The Virginia Beach Resources section of the Military Assistance Portal outlines Virginia Beach supports for military families.

AAHD Virginia Resources

This website provides an extensive list of public and private disability resource organizations in Virginia. Although it was last updated in 2012, the links still seem to be active.

School Liaison Officers (SLOs)

Work in partnership with the local school division and military installations to enhance the public-school experience of military children; they connect families with educational opportunities and critical information about state and local school laws, policies, and standards and troubleshoot education-related problems.

Virginia Beach Special Services Library

Some individuals with disabilities may be able to apply to have talking books, talking book players, magazines, and catalogs mailed directly to their homes. This website provides more information for the service as well as instructions for how to apply. You can also search to find out what special services materials are available.

Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads - Child Development Programs

ASYMCA Child Development Programs in Virginia Beach.

Fleet and Family Support Centers

Licensed counselors provide short term individual, marital, and child counseling for military and their family members. Counseling support groups and workshops are also available. There are also 6 full-service FFSC's in Hampton Roads - Naval Station Norfolk, NAS Oceana, JEB Little Creek, Newport News Shipyard, NWS Yorktown, and NSA Northwest Annex.

Navy Child and Youth Programs

Offer high quality sports and recreational programs that focus on building self-esteem, developing appropriate relationships, facilitating academic success, and making healthy choices; Within in the youth program are the following: Recreational Preschool, Recreational School Age Program, School Age Care, Teen Programs, Youth Sports and Fitness, and Community Events.

Stroller Warriors

Free running club for military spouses & their family members in the Virginia Beach area. Their mission is to help military families around the world live happier, healthier lives through fitness, friendship, leadership, goal-setting, networking, fundraising & community service.

The Planning Council - Military Family Respite Care

Links families that are a part of the Navy or Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), which includes families of children with special needs, to respite care in the Hampton Roads or Western Tidewater area.

Virginia Beach Housing Resources

Housing and Neighborhood Preservation Office helps to provide or connect families to a variety of resources that help with housing issues.

Navy Gold Star Program

The Navy’s official program for providing long-term support to surviving families of sailors who pass away while on active duty; this inclusive program offers support regardless of your loved one’s branch, location, or manner of death.

Navy SEAL Foundation

Offers grief counseling, surviving family resiliency gatherings, annual specialized camps for surviving children, and financial support.

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia

Provides individual counseling for children and adults, marriage and couples counseling, family counseling, depression screenings, and 24 hour emergency on-call coverage for existing clients.