Transitions Family Violence Services

05/22/2026

Save the Date!! The Fast & Funky 5K🥇💜 is returning to the Mariners' Museum on Saturday September 26th! Join us for a groovy morning filled with awards, music, fun, and more!🕺☯ Come dressed in your best 70s-80s themed attire, and have a funky good time knowing your energy and efforts are supporting survivors in your community. We are super excited to host the Fast & Funky 5K again this year, and hope to see you there! 🏃

Follow the link to register, learn more, or get connected: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/NewportNews/FastFunky5k

05/18/2026

🎉🎓 Celebrating Our Social Work Interns! 🎓🎉

This past Friday, we had the honor of recognizing and celebrating our incredible Social Work Interns as they reached this exciting milestone—graduation!

We are so proud of the dedication, compassion, and hard work each of you has shown throughout your internship journey. From supporting individuals and families to strengthening our community, your impact has been meaningful and lasting.

These graduates represent the future of social work, stepping into a field that is more important than ever. Your commitment to service, advocacy, and mental health care gives us great hope for the communities you will continue to serve.

To Jihmya P., Haven C., Grace D., and Abbigail T., thank you for choosing to learn and grow with us—we are grateful to have been part of your journey.

Join us in congratulating our graduates and wishing them continued success as they embark on their professional paths!

05/18/2026

Nearly half of mass shootings in the U.S. are domestic violence-related.

05/18/2026

05/18/2026

UPCOMING: Volunteer Training!! 💜Are you looking for a way to get more involved with your community? Wanting to learn ways to support survivors? Join us for our upcoming Volunteer Training Summer 2026! We offer this training to best equip volunteers, interns, and onboarding staff with additional knowledge and information, ensuring we walk alongside survivors using empowerment based advocacy and best practices. This training is comprehensive and covers a little bit of everything. Reach out to the contact info below to get involved or to learn more!
email: [email protected]

05/15/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Saturday, May 16,2026. There will be two amazing events, one in Newport News, one in Hampton. Both will have amazing practical resources, community vendors and so much more. Come out for wellness activities and great community resources.

05/05/2026

Today is the day‼ THANK YOU to those who have chosen to participate in this year's Day of Giving by supporting Transitions Family Violence Services. We are grateful for every donation so far, and those still to come; and the day is just getting started! We could not do this work without the community behind us, and this is just one small way to offer assistance.

Did we mention.. we have volunteer opportunities as well?! Head to our Give Local 757 page, and check out some of our volunteer opportunities and our upcoming training schedule under the media gallery! Maybe click donate while there 😉 and reach out to us for more details about that training series. Give back in more ways than one!

We can not put into words how much we all here at Transitions value the support from community, and donations made to our organization, not just today, but everyday. 💜

Follow the link for more: https://www.givelocal757.org/organization/Transitions-Family-Violence-Services

05/04/2026

TOMORROW is the day! 💸Give Local 757's Day of Giving is tomorrow Tuesday May 5th! We urge supporters to consider donating to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and their families on this year's Day of Giving.

Let's break down what supporting Transitions Family Violence Services may look like‼
~$1,000 helps a family secure a safe home in the community, free from violence.
~$500 offer systems advocacy for survivors obtaining a protective order, criminal charges or filing for custody.
~$250 shelters a family of 3 in our emergency shelter for one week.
~$100 supports an art/play therapy session for a child
~$50 responds to a crisis call with follow-up service

And this is not all! This only scratches the surface of the work done by our amazing advocates and volunteers in an effort to empower and embrace survivors at any point on their journey to safety. Thank you to those who have supported Transitions Family Violence Services so far, and thank you to all those who choose Transitions Family Violence Services to support on tomorrow's Day of Giving! 💜✌️

Follow the link to donate or learn more: https://www.givelocal757.org/organization/Transitions-Family-Violence-Services

05/01/2026

Less than a week away until Give Local 757's Day of Giving on Tuesday May 5th 2026! Why Choose Transitions?! We offer free and confidential services to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and their families. We have been doing this work on the VA Peninsula for almost 50 YEARS! Help us celebrate this huge milestone by supporting our organization and survivors through this years Day of Giving. We are thankful for your support!

Follow the link to donate or learn more: https://www.givelocal757.org/organization/Transitions-Family-Violence-Services