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Doris Miller Community Center
The Doris Miller Community Center, operated by the City of Newport News
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, provides recreation facilities and a variety
of programs for all citizens of Newport News. Located at 2814 Wickham Avenue, the
40,000 square foot facility contains a game room, a gymnasium, a stage with dressing
rooms, studios, a multi-purpose room, and an outdoor pool. The center also offers
instructional classes, special events, sports and cultural arts programs. The center was
built in 1963 in honor of Mr. Doris Miller, a U.S. Navy mess hall attendant, who instinctively
took control of an unmanned machine gun and shot down four planes during an attack by
the Japanese on Pearl Harbor during World War II.
C. Waldo Scott – Center for Hope
The Scott Center utilizes educators, healthcare professionals, counselors,
recreation specialists and community members to provide a variety of services to children
and families. Located at 3100 Wickham Avenue, the center offers comprehensive
programs and services that include health screenings, health education, case
management, counseling, GED classes, after school teen responsibility groups, parenting
workshops, substance abuse treatment and recreational activities. The center was
named in honor of Dr. C. Waldo Scott the first African American appointed to the Newport
News School Board and a highly respected Peninsula Surgeon.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads
The Boys & Girls Club was founded in 1947 to promote the social, educational,
vocational, health and character development of boys, ages six to eighteen years old.
Located at 629 Hampton Avenue, the 19,150 square foot facility contains a game room,
gymnasium, weight room, library, arts and craft room, a computer center and an outdoor
pool.
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Founded in 1917 the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) continues to
draw together diverse members striving to create opportunities to empower and respond
to the needs of women, girls and their families. Located at 2702 Orcutt Avenue, this tri-
level facility is often referred to as the Phillis Wheatley branch. The YWCA provides
safety, shelter, daycare, health and fitness programs, counseling, job related services and
youth development activities for women and girls in the Southeast Community and
throughout the City of Newport News.
Transportation
The Southeast Community is served by public transportation through Hampton
Roads Transit (HRT). HRT was generated by the merger of the public bus systems which
had separately served the Peninsula and South Hampton Roads portions of the region.
With the combined system, riders have potential bus access to practically all of the major
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