Tuesday, November 5, 2024

This homeless center is now open

The new homeless day services center in Newport News is officially open.

The center is for people who are homeless and the services are free, according to the city.

It’s operated by the City of Newport News, the Volunteers of America Chesapeake and other organizations who provide various services such as job skills training, permanent housing, medical treatment and financial literacy classes to people who are homeless, officials said.

There will be a dedication ceremony on March 5 at 11 a.m.

The Four Oaks Day Service Center, 7401 Warwick Blvd. is open Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the center at 757-926-8643.

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Julia Marsigliano
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Julia Marsigliano is a multimedia reporter for WYDaily. She covers everything on the Peninsula from local government and law enforcement agencies to family-run businesses and weather updates. Before WYDaily, she covered Hampton and Newport News for WYDaily’s sister publication, HNNDaily before both publications merged in December 2018. Julia was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Long Island, New York in 2001. A true New Yorker, she loves pizza, bagels and good Chinese food. Send comments, tips and other tidbits to julia@localvoicemedia.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @jmarsigliano

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