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- STOP is the acronym for Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project Inc.
- STOP's main office is located at 2551 Almeda Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia.
- The Chief Executive Officer and President is Edith R. Jones
- STOP's Board Chairman is George H Banks.
- STOP is governed by a 25-member volunteer Board of Directors consisting of Hampton Roads' area residents, business and civic leaders and elected officials or their designees.
- STOP is operated by more than 500 dedicated staff members and more than 1,700 committed volunteers who implement a multitude of programs covering the broad areas of Child Care, Community Services, Education, Crisis Intervention, Housing, Health, Nutrition, Indoor Plumbing/Rehabilitation, Weatherization, and numerous other Program components
- STOP was established in 1965 and has grown to become the largest Community Action Agency (CAA) in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- STOP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty in the South Hampton Roads region.
- STOP serves the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Franklin, Suffolk, Isle of Wight and Southampton counties through 37 Head Start Centers, 4 Community Service Outreach centers.
- STOP's Service Delivery Area (SDA) encompasses one-fourth of the states low-income population, covering more than 2,000 square miles.
- STOP has a Center for Employment Training (CET) Program which is located in Suffolk and serves Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties.
- STOP utilizes the "Total Family Concept" in its provision of a comprehensive network of services that strives to place every family member in a position to obtain through effort, "a decent standard of living."
- STOP has 21 funding sources, from which its operation is supported by federal, state, local and private resources.
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