The STOP Organization

The STOP Organization
The Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project, Inc. (The STOP Organization) was created in 1965 as the Community Action Agency to serve South Hampton Roads. A nonprofit Agency governed by a Board of Directors, STOP’s annual budget exceeds $18 million. STOP’s mission is to provide a range of services and activities which have quantifiable and potentially major impacts on the root causes of poverty. STOP focuses its efforts in areas impeding the achievement of self-sufficiency among the poor. Several program areas have been identified for service delivery, including employment, education, housing, emergency services, nutrition and child care services

STOP operates in the Virginia Planning District #23, which estimates its population at more than 258,000. STOP’s current projected target population exceeds 150,000 individuals, encompassing households at or below 125% of the poverty level as identified by the Federal Government. STOP recognizes that specific dysfunctions within a family are general indicators of multiple problems. Therefore, the “Total Family Concept? is espoused in its delivery program. Families are provided with a range of services that extends beyond treatment of the problem immediately at hand. STOP has years of experience providing services to its low-income population through its diverse program offerings. There are multiple programs and services available through these components: Employment, Education, Housing, Emergency Services, Nutrition, and Childcare Services.

Board of Directors

George H. Banks - Norfolk
Chairman

George Reed - Chesapeake
First Vice-Chairman

James Church - Virginia Beach
Secretary

Madeline Jackson - Chesapeake
Parliamentarian

Rev. Lamont Brown - Suffolk

Walter D. Brown, III - Southampton County

Rev. Samuel Buck - Southampton County

Micah Bumps - Virginia Beach

Rev. Dr. Bruce Childs - Portsmouth

Shirley Christian - Suffolk

Ernest Claud - Southampton County

Hazel Edwards - Isle of Wight County

Lynette Grant - Isle of Wight County

Perry Hargrove - Norfolk

Rev. Kirk Houston - Norfolk

Richard Ivy - Portsmouth

Mark Johnson - Virginia Beach

Waverly Lawrence - Franklin

Dr. Harold Marioneaux - Chesapeake

Charles Meek - Suffolk

Pastor William E. Owens - Franklin

Norma Perkins - Chesapeake
Parent Policy Council

Veronica Skinner - Norfolk
Liaison to Parent Policy Council

Jeff Waugh - Portsmouth

Edith R. Jones
President & CEO