Program areas at Shenandoah LGBTQ Center
Hope house of the Shenandoah hope house of the Shenandoah is a program of the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center and valley community services board, providing rapid rehousing (rrh) services for unaccompanied transition-aged youth (tay) between the ages of 18-24 in the Shenandoah valley. The rrh program is designed to assist individuals and families to quickly transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing while offering supportive case management services as needed to maintain housing stability. At the end of 2022, hope house served 44 individuals with 23 folks successfully transitioning into permanent stable housing.
Community health worker program - in response to community need, the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center developed an inaugural community health worker program providing medical case management, care navigation, and health education for our community. By the end of 2022, the program provided support to 25 clients with program services, education or reerrals to affirming health care providers. The program accompanied clients to 66 healthcare appointments in support and advocacy. In addition, this program provided cultural competency training to over 250 local health care providers, administrators, staff, and community members.
Two physical locations - both the Shenandoah LGBTQ Center and its harrisonburg va outreach location - friendly city safe space - serve as affirming community space, including hosting drop-in hours 4 days a week. Both locations offer free resources and education, clothes closet and resource library. In addition, both locations provide regular mental health and social programs aimed at supporting the overall wellness of the lgbtqia+ community across the Shenandoah valley. At the end of 2022, both locations documented over 3800 visits by community members.