Public Assisted Housing | Resident
Resident Services:
SCHOLARSHIPS
Adult Scholarship Assistance Program:
Youth Advocacy Counselors (YAC) administer scholarship awards for deserving adults residing in public housing who show leadership potential for education and career advancement. All applicants must have graduated from an accredited high school (or have a GED) and must be a beginning or continuing student at an accredited college/vocational/technical school with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in overall academic courses.
High School Scholarships Programs:
Youth Advocacy Counselors (YAC) administer scholarship awards for eligible seniors. The awards are given to deserving residents of public housing who show leadership potential for education and career advancement. All applicants must graduate from an accredited high school with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better in overall academic courses.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ACTIVITIES
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads and the Virginia Peninsula provides on-site activities for youth living in public housing (i.e. Lassiter, Aqueduct, Brighton, and Oyster Point). The after school programs include mentorship, computer technology, sports, and other social enhancement programs.
VOLUNTEER TENANT PATROL (VTP)
Volunteer Tenant Patrols are groups of concerned residents dedicated to making their neighborhoods safe. VTP members have been properly trained, working in a structured and organized manner; never intervening in threatening situations but calling for help immediately. They actively work together in teams protecting their neighborhoods to rid conditions that allow crime and related problems to flourish. NNRHA's Community Resources Staff and Security Officer facilitate VTP activities.
PUBLIC HOUSING FLAT RENTS
NNRHA has established flat rents for all of its current public housing units. The concept of flat rents is to provide a maximum rent for higher income families. The intent is to also attract and retain higher income families in order to create a broad range of incomes and a more diverse tenant population in our public housing communities.
Tenant Relations Advisors
Tenant Relations Advisors are housed at various sites to offer assistance to senior citizens living in public housing communities. These services are utilized through the Newport News Department of Human Services, Peninsula Center for Independent Living, Department on Aging, Peninsula Agency on Aging, First Call for Help, Medicare and Social Security Department, Office of Human Affairs, Operation Breaking Through, Health Agencies and other community organizations.