City Response to Hurricane Irene Update

In response to this overwhelming need following Hurricane Irene, the City of Richmond has opened several sites offering services many Richmonders are currently without and desperately need. In addition, the City will be distributing non-perishable food for City residents at various neighborhood Fire Stations.

Full Service Sites: (including meals, electrical equipment charge, and overnight shelter)

Arthur Ashe Center
3001 N. Boulevard
23220
Lunch: Noon
Dinner: 5:45 – 7 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, August 30 – Thursday, September 1

GRTC transportation is available from 5:30-10 p.m. to Arthur Ashe: Special bus #103 with pick up stops at Warwick/Midlothian, Southside Community Services Center, 2nd & Broad Streets and Chamberlayne/Brookland Park Blvd.

Care Package and Equipment Charging Station:

Blackwell Elementary School
1600 Everett Street
23224
Dates: Tuesday, August 30 – Thursday, September 1

Meals Sites:

Salvation Army, 225-7470, 2 W. Grace St., 23220, Monday-Friday, 3-4 p.m.
R-Cap, 788-0050, 1021 Oliver Hill Way, 23219, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Conrad Center, 225-1853, 1400 Oliver Hill Way, 23219, Monday-Friday, 5:30 p.m.


Fire Station Care Package Distribution Sites (6:00 p.m.):
Fire Station # 5
324 W. Leigh Street
Fire Station # 11
1235 N. 28th Street
Fire Station # 14
2934 Hawthorne Avenue

Fire Station # 18
412 N Thompson Street
Water RDSS – Southside
4100 Hull Street
Hot meals, Care packages, water distribution & charging station for electrical equipment
Blackwell Elementary School
1600 Everett Street
Care packages, water distribution & charging station for electrical equipment

Fire Station # 24
7400 Forest Hill Avenue

With many low income Richmonders losing the entire contents of their refrigerators, the City has also received approval to provide an additional week of benefits for those who receive SNAP benefits (food stamps), and expect those additional benefits to be activated in a matter of days.

The City is also working with GRTC to provide transportation specifically to grocery stores, so that residents with limited transportation resources can purchase necessary items.  Please visit the City's website for updated schedules.

“I've been out and about in many communities today and power is slowly being restored.  We're in contact with Dominion and requesting attention to areas that have been hardest hit. Our crews continue to remove debris from neighborhoods and all streets will be passable within the next few day. We've been working non-stop to clean up after Hurricane Irene and continuing to assist residents in dealing with this disaster,” said Mayor Dwight Jones.