable vouchers that subsidize the cost of renting apartments, single-family homes, and condominiums. The Foundation is seeking to expand their service area to issue vouchers to Buckingham, Cumberland, and Prince Edward County citizens for payment to local landlords. STEPS, Inc. has agreed to partner with the Foundation to provide itinerant office space to meet with their clients, and to assist with notification of the community when applications for vouchers are being accepted. The next online application period for regular vouchers will be open on August 17, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at vhda.apply4housing.com. There will also be a public hearing on August 13 to consider including all three counties in the Emergency Housing Voucher portion of their program. The Foundation currently has 195 regular vouchers and 10 Emergency Housing Vouchers to provide in their entire service area. Clients who qualify for the program are put on a waiting list by a lottery system, and vouchers are distributed as they become available.
Centra Community Health Needs Assessment
To provide a deeper understanding of our communities’ health needs and how we can address them, every three years Centra conducts Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA). In 2021, we are partnering with Centra on these efforts and we would like to hear from you! To thank you for filling out the survey, you can enter a drawing for a chance to receive a $25 gift certificate to Walmart. If you would like to be entered in the drawing, please complete the information at the end of the survey. Your contact information will not be linked to your survey answers. To complete the survey, please go to https://www.centrahealth.com/CHNA.
Did you know…..
The moratorium on evictions was extended to June 30, 2021. However, after June 30th, if you are behind on your rent, you may be evicted. There is help! Please following the link below and watch the video on ways you can prevent eviction. There are also a lot of other great resources on this page!
**UPDATED IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ELIGIBLE AGE RANGE FOR ANY PERSON 16-59 WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS:
**UPDATE 4/8/21–ages 16-59 with health conditions placing them at risk have now been included in a clinic scheduled for the Pfizer vaccine on 4/13/21
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR AREA CITIZENS AGE 60+
There are upcoming Covid Vaccination Clinics in the Farmville area with open appointments.
If you are age 60 and older, and you live in Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, or Prince Edward Counties, and you have not yet received a COVID vaccination, please immediately call to receive help with scheduling an appointment:
• Farmville Cares at 434-414-1188
You must leave your name, telephone number, and the purpose of your call in order to receive a call back.
STEPS Earns 3-Year CARF Accreditation
CARF International announced STEPS has been accredited for a period of three years for its Community Employment Services: Employment Supports; Community Employment Services: Job Development and Organizational Employment Services programs
STEPS 2019 - 2020 Annual report
The 2019 - 2020 Annual Report is here! See what we have been up to this past year and learn more about our newest superhero Super-STEPS!
Prince Edward Recycling to Remain with STEPS!
“Thanks to all of you, our jobs were saved! We sincerely appreciate the Prince Edward Board of Supervisors recognizing the value our jobs bring to the the community and the environment. And to each person who advocated for us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. “
- STEPS Recycling Crew
Farmville Cares
Farmville Cares is a group of area nonprofits working together to support our community and each other a we respond to COVID-19.
SEC Donation to STEPS!
Christin Jackson, VP Workforce Development, accepting a very generous donation from the wonderful folks at Southside Electric Cooperative!
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