Residential Housing

A Safe Place for Single Women

YWCA Central Virginia has continuously housed women since 1918 when our downtown building, Town Center, was opened to the public. The Town Center Women’s Housing Program provides safe, affordable, dormitory-style rental housing for single women, 18 years and older, who are on a low-income.  We are proud to provide secure residencies through our 35 rooms.

The Town Center Housing Program provides the following services:

 
 

  • Safe, secure and furnished single bedrooms.

  • Monthly rent includes room, utilities and access to a free laundry facility.

  • Safe, comfortable, smoke-free atmosphere.

  • On-site community kitchen with a food pantry.

  • Dormitory-style baths on each residential floor.

  • Two residential lounges with cable television access for residents to share.

 

Hillary, a Town Center Housing Resident

“I wish to thank the YW for allowing the young and the elderly to come to a safe place to live and become better women than what they were when they first came here. I know for me, I am a better person and very, very happy to live here.”

FAQs

 

  • No, our rooms are made for single women only.  Please reach out to our local Coordinated Homeless Intake Access (CHIA) Coordinator for housing assistance at 434-427-CHIA (434-427-2442). The CHIA Coordinator will work with the Central Virginia Continuum of Care to help ensure that housing is secured for anyone who may need it.

  • We have 2 room sizes, small and large. A small room is $315 per month. A large room is $330 per month. When applicable, there is a $15 per month fee for air conditioning from May to October. There is also a $100 deposit to be paid when you move in.

  • All residents must work or have some form of verifiable income. Residents must be able to live peacefully in a community-living setting that is smoke-free and drug-free.

  • No. YWCA Town Center Women’s Residential Housing program is not set up to accept pets. With our facility being over 100-years-old, the spaces were not created for pets to live harmoniously with all residents. Our facility requires stairs to reach the residential housing units, and there is very little green space around our facility. Further, we want to be very mindful of allergies our residents may have so we prohibit pets of any kind for any resident at this time.  If you are seeking housing due to homelessness or near immediate homelessness and have a furry friend, please reach out to the CHIA Coordinator for assistance at 434-427-2442.

  • No. Your YWCA housing program does NOT provide case management, mental health services, job training or home health services.  Our program is not well suited for women who need those types of assistance.  However, please know that our Town Center Residential Housing Program Coordinator will work with residents to help them locate the community resources they need.

Contact Us

If you or a single woman on a low-income that you know is interested in housing at YWCA Central Virginia, please contact our Office and Housing Manager, at (434) 847-7751 and select option 4.

If you are experiencing homelessness or will lose housing in the next three days, please call Coordinated Homeless Intake and Access at (434) 427-2442.