Hampton Roads Youth Center

2008 Ray of Hope Award Gala

• October 18, 2008 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
  
  Honoring: Dr. William Bethea, Mr. William Foster, Mrs. Susan Goode and Mr. Norman Sher
  
  Click here for tickets and sponsorship information.
  
  

The Girls and Boys programs of the Hampton Roads Youth Center are now approved as Medicaid Providers.

• The Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. School was chosen to be one of the first Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program sites at a residential school. This program allows students to work towards a GED before the age of eighteen.
  
  HRYC is listed in the Woodbury Report (The Parent Handbook for Struggling Teens) as one of the top 100 programs in the country.
  
  

A Residential Program For Youth -
Committed to Transforming the Entire Family

The Hampton Roads Youth Center is a private, non-profit residential program committed to providing a resource for troubled youth and their families in Hampton Roads.

The Hampton Roads Youth Center

On a spacious, beautiful 55-acre lot in rural Suffolk, VA there is a 10,000 square foot building capable of housing 9 boys and 9 girls, ages 12-17, in separate wings.

This supportive community based program is for children who are experiencing emotional, social, educational and family problems that are preventing them from being successfull in school and at home.

“Thank goodness parents no longer have to be completely separated from their child by placing them outside of the area or state. Help is now available right here in the Hampton Roads community”. -HRYC Parent

The Harvey J. Lindsay Jr. School

The Harvey L. Lindsay, Jr. School at the Hampton Roads Youth Center employs licensed regular education teachers and certified special education teachers. There is a six to one student/teacher ratio offering Individualized Instruction Plans and Individualized Educational Plans. HRYC provides a positive therapeutic environment where children receive individual, group, and family counseling, as well as life skills development, outdoor recreation, and substance abuse rehabilitation. There is no minimum length of stay as treatment is customized for each individual child and family.

The Hampton Roads Youth Center accepts children of any race, religion, creed and socioeconomic level. Children are referred by parents, schools, churches, therapists and through local Family Assessment and Planning Teams (FAPT).

Licensed by: The Commonwealth of Virginia Interdepartmental Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. This institution is primarily a special agency for a year-round residential and educational home for youth experiencing personal crisis and licensed only to take care of those types of conditions. Individuals with other disabilities will be referred to another institution with appropriate services. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964(voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Hampton Roads Youth Center is an equal opportunity employer.