Isle of Wight County Mission of Hope Homeless Shelter

08/28/2021

If anyone knows of an affordable, safe room to rent in the local area, please msg us here. We are trying to help someone find a place. Thank you!

05/26/2021

Hello IOW County Citizens,

Our organization has suffered quite a bit from COVID-19 and 2020 for operations. We have not been able to do our usual season for a night stay during the winter months. We have been active in other ways to support our local homeless but just not our normal winter season operations.

We are looking to rebuild the organization and prepare for the upcoming season. If you are interested in being involved in that effort, please message us here. We will be coordinating an upcoming meeting to start preparing for the Winter of 2021/22.

04/03/2020

Good information for Food Resources for those in need...

Connecting Resources to Solve Problems

03/05/2020

We have updated our Isle of Wight Mission of Hope Webpage - Check it out here:

Isle of Wight Mission of Hope is a 501c, offering a nights stay for homeless during the critical winter months in South eastern Virginia. It is supported by citizens and churches in Smithfield and...

03/05/2020

Huge Thanks to all the students and staff at Westside Elementary School for their donations of toiletry kits, food, and snack packs for the IOW Mission of Hope this year. These supplies will go to the homeless and needy in our local area.
THANKS YOU GUYS & GALS😊😊😊

01/03/2020

Most recent schedule for 2019/20 season:

Mission of Hope, Isle of Wight Inc. Emergency Shelter Opening:
January 4, 2020 and is currently scheduled to end April 4, 2020. On behalf of our Isle of Wight County Mission of Hope Emergency Shelter, Executive Board, we thank all of you for your continued and generous community service. Our primary pickup areas are the Smithfield Library on James Street and Royal Farms on Church Street in Smithfield, VA.. If other areas are founded, we will post them also.

Jan. 4-11, 2020 Smithfield Baptist Church (1st & 2nd Week)
Jan.11-18 2020 100 Wainwright Drive, Smithfield, VA 23430

Jan. 18-25, 2020 Good Shepherd Catholic Church/Christ Episcopal Church
300 Smithfield Blvd, Smithfield, VA 23430

Jan. 25- Feb. 1, 2020 Trinity United Methodist Church
201 Cedar St. Smithfield, VA 23430

Feb 1-8, 2020 Main Street Baptist Church
517 Main St, Smithfield, VA 23430

Feb. 8–15 2020 First Gravel Hill Baptist Church (1st week)
5230 Old Stage Hwy, Smithfield, VA 23430

Feb. 15-22, 2020 Little Zion Baptist Church (1st week)
9496 Old Stage Hwy, Smithfield, VA 23430

Feb. 22-29, 2020 Smithfield Christian Church
18420 Battery Park Rd, Smithfield, VA 23430

Feb. 29 - 7 Mar. 2020 First Gravel High Baptist Church
5230 Old Stage Hwy, Smithfield, VA 23430 (2nd week)

Mar. 7-14, 2020 TO BE DETERMINED
Mar. 14-21, 2020 Main Street Baptist, 517 Main Street, Smithfield, VA 23430

Mar. 21-28, 2020 Little Zion Baptist Church (2nd Week)
9496 Old Stage Hwy, Smithfield, VA 23430

Mar. 28 – 4 April 2020 Benns United Methodist Church
14571 Benn’s Church Blvd, Smithfield, VA 23430

*Information share: Our shelter is operated by local churches. It will provide for a place to shower and sleep, dinner, breakfast, and a sack lunch to go for those in need.
Barbara Wiggins, IOW Mission of Hope Emergency Shelter Email: [email protected]
(757) 615-1004/(757) 357-1763 Eric Leaman, Secretary, (973) 580-2662 [email protected]

12/29/2019

Update for the 2019/20 season:

11/13/2019

Hello everyone,
We apologize for the delay in information about this years winter season. The IOW Mission of Hope is looking into smarter ways of addressing the homeless needs of our community. We are expecting to have this years season information out to everyone soon. In the meantime, we are looking for smarter more feasible ways to address homelessness in our county. We will keep you posted as things progress. Thank you all for your interest and your support of our efforts. Feel free to message us here with question, ideas, or suggestions.

IOWMOH Board Representative