Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Housing

401 West Ln, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454

In 2011, Judeo-Christian Outreach Center (JCOC) opened a three-story apartment building in Virginia Beach. It has 14 transitional housing units for homeless veterans and 8 permanent supportive housing units for the chronically homeless with disabilities.

The building is designed to provide a safe environment with individually assigned case managers, on-site house management, and optimal peer support to prevent the possibility of anyone falling through the cracks. The choice of a single location over multiple scattered sites also allows for the centralization of community activities and programs.

Clients in Veterans Transitional Housing can stay for up to one year for 10% of their incomes while they work on securing permanent housing. Permanent Supportive Housing clients can stay indefinitely for 30% of their income.

Truly a community effort, the building and these programs have been made possible due to a collaboration between corporate and non-profit agencies, federal, state, and city agencies including the Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation (DHNP); as well as  the vision and courage of the dedicated JCOC board members.