It's been about 7yrs since I last volunteered in Brooklyn at God's Love We Deliver, so I decided to…read moreget that same old rewarding feeling back. At Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, there are several locations where you can volunteer. Just knowing that these families are being helped is a reward with in itself, and I appreciate organizations like this one. I'm going to make a commitment to volunteer more often like I used to in the past. It's been about a few days of volunteering, and I personally love the Young Terrace location. There's enough space to move around, and the guests (community) are grateful and very respectful. I've assisted with stocking and food distribution, but would love to see what's behind the scenes. Overall, if you want to give back to the community and feel amazing, check out a few locations, one may be real close to you. Sidenote: For those picking up food, there is a limit for each food category (canned goods, chicken, eggs, etc). You can have a bag full of produce. Quality is in good condition and some almost going bad, but you choose at your own discretion.

The most organized & informative volunteer event in the area. I'm grateful my work comes 1-2 times…read moreevery year. Walter is so helpful w/ the signup process and Bobby in the warehouse is amazing. Since the pandemic, my co-workers didn't get to go this year. However, I got a group from my daughter's school to volunteer. Once again, everything from beginning to end was organized and social distancing protocols were in place. Highly recommend volunteering at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. It's fun, safe, and helps those less fortunate. Win win!

Rachel and Reaper Metal Recycling provides fast and quality services!!! Stop looking, you have…read morefound the place to call if you need any hauling services! They provide outstanding service and value to any job, whether big or small! Will call on them again!! Thank you Rachel!!

The process of dropping off used and unwanted electronic items is a little weird for newcomers…read more Your vehicle needs to be weighed 1st & you must wait your turn before driving onto the weigh station. Only one vehicle is allowed on the weigh station at a time, so when the vehicle ahead of you drives off, you can finally drive up to handle your business. You must provide your ID and state what you're dropping off, then your vehicle gets weighed. After that, the attendant will return your ID along with a small laminated card (pertinent to your cargo). Instructions will be provided by the attendant as to where to go based on the type of item you're dropping off. In my case, I was dropping off a microwave - so the lady told me to drop off the item at a small trailer (which was a couple of hundred feet from the weigh station/entrance). A man was waiting there to assist and I actually didn't have to get out of my car because he grabbed my old microwave after I opened my trunk. The man also grabbed the laminated card the attendant gave me - he did this quickly and kindly. Exiting is easy as the path I drove took me in a circle and brought me back to the road that led to the original entrance/weigh station. Based on the City of Norfolk's website this transfer station is open 7 day a week, but there are designated times that you can haul in certain types of refuse and specific times allotted for only Norfolk residents (https://spsa.com/what-we-do/our-facilities/norfolk). The entire experience was a little confusing the 1st time out, but in retrospect it's fairly simple & straightforward. I like the fact that both people I encountered were nice and patient since I had no idea what I was doing. I used to drop off electronic items at another location (City of Norfolk Towing & Recovery, 1188 Lance Rd Ste A) closer to Military Hwy near Janaf and I was more familiar with their process - which was park my vehicle in a big garage and I would physically drop off my old stuff. This location's process is a welcome change. Thank you. JV

What's there to say, it's a waste transfer station. For what it is however, it is clean and not…read moredangerous. The folks that work there keep the line moving, help you get into your spot if needed, and are no-nonsense. It's nice to be able to go with that extra project debris, or lots of yard waste and not have to keep it at the house and wait for a bulk pickup (also, those bulk pick up guys invariably trash the grass wherever the stuff is sitting). If you;re a Norfolk resident, they have the times on their site when it;s free to take your waste and as I said, they make it easy for what it is. Hey, if your paying that HRUBS bill, use all the facilities they have to offer, right?

