Online benefits application and screening pathway - Virginia; program, income, household, identity, and documentation rules apply
Virginia CommonHelp
CommonHelp is Virginia's official application and screening pathway for food, health, cash, energy, and child-care assistance. Availability and eligibility depend on the program and household circumstances.
Food, medical, financial, energy, family, adult-services, and protective-services pathway - City of Chesapeake residents; eligibility and documentation rules apply
Chesapeake Social Services Benefits
Start with Chesapeake Social Services for local benefit screening and social-service intake. The city lists SNAP, TANF, Medicaid/FAMIS, child-care, and utility-assistance pathways; confirm current programs and documents.
Behavioral-health, substance-use, prevention, crisis, same-day-access, and case-management pathway - Chesapeake residents; assessment, eligibility, scheduling, and clinical rules apply
Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare provides public behavioral-health and substance-use services. Same-day access is listed on weekdays; ask about current payment, intake, and eligibility rules.
Public clinic, WIC, immunization, environmental-health, family-health, and prevention pathway - Chesapeake; appointment, eligibility, fee, and document rules apply
Chesapeake Health Department Programs
The Chesapeake Health Department connects residents to public-health and prevention programs. Call about current WIC, clinic, immunization, environmental-health, and access information.
Hospital, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, imaging, and specialty-care pathway - Chesapeake and Hampton Roads; clinical, referral, insurance, payment, and emergency rules apply
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center provides emergency and hospital care in Chesapeake. Confirm the current service and access route directly; hospital care is not a cleanup or hoarding-support program.
School counseling, student-support, family-referral, and school-based assistance pathway - Chesapeake students and families; school, enrollment, privacy, and program rules apply
Chesapeake Public Schools Student Assistance Program
Chesapeake Public Schools maintains student-assistance pathways for students and families. Contact the district or school for current support, enrollment, and referral guidance.
Free public-library, computer, information, technology, large-print, and community-learning pathway - Chesapeake; card, program, room, and technology rules apply
Chesapeake Public Library
Chesapeake Public Library provides public information, computers, digital resources, and community programs through city branches. Ask staff about cards, technology access, and local referral information.
Regional bus, light rail, ferry, rideshare, paratransit, and on-demand transit pathway - Chesapeake and Hampton Roads; route, fare, reservation, ADA certification, and schedule rules apply
Hampton Roads Transit
Hampton Roads Transit serves Chesapeake and nearby Hampton Roads communities. Use fixed-route, OnDemand, or ADA paratransit options only after confirming current eligibility, reservation, fare, and service rules.
ADA paratransit application, recertification, and reservation pathway - eligible Hampton Roads riders; disability certification, trip, reservation, and service-area rules apply
Hampton Roads Transit ADA Paratransit
Hampton Roads Transit provides ADA paratransit for eligible riders. Apply or recertify through ADA Ride and confirm current reservation and eligibility rules.
Shared-ride on-demand transit pathway - Chesapeake and selected Hampton Roads areas; booking, service-area, fare, accessibility, and eligibility rules apply
HRT OnDemand
HRT OnDemand offers shared rides in Chesapeake and selected Hampton Roads communities. Confirm current zones, fares, booking, and whether a trip should use fixed-route or paratransit service.
Senior and disability transportation pathway - Chesapeake and Southeastern Virginia; age, disability, destination, reservation, mobility, and contribution rules apply
I-Ride Chesapeake
The City of Chesapeake lists I-Ride medical transportation for people age 60 and older or people with disabilities. Confirm current eligibility, destinations, reservations, accessibility, and suggested contribution before relying on a ride.
Home-delivered meals, safety check, social connection, and aging-resource pathway - Chesapeake residents age 60+ who are homebound and unable to prepare meals; eligibility and delivery rules apply
Meals on Wheels Chesapeake
Meals on Wheels Chesapeake provides meals, a safety check, social connection, and resource information for eligible older adults. Confirm current intake and delivery eligibility.
Meals, transportation, caregiver, in-home, aging, and independent-living pathway - Chesapeake and Southeastern Virginia; age, disability, income, referral, and program rules apply
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia supports older adults and caregivers through meals, transportation, in-home services, and resource navigation. Ask about current Chesapeake-area programs and eligibility.
Food pantry, community-kitchen, emergency-food, and partner-agency navigation pathway - Southeastern Virginia including Chesapeake; pantry schedule, household, supply, and intake rules apply
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
The Foodbank maintains a current partner directory for food assistance. Use the directory to identify a Chesapeake-area pantry or meal site, then confirm hours and eligibility directly.
