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Rental Security/Utility Deposit Program To assist low income households to secure decent, safe and affordable housing by providing funding for the security and/or utility deposits for a rental housing unit approved by the Rental Housing division. For the purpose of this program, an individual is considered a household. Assistance is provided based on the availability of funding , and is provided one time only to eligible households. Please call the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline at (757) 227-5932 to begin the referral process. Optional Relocation Program To reduce the effect of financial hardships suffered by low or moderate-income tenants or owner occupants who are temporarily or permanently displaced from their housing unit by Code Enforcement or other city agency action due to unsafe and or hazardous living conditions. Assistance is provided based on the availability of funding and is provided one time only to eligible households. Please call the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline at (757) 227-5932 to begin the referral process. Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program To assist low income homeless families and/or those in imminent danger of becoming homeless to secure decent, safe and affordable housing by providing funding for vouchers to be utilized for rental housing units approved by the Rental Housing division. Initial voucher assistance is for twelve months and may be renewed one time for up to an additional twelve months subject to the availability of funding. Please call the Regional Housing Crisis Hotline at (757) 227-5932.

Inova Blood Donor Services collects blood and blood components that help save lives in the community. Inova Blood Donor Services also supplies blood, blood components and/or testing to hospitals and medical centers.

A government organization charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order.

A clean, comfortable, all-women's fitness facility offering women personalized training and a variety of free express classes for quick, efficient workouts. Structured, motivational programs are also offered throughout the year to reinvigorate members.

Provides an agency that supplies information on how to become a licensed family day home provider, licensed child day center or religious exempt program. COUNTIES SERVED: Accomack, Northampton, Greensville CITIES SERVED: Chesapeake, Emporia, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach. For further information, please email: [email protected]

Provides free literacy services to as many adult learners in the community that need help. Offers one-on-one tutoring to adults wishing to learn to read, improve basic skills, obtain a GED, or learn English as a second language. Also offering ESL classes.

Comprehensive prenatal care including periodic physical exams, lab testing, assessment of weight, and blood. Nutritional and smoking cessation counseling is also provided.

Immediate response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for individuals experiencing significant crisis due to acute mental disabilities or substance abuse disorders.

Provides customers with job services, unemployment insurance services, labor market information services and employer recruitment services. Matches job seekers to employer job openings. Administers unemployment benefits for persons who have worked in Virginia and other states. Benefit claims may also be filed on the Virginia Employment Commission web site at www.VaEmploy.com or by calling toll free 1-866-832-2363. Provides information and services on other special programs such as the trade act program, alien labor certification, veterans, persons with disabilities, older workers, youth etc. These services are provided at no charge to the consumer.

Provides exhibits devoted entirely to the history of U.S. Army transportation from colonial days to the present.

Centralized screening for Virginia Beach Department of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation programs such as Rental Security Deposit (RSD), Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing depending upon available funding, and SRO housing for individuals who are homeless.

Provides assisted living services (respite care) on a short term basis to seniors needing care after surgery, a fall, an illness, during inclement weather periods or when family members are away or just need a short break or to experience assisted living on a trial basis.

Offers a diverse collection set in a small, friendly, and comfortable environment. Our material encompasses a wide range of non-fiction and fiction books, reports, audio cassettes, videotapes, and CD-ROMs for, by, or about women.

Programs and workshops to assist active-duty Navy/military members, retirees and their families. The Oceana office, provides Family Advocacy case management and general counseling services for adults and children (when available), Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, and Information & Referral services. Some workshops and classes offered by Fleet and Family Support Center Oceana are physically held at the Dam Neck