Norfolk Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Norfolk, Virginia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Virginia page.
Legal aid
| Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia | Free civil legal help |
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| Website | laseva.org |
| Phone | 757-627-5423 |
| Address | 125 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Suite 400, Norfolk, VA 23510 |
The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia provides free legal help in civil cases to low-income residents of Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore, with its main office in Norfolk. Help covers housing, family, consumer and public benefits matters.1
Food
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore | Food bank for Norfolk and Hampton Roads |
|---|---|
| Website | foodbankonline.org |
| Phone | 757-627-6599 |
| Address | 800 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, VA 23504 |
The Foodbank collects and distributes food through partner agencies, mobile pantries and community programs across Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Its online food finder lists pantries near any Norfolk ZIP code, with hours and locations.2
Social services
| Union Mission Ministries | Emergency shelter and meals |
|---|---|
| Website | unionmissionministries.org |
| Phone | 757-627-8686 |
| Address | 5100 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours a day |
The Union Mission offers free emergency shelter and meals, plus clothing, showers, job readiness training and help getting benefits and housing referrals. Call 757-627-8686 for emergency shelter availability.3
| Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia | Emergency rent and utility help |
|---|---|
| Website | cceva.org |
| Phone | 757-456-2366 |
| Address | 1132 Pickett Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 |
Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia gives one-time financial help with rent and utility bills to households in a crisis beyond their control. Help comes only by referral from the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline at 757-587-4202. Direct calls and walk-in requests for financial help are not accepted.4
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia, Home page and Virginia Poverty Law Center, Get Legal Help . The phone number and street address above rest on listings, not on the LASEV site itself, and match across the Chesapeake Bar Association, Resources , and Charity Navigator, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Inc . ↩
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Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Home page and Find a food pantry . ↩
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Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Financial and housing counseling and Home page . ↩
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