THE HEIGHTS
The Heights: a safe place for domestic violence survivors and their children
The concept of The Heights is unique as it treats survivor housing not as a stopgap, but as a transformational, future-oriented ecosystem. It integrates affordable housing, early childhood education, and economic mobility strategies into a single, replicable model that will redefine future community offerings.
Violence does not stop at county lines–and neither should our regional response. Central Virginia residents are already the majority users of YWCA Richmond’s services, and The Heights will more intentionally serve families with dignity, stability, and long-term support.
And, for children, the concept of The Heights breaks the cycle of domestic abuse. It provides a warm bed and a nurturing living environment, offering hope for a better future for their family. This innovative model for a housing community is a public-private partnership that can be replicated in localities across the Commonwealth.
The Heights
The Heights integrates affordable housing, early childhood education, and economic mobility strategies into a single, replicable model that will redefine future community offerings.
Transitional Housing
The community will offer 19 deeply affordable one, two and three bedroom apartments in a family-oriented setting that provides a safe place for survivors and their children to live. Residents can stay in the apartments for more than a year, giving them the time they need to heal and to build new, safe lives for them and their children.
Supportive Services
Wraparound services are available on site to minimize barriers for survivors to access critical resources including counseling, case management, legal advocacy, workforce navigation, childcare and more.
The Sprout School: quality early childhood education and infant care
In addition, we are building a 10,000-square-foot Sprout School that will serve 150 children with year-round, high quality early childhood education for children aged 2 months to 5 years. YWCA Richmond currently operates five Sprout School locations across the City of Richmond and our mixed income model welcomes families from all backgrounds from across the community, including children from The Heights apartments and surrounding neighborhoods.
Faq
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
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The Heights is located in Highland Springs area of Henrico County.
The Heights is located in Highland Springs area of Henrico County.
Our current construction schedule estimates groundbreaking by Spring 2026 and for the construction to be completed by early 2027.
The Heights is a proud program of the YWCA Richmond, an organization with 139 years of history in serving women and families in Richmond, Virginia.
We welcome children aged 2 months to 5 years at the Sprout School. For more enrollment information, please visit SproutSchoolRVA.org.
No, our mixed-income model welcomes children aged between two months and five years from all surrounding communities.