Since there are so few programs like this in Virginia Beach I would call it a unique outreach for…read morethe Virgina Beach Oceanfront. My experience with Judeo has been through meals being served in their on site dining hall. Today I was with Girl Scout Troop 13 which my daughter is a member. They prepared and served chili, cornbread, salad and a dessert to around 50 men, women and even a few children. The residents and walk-ins showed their appreciation. The organization started in 1986 due to a growing need to serve meals to the homeless. Christian groups pulled together a daily meal that soon expanded. In 1990 with private funds a property was purchased to operate a food kitchen dining hall named after Frank Bragg an early supporter of the mission. Later resident quarters were added. They now have partners like the Girl Scouts and religious organizations that total over a hundred. The partners assist with serving 86,000 FREE meals 365 days a year. The JCOC also operates a food pantry and food box program for at risk homeless to receive free groceries. There are 50 residents that reside short term on the campus. There other facility on West Lane offers a transitional housing program for 16 veterans and 8 chronically homeless with a disability. The JCOC offers a second chance to people in crisis. They provide individual and group counseling, employment services, financial assistance and housing assistance and educational resources. The mission "to empower homeless families and individuals to recover from crisis situations and and return to being self supportive, productive and independent members of our community". A few negatives to keep it real. The campus could use a sprucing up and parking is almost non-existent. Non residents also are seen across the street camping out in a vacant lot. The city does not run them off and as far as I know they are not causing any problems, but it is an eye sore. If you are able to help in any capacity through your church, or directly reaching out you are helping the local Virgina Beach community. They accept cash donations through their website as well at jcoc@jcoc.org

We have used JCOC on two separate ocassions to donate items collected through our community…read moremembers. They accept non-perishable food items and other kitchen supplies for their food pantry, kitchen and dining hall. They also accept gently used clothes, shoes and other household donations. JCOC serves breakfast and dinner everyday to the needy and homeless people of the community. Sometimes, these breakfasts and dinners are prepared by different volunteers and organizations. They also have a building at the premise where they house limited number of needy people. Overall, I think JCOC is doing a good job of providing food and other services to the needy people of our community.

I have used their services twice to delivery dirt and much and both times I have been very pleased…read morewith their service and prices. Their prices are reasonable as are their delivery charges. Also their phone person is very friendly and was able to tell me how much materials I needed for my project. Overall a great experience and at a reasonable price. Will definitely be using them for my gardening needed.

I recently dropped off three pieces of lawn equipment, two were ready within the week the last…read morepiece , an edger, they weren't able to find a part , but the work they did and other parts they replaced are stellar, I would definitely go there again

Mt Crushmore Concrete Recycling would make the "Rock Biter" in the "Never Ending Story" proud…read more Crushing big useless concrete to useable concrete pieces is amazing big-equipment stuff. Back off Virginia Beach Blvd even features abandoned train tracks, when trains ruled the USA. Great name for a impressive business. "Run-A-Way Bill" was here! 04.17.20

Easiest "Tik Tok made me buy it" impulse decision ever! So I was scrolling Tik Tok, as one does,…read moreand I saw a similar company in Florida cleaning out trash bins. I immediately looked to see if Hampton Roads had this option: cue Trash Bindicoot! They even have their own Tik Tok with satisfying cleaning videos. the results speak for themselves! I don't know if anyone has this problem, but our trash bins have probably never been cleaned before, professionally at least. They always have flies and have an awful smell. My dad would come periodically spray them with bleach but I was not going to scrub them down myself! This company brings their own sanitation truck that flips your trash bin upside down and uses hot water and steam to clean! This alone cleans 99.9% of the bacteria in your trash bins! Staff will also scrub if needed and pressure wash the sides and wheels. I got both my recycling and regular trash bins cleaned and the whole process probably only took 20 min. They look great and the smell is gone! My toddler also got a kick out of watching the truck lift and lower the trash bins. She's still talking about it lol. Not to mention, they are SO affordable! They offer a "subscription" type service that has no strings attached for $9.99 a month. I opted to get the one time cleaning, but they also offer quarterly options too. When they were done, they brought my trash bins to the front of my house for me! I'll recommend them to everyone and anyone!

100% recommend this service. Our trash can looks absolutely cleaned out. We have older trash bins…read moreand all that gunk that has built up over the years. GONE!!! I've tried cleaning it, and I've sprayed bleach in there and used a hose, but I'm not climbing in to scrub it. You NEED this in your life.

Highly recommend this place. Owners are really great and communicating with them was very easy…read more We stored our camper there for a month. Convenient to get to with nice, open spots. Best storage place in the Virginia Beach area!!