* Small Group is responsible for making all arrangements.

SAMARITAN HOUSE :: Samaritan House provides safe emergency housing and support for people who are in danger and need a way out. They are committed to helping individuals and families in crisis in Hampton Roads. They walk side-by-side with those who have been victimized by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, as well as families who are at risk of losing their homes. Some of their services are housing, case management, counseling, victim advocacy, food assistance, medical assistance, group therapy, and job training. At the current time there are 12 emergency shelters in Virginia Beach.

UNION MISSION :: The Union Mission Ministries is committed to caring for the poor and homeless by providing for their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs helping people overcome their poverty and homelessness. Most importantly they are committed to changing lives forever by sharing the redemptive love of our Savior through the Gospel of Christ. Some of the services they provide are shelter and emergency services, community assistance, rehabilitation and training programs, and Camp Hope Haven. Their main campus is on Virginia Beach Blvd in Norfolk.

PEOPLE IN NEED, INC. (PiN) :: PiN exists to provide food, clothing, shelter, and free medical care for people that are either homeless or extremely poor. The ultimate focus is to help the homeless of Hampton Roads transform their lives by meeting them where they are and sharing a God that loves them and wants a relationship with them. Services are provided at their new ministry center near the intersection of Birdneck Road and Virginia Beach Blvd as well as at Mount Olive Baptist Church on Birdneck Road.

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA :: Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas is a faith-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to empower self-reliance and inspire hope. As a church without walls, they do this through personalized housing, ministry, health, and human services that benefit vulnerable individuals, their families and the community.

Their services are provided to those experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless, individuals with mental illness, individuals and families of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, those in need of affordable housing and supportive services, those recovering from substance abuse addictions and those involved in community corrections. They also provide support services for veterans and their families.

In Virginia Beach, they operate the Lighthouse Center (day program for homeless adults) and two Community Living Centers (for adults with intellectual disabilities).

PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROJECTS :: Schools that are in the local area around Bridge Church.

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS :: Projects that aren’t directly connected to any of the above mentioned ministries.