Public housing and housing-choice-voucher pathway - Chesapeake; income, waiting-list, property, application, and program rules apply; current portal reports no open lists
Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority
The Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority administers public-housing and housing-choice-voucher pathways. Its current portal reports no lists open; verify status, eligibility, and application requirements before relying on it.
Family shelter, outreach, rapid-rehousing, housing-stability, and coordinated-assessment pathway - Southeastern Virginia including Chesapeake; household, eligibility, capacity, and referral rules apply
ForKids Housing Stability
ForKids provides regional housing-stability and family-housing pathways. Use its crisis line or referral process to identify current options; placement and timing are not guaranteed.
Emergency and permanent housing, domestic-violence advocacy, and shelter pathway - Hampton Roads; survivor intake, confidentiality, capacity, and safety rules apply
Samaritan House Housing Services
Samaritan House provides emergency and permanent housing pathways for people affected by domestic violence. Use a safe communication method if someone may monitor calls or messages.
State housing-finance, homebuyer, rental, and housing-resource pathway - Virginia; program, income, lender, property, and application rules apply
Virginia Housing
Virginia Housing offers statewide housing programs and information. Use it as a navigation resource and verify current eligibility, participating providers, and application requirements.
Rural housing, repair, community-facility, and development pathway - eligible Virginia rural areas; property, income, program, and application rules apply
USDA Rural Development Virginia
USDA Rural Development lists housing and community-development programs for eligible rural areas. Check location and program eligibility directly; not every Chesapeake-area property will qualify.
Free civil legal-aid pathway for housing, public benefits, utilities, safety, health, and other poverty-law matters - eligible Hampton Roads clients; income, conflict, intake, and case-acceptance rules apply
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia provides free civil legal services for eligible low-income residents in Hampton Roads. Confirm the issue, household eligibility, and current intake route directly.
Statewide civil-legal-information and legal-aid navigation pathway - Virginia; topic, income, location, and provider rules apply
Virginia Law Help
Virginia Law Help helps residents identify legal-aid and low-cost civil-legal pathways for housing, benefits, family, health, and consumer issues.
City bulk-waste, refuse, recycling, stormwater, roadway, and sanitation pathway - Chesapeake residents; set-out, material, fee, service-area, and collection rules apply
Chesapeake Public Works Bulk Waste
Chesapeake Public Works manages refuse, recycling, bulk-waste requests, stormwater, and related city infrastructure. Verify the current rules before a cleanup or disposal project.
City water, sewer, waste, recycling, and utility-customer pathway - Chesapeake utility customers; account, outage, service-area, payment, and restoration rules apply
Chesapeake Public Utilities
Chesapeake Public Utilities manages water and sewer services and connects residents to related utility and waste information. Use the city service request pathway for current account, outage, and service questions.
Official city police, fire, social-services, library, parks, utilities, public-works, planning, and resident-navigation pathway - City of Chesapeake; service, jurisdiction, and application rules apply
Chesapeake City Services Directory
Chesapeake's official directory helps residents find current city contacts for public safety, social services, utilities, public works, libraries, parks, and other municipal pathways.
City parks, recreation, wellness, youth, senior, and community-program pathway - Chesapeake; age, schedule, registration, accessibility, and program rules apply
Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism provides city recreation and community activities. Contact the department for current schedules, access, registration, and facility information.
State identification, license, testing, and vehicle-service pathway - Virginia residents; appointment, document, wait-time, and service-availability rules apply
Virginia DMV
Use the Virginia DMV site to find current nearby customer-service locations, required documents, appointments, and available services before traveling.
Official city navigation guide for benefits, health, housing, schools, social services, and community pathways - Chesapeake; each listed program's eligibility, capacity, and scope rules apply
Chesapeake Community Resource Guide
Chesapeake publishes a community resource guide and online resource viewer. Use it as a starting index, then verify each provider's current hours, eligibility, cost, geography, and capacity.
Private-pay practical support and digital peer-support pathways - broader service area and online; cost, scope, consent, safety, and platform rules apply; not clinical or emergency care
The Peer Tree and Unburied
The Peer Tree and Unburied provide separate private-pay and digital peer-support pathways. Choose the option that fits the situation and confirm current scope, cost, access, and safety boundaries before relying on it.