In honor of National Recovery Month this fall, our team painted Recovery Rocks. Recovery Rocks are a way of expressing support or encouragement for individuals and families on a substance use recovery journey. Rocks can

This fall, we said goodbye to Agent, our resident service dog from Canine Companions. An honorary member of The Up Center staff, Agent brought joy and light to staff, clients and of course, his favorite

OUR BOARD This holiday season, Virginia Hitch, a member of our Board of Directors, sent out flyers to her neighbors, friends and family to collect board books and pajamas for children in our Early Childhood

This fall, Old Dominion University Athletics provided 100 tickets for our foster families and mentor/mentee matches to attend the first home game of the football season. Thank you so much to ODU Athletics for helping

For over 10 years, our staff has served the community through a turkey distribution at our Portsmouth office, and this year was no exception! Just days before Thanksgiving, our team was bundled up and hard

Happy Retirement to our Human Resources Officer, Tonya Pass, after more than 20 years of service at The Up Center. In the words of Tina Gill, our Chief Executive Officer, “Tonya’s dedication and commitment to

Since opening in August 2019, our clinic staff are making great strides in providing much needed mental health services for our military and veteran communities. Here are some exciting milestones: 259 clients have been served

For more than 130 years, The Up Center has assisted those in crisis by providing HOPE. We have now added a new program, providing Peer Recovery Support Services for those impacted by Substance Use. Peer

Taariq Brown, the oldest of 8 children, was very much in charge of his family when we met him in 2014 and needed a positive male presence in his life. He was matched with Elihu

Parents As Teachers & Healthy Families In December, 49 families from our Home Visiting programs made reindeer ears, had their faces painted and enjoyed a delicious dinner from Love Catering at the Norview Community Center