CURRENT PROGRAMS

MOBILITY MENTORING ®

Mobility Mentoring® Coaches work one-on-one with low-income program participants twice a month for a year. After 6 hours of initial training, they commit to 4-6 hours of 1:1 coaching per month. Mobility Mentoring®Coaches are compassionate, open to learning, know how to handle challenging situations, and eager to coach an adult program participant to establish a pathway to economic self-sufficiency. A volunteer application and background check is required. Trainings are offered on an ongoing basis. Click here to learn more about Mobility Mentoring® and for upcoming training dates.

THE UCAN CLUB (UNDERSTANDING COOKING AND NUTRITION)

The goal is to teach the families cooking and meal-planning skills they can take with them when they leave the shelter. Based on the assumption that families might not have access to a full kitchen once they leave, the classes will demonstrate how healthy meals can be made on a hot plate, in a crock pot or other implements that simply plug into a wall.

SHELTER SERVICES

The Brisben Center maintains full-time living quarters for 80 people: 20 for single women, 28 for single men, and 32 in eight family units, including children. The average length of stay is 40-60 days. The shelter stays full or nearly full, serving those from across the Greater Fredericksburg region who have been displaced from their homes.

Helping People Realize Their Potential
Our doors are open to anyone of any age, gender identity, race, creed, religious tradition or national origin.

BRISBEN TWITTER

The Brisben Center served 43 military veterans last full ... year. Over 7,000 persons since opening our new site in 2005. Thank you community for making our services possible.

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Homelessness is about more than no place to call home. ... It’s a problem stemming from many underlying issues that people face such as escaping domestic violence, loss of a job, sudden death of the sole provider in a family and the list goes on. Go to our website to find out more!

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Federal, state and local homelessness programs have not ... often been able to help the homeless community to the extent needed and due to such large numbers in this demographic. The Brisben Center has been able to fill in these gaps, visit our website today for resources and info.

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Thank you Gary @NFLLegends for sending this important ... message. The Brisben Center team worked with an amazing array of neighbors to make the golf tournament a huge success.
See you next year on May 23, 2022.

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Check out what @GaryClarkInc had to say about us!! It was ... such an honor working with him and his team.

Big thank you to this wonderful organization!!

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Address

THE BRISBEN CENTER
471 CENTRAL ROAD
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA 22401
(540) 899-9853

BRISBEN INSTAGRAM

Homelessness is about more than no place to call h

Homelessness is about more than no place to call home. It’s a problem stemming from many underlying issues that people face such as escaping domestic violence, loss of a job and income, sudden death of the sole provider in a family and the list goes on.

The Brisben center looks at the root causes of homelessness and aims to educate and rehabilitate people so they have a chance to go back into society equipped and ready to make a change in their lives.

If you’d like more information, visit our website or contact us today to find out more about our programs and resources.

Federal, state and local homelessness programs hav

Federal, state and local homelessness programs have not often been able to help the homeless community to the extent needed and due to such large numbers in this demographic. The Brisben Center has been able to fill in these gaps, so to speak, and make an impact in the lives of those battling poverty and homelessness. We do what we do because no man, woman, or child deserves to be without a place to call home or the ability to afford it. If you’re interested in learning more about our programs, visit our website today for resources and information.

We had a wonderful time at our 2nd annual golf tou

We had a wonderful time at our 2nd annual golf tournament!! Please help us thank EVERY sponsor and participant! We are so grateful for your support!!

We will be doing it again next year, so save the date! The 3rd Annual Brisben Invitational Golf Tournament is: May 23, 2022

The Thurman Brisben Centers’ mission is to see t

The Thurman Brisben Centers’ mission is to see the vast causes of homelessness and solve this huge issue at its core by providing shelter and equipping residents for employability and a second chance at housing. The why of what we do is just as important as the how and we will continue this mission together. If you’d like to learn more about our programs, contact us today.

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