Alice Tousignant is the Executive Director of Virginia Supportive Housing. She holds a Masters degree in Social Work Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Rhode Island. Alice has over 30 years of experience in the fields of housing, homelessness and social services. She is the past Director of the Virginia Housing Coalition and the Associate Director of the Division of Housing at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. She is a founder and past President of Emergency Shelter, Inc. and past President of the Richmond Community Development Alliance. She is a graduate of Harvard's NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence in Community Development Leadership program, and a recipient of the Fourth Annual Virginia S. Peters Housing Award. Alice currently serves on the Board of Area Congregations Together in Service (ACTS) and is the Board Chair of the Virginia Collation to End Homelessness.
There is always room for improvement
February 3rd, 2010
National research shows us that supportive housing works. It keeps people stably housed and helps them become more independent.
Since VSH has been operating supportive housing for 18 years, we can proudly say that over 90% of the folks that we house and serve do not return to homelessness. And some of our housing options have [...]
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The Feeling Of Safety, The Meaning Of Hope
January 26th, 2010
Homelessness is a reality for many families, but at Virginia Supportive Housing, we can transform that reality into a dream of stability, safety, and hope. What does that mean to the people we serve? This is one of our Stories of Hope.
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VSH Volunteers Celebrate MLK Day With Service Project
January 19th, 2010
On Monday, January 18, fourteen Richmonders of diverse ages and backgrounds chose to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by participating in a service project coordinated by Virginia Supportive Housing.
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