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Provides help to break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs. The 4 major components of Head Start are Education, Health, Parent Involvement and Social Services. CAP administers Head Start programs for the following counties: Greene, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren and Madison.

Adult Services are provided to disabled persons who are eighteen years of age and older and to persons sixty years or older. Adult Services includes the provision of case management, home-based companion services, screening for Medicaid community-based care and nursing home placement, screening for admission to Assisted Living Facilities, and other activities to aid the adult and their family.

HIV medication assistance program (MAP) services are available if eligible. Services are confidential but not anonymous for testing. For anonymous testing sites in the area contact the Health Department.

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP)consists of three components; Fuel Assistance (FA), Coolng Assistance (CA) and Emergency Crisis Assistance (CAP). The FA component is intended to provide supplemental assistance to offset the rising costs of heating expenses. The CAP component is intended to provide assistance with heating equipment needs and emergency fuel outages. Fuel Assistance opens the second Tuesday in October. The last day for applying is the second Friday in November. Main Qualifications: Have a heating need, meet the income and resource levels, include all persons living in the household, live in an eligible living arrangement and meet the citizenship requirements. Crisis Assistance applicants must meet the following: income level, resource level. Deposits: Opens the first working day in November. May only receive once per lifetime per fuel type. (Natural gas, electric and LP gas) Heating Equipment: Opens November 1st or the first working day in November for Replacement, purchase, or repair of primary heating source. Primary Fuel: Opens the first working day in January. It is for those that did not receive fuel assistance. Requires cut off notice for electric and gas. Almost out of fuel oil, wood, coal or island purchased kerosene. Cooling Assistance: Is offered during the beginning in mid-June. Must meet eligibility requirements.

Licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services as a home for ten adults with mild or moderate disability. Meets an resident's needs for social, recreational, and employment opportunities in a home like environment. Most people who live at the Grayson House develop sufficient skills to move on to more independent living arrangements. Applicants to the program must be willing to work in a day job, job training, or educational placement.

Investigates, counsels, and works with parent and child to ensure child is safe from abuse and neglect. If no answer locally, call State Child Abuse Toll-free Hotline.

BabyCare provides pregnant women with the support and services they need through intensive case management and coordination of care. The program aims to improve birth outcomes by ensuring pregnant women and infants receive all the services they need.

Goodwill's School to Work Adjustment Program allows high school students, between the ages of 16 and 22 with a disability, to safely explore the work world and prepare for the future during the students' regular school hours. Students are referred by school administration and teachers. School staff, parents, and Goodwill work together to ensure that the program is the best option for the student given their skill level and capabilities.

Provides temporary safety in a foster home environment for children who have been abused/neglected/abandoned in order to provide sufficient time to work with and re-unite these children with their families or to provide therapeutic care for the children.

Offers day services and soup kitchen for men and women. Services include transportation, employment counseling/services, substance abuse counseling, phone, birth certificates, referrals for community resources, clothing vouchers, laundry and meals.

Areas Served: Counties of Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Cities of Roanoke, Salem, Vinton. Purpose: Coordinates early intervention services for children birth to 3 years old who are developmentally delayed and /or who have disabilities. Promotes and helps build a comprehensive family-centered early intervention system.

An incentive-based education program for pregnant women who smoke about the hazards of smoking during pregnancy and the dangers of secondhand smoke to their children. This program is currently available in Smyth and Washington counties and the city of Bristol, and is funded by the CJ Foundation for SIDS.

The YMCA provides after school care from 3pm-5:30pm at the Blacksburg Middle School in Community Room #2, Mon-Friday during the school semester.

Stafford County Parks and Recreation offer an array of activities, facilities, and services to meet the varied recreational needs and interests of the County's diverse population.

Provides protection for adults from abuse and neglect. Investigates and responds to reports of suspected abuse of disabled adults over age 18 and any person over age 60. In emergencies after hours call your local sheriff at (540)468-2210 or the Statewide 24 hour Toll-free Hotline: (888)832-3858. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

This program provides the opportunity for those incarcerated to participate in programs while in jail and to prepare for their release from jail back into the community.

Provide the first two years of instruction toward a bachelor's degree; provide education and training for people seeking employment. ADMISSIONS: 276-656-5482

Provides child day care subsidies for families with parents who are working or in school.

Provides reimbursement for meals served to children in regulated family child care settings.

Lynchburg Daily Bread gives away free food each Wednesday at 10am at Raintree Village Apt. in Bedford.

This program is primarily responsible to maintain the various emergency plans for the county including the Dinwiddie County Emergency Operations Plan, the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan, and the Disaster Mitigation Plan. The emergency management program is also responsible for maintaining the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and staffing the EOC and coordinating response during major events that affect the County.

Day Care is purchased for TANF recipients and low income parents to enable them to become employed or to prepare for employment through schooling or training. Day care may also provide substitute care for children needing protection.

Provides after school care to children ages 5-18 throughout the school year.

The Mobile Library Services Department (MLS) plays a central role in delivering regularly scheduled service to residents who are the least able to visit the library. These audiences include children in preschools and childcare centers, youth - of all ages - who have limited ability to get to library buildings from where they live, homebound adults, and adults living in continuing care facilities.

Richmond SCORE provides free and confidential business mentoring tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. Richmond SCORE also offers workshops, for a modest fee, for both start-up entrepreneurs and existing small business owners. Serving 92 counties in Virginia, excluding Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church.