Upcoming Events

Silent Dinner will be on Friday, March 6 at 5:30pm until 8:00pm at Lynnhaven Mall. All are welcome! Come meet the Deaf Community, ASL-English interpreters, ASL students, CODA (Child of Deaf Adult), signers, and others interested in ASL. Lynnhaven Mall is located at 701 Lynnhavent Parkway in Virginia Beach. *This event , ...

ECI Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00pm until 3:00pm at ECI. ECI Board of Directors meetings are open to the public. , ...

Connect & Grow will meet on Wednesday, March 11 at 2:00pm until 3:30pm at ECI. Connect & Grow is a fun, welcoming space where ECI participants come together to make connections, share laughs, learn, and grow together as part of our independent living community. , ...

The Participant-Led event will be on Tuesday, March 17 at 12noon until 2:30pm at Applebees at Janaf. *GRAND RE-OPENING* This event is organized by participants. Applebee’s at Janaf is located at 5750 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. in Norfolk.  *This event is not organized by ECI. Bus and paratransit tickets will not be , ...

Federal Benefits Training will be on Wednesday, March 18 at 1:00pm until 3:00pm at ECI. Join us for an informative training on federal benefit programs, including SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP. Learn about recent updates and policy changes. This training will be held in-person and via Zoom. Click here to reg , ...

The TOUCH Group will meet on Saturday, March 21 at 11:00am until 1:00pm at ECI. Come and join us to discuss ideas on how we can be better at budgeting our finances. For questions, contact Montrell Rodgers at 757-238-1293 or VATOUCH.22@gmail.com.  *This event is not organized by ECI. Bus and paratransit tickets will not , ...

ASL Hang-Out will be on Saturday, March 21 at 6:00pm until 9:00pm at Voodoo Brewing. The ASL Hangout goal is to bring deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people together to socialize and expand the ASL/deaf community. Voodoo Brewing is located at 300 Constitution Dr Suite 109, in Virginia Beach.  *This event is not orga , ...

Group Peer Mentoring will meet on Wednesday, March 25 at 2:00pm until 3:30pm at ECI. The monthly Group Peer Mentoring Discussion is an opportunity for participants to share experiences, provide information, and support one another to accomplish their goals. , ...

The Advocacy Coalition will meet on Thursday, March 26 at 2:00pm until 3:30pm at ECI. As the General Assembly session concludes, ECI is convening organizations from across the Tidewater region that advocate with and alongside people with disabilities for a collaborative debrief and discussion. Together, we will discuss , ...

The Participant-led Women’s Group will meet on Friday, March 27 at 3:00pm until 4:00pm at ECI. Topic for March: Wellness & Nutrition.  *This event is not organized by ECI. Bus and paratransit tickets will not be provided by ECI. , ...

Youth Independent Living Skills Training will be on Saturday, March 28 at 1:30pm until 3:00pm at ECI. This month, we’ll be having a cooking class. We will be learning how to prepare food using the microwave. Please RSVP to Amy Ouellette at (757) 351-1597 or aouellette@endependence.org by no later than 5pm on Wedn , ...

Independent Living Skills Training on Podcasts will be on Tuesday, March 31 at 3:00pm until 4:00pm at ECI. This month we’ll finish Episode 4. , ...