Stephen Vicoli entered The Healing Place in 2012. He completed the recovery program and then became one of the first graduates from the CARITAS Works program. Today, he’s the Transition Coordinator of The Healing Place. “I help assist the men in moving toward independent living after they’ve found the tools to maintain their sobriety,” he […]
After much anticipation, a new grocery store is coming to 25th Street and Nine Mile Road. It will fill voids in the local community in a number of ways, including the need for long-term, large-scale employment. While The Market at 25th is currently under construction and slated to open March 2019, a new workforce development […]
The way we provide shelter and related services in Richmond is evolving. Leaders from agencies including CARITAS, Homeward, Housing Families First, HomeAgain and the Salvation Army are working toward the coordinated launch of several new service delivery models. Each of the agencies has intimate and long-term experience working with Richmond’s homeless population. As the needs of the […]
Meet Peter Moffett MD, FACEP Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University There are roughly 1,500 overdose deaths in Virginia every year. Related to each death, there are ER visits, treatment and impacts in the workplaces where these men and women work. The medical costs to individuals and the community at large are […]
As we approach National Recovery Month, CARITAS Board member and recovery specialist Linda Hancock, FNP, PhD shares her definition of recovery… I have had the privilege of working with people in recovery for the past decade, I know that recovery is something to be admired and respected. From my view “on-the-outside-looking-in,” I believe recovery is […]
David remembers taking his first drink. He was 10 or 11. He reached into his father’s liquor cabinet and gave it try. After that, he didn’t touch alcohol again until he was 14. He didn’t know then, but his father was an alcoholic. After his family moved to Pennsylvania, David earned a spot on the […]
