Healing • Serving • Empowering
Founded by Lester and Vernest Rice, a husband-and-wife team dedicated to transforming lives through professional CSAC counseling and meaningful community outreach in Hampton, Newport News, and across the Virginia Peninsula.
Licensed Certified Substance Abuse Counseling for individuals and groups. Evidence-based, compassionate care that meets you where you are — and walks with you toward where you want to be.
A Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) is a licensed professional trained to help individuals and families navigate the complex journey of addiction recovery. At Lester and Vernest Rice Enterprise, our counselors combine clinical expertise with genuine compassion — creating a safe, non-judgmental space where healing truly begins.
Whether you are taking your first step toward sobriety, managing a relapse, or supporting a loved one through addiction, we meet you exactly where you are and walk with you every step of the way.
All sessions are 100% confidential. HIPAA compliant. No referral required to begin.
Reach out today to schedule a confidential consultation. No referral needed — just take the first step.
✔ Confidential | ✔ No referral needed | ✔ Flexible scheduling
Lester and Vernest Rice Enterprise was built on a foundation of community. We give back through programs, partnerships, and events designed to reduce stigma around mental health and addiction, empower youth, and strengthen families across Hampton Roads.
Free weekly peer-led support groups for individuals in recovery, facilitated by our certified counselors. Open to adults at all stages of the recovery journey. A safe, supportive, and confidential space to share, grow, and stay accountable.
Free public workshops covering mental health literacy, stress and anxiety management, healthy relationship skills, grief support, and addiction awareness. Held monthly at local community centers, churches, and libraries.
Mentorship, life skills training, and substance abuse prevention for youth ages 13–24 in Hampton and Newport News. We equip young people with the tools they need to make healthy choices and build bright futures.
Collaborating with local churches, mosques, and faith organizations to bring accessible, culturally competent mental health resources directly into communities that need them most — bridging the gap between faith and healing.
We partner with shelters, community centers, and social service organizations to connect individuals facing hardship with mental health resources, support groups, and compassionate care.
Counseling, life skills coaching, and community connections for individuals transitioning out of incarceration. We believe second chances are real — and we walk alongside people as they rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose.
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Contact for More InformationThe Les and Nes Scholarship sponsors youth as they move from one milestone to the next. We believe in investing in the future by supporting young people as they pursue their education and personal growth.
This scholarship is self-funded by Lester and Vernest Rice, but we welcome donations from community members who share our vision while supporting our community. The youth are the future, and together we can help them achieve their dreams.
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For scholarship application information or to contribute, please contact us.
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Les and Nes Enterprise has always been there to support.
Supporting Our Community's Young Athletes
Harmony Hill
Traveling Softball Team
Les and Nes Enterprise is proud to sponsor Harmony Hill and her traveling softball team. We believe in supporting youth athletics as a pathway to building discipline, teamwork, and confidence.
Investing in young athletes means investing in future leaders who will strengthen our community.
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Feeding the community, one plate at a time.
Coach Rice and Coach Williams investing in the next generation.
Vernest showing up, showing love — rain or shine.
Together we show up, together we serve — because community is everything.
Serving the community with heart — one event at a time.
Lester and Vernest Rice is a Hampton Roads-based organization founded by a husband-and-wife team who share one unwavering conviction: that every person — regardless of their background, history, or circumstances — deserves compassionate care and a community that believes in them.
Together, Lester and Vernest Rice bring decades of combined experience in substance abuse counseling and community organizing. What began as a calling became a career, and that career became a mission-driven organization serving the families and communities of Hampton, Newport News, and across the Virginia Peninsula.
To provide accessible, high-quality substance abuse counseling and mental health support, and invest in the well-being of every person we serve — with professionalism, compassion, and love.
We draw on evidence-based counseling models including Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — all delivered in a warm, culturally competent environment that honors where you come from and where you are going.
