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Child Protective Services - Chatham, Pittsylvania County Social Services

220 H G Mcghee Drive, Chatham, VA 24531

Pittsylvania County Resident
In Virginia - 804-786-8536 Out-of-State - 800-552-7096 Virginia Relay enables people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf, Blind, or have difficulty speaking to communicate by TTY (text telephone) or another assistive telephone device with anyone who uses a standard phone. TTY: 800-828-1120 Voice: 800-828-1140 Captioned Telephone Service: 877-243-2823 Speech-to-Speech: 866-221-6784 Visually Assisted Speech-to-Speech: 800-855-8220 Spanish: 800-855-8200
https://www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/government/departments/social-services

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Pittsylvania, VA

Description

Receives and investigates complaints of child abuse/neglect to determine if the act occurred and the amount of risk to the child involved. Removal or placement of children through the legal process may be necessary for the child's protection. Coordinators also provide counseling and ongoing supportive services to families with substantiated cases of child abuse/neglect. In addition, the promote community awareness and education of child abuse/neglect.

Providing organization

Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services

The Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services preserves families and protects children and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect and the effects of poverty through collaborative engagement, prevention strategies, and the provision of human-based services that support recipients’ health, safety, and permanency. Primary Assistance and Purchase of Service programs include: SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Medicaid (including an Outstationed Eligibility Worker in partnership with PATHS (Piedmont Access to Health Services), located at PATHS), Auxiliary Grant, LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), Employment Services (including SNAPET (SNAP Employment & Training) and VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Education and Work)), Fraud, Child Care, Adult Services and Protective Services, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Adoption. Additionally, the department administers EnergyShare for Dominion Energy, partners with the nonsecular community through CarePortal, and may offer material assistance (based on the availability of funds). The department provides 24/7 on-call availability. In order to report an APS or CPS concern during non-normal business hours, call: APS: 1-888-832-3858 CPS: 1-800-552-7096 (In Virginia); 1-804-786-8536 (Out-of-state); 1-800-828-1120 (Hearing-impaired) Or, local law enforcement (Sheriff’s Office) non-emergency: 1-434-432-7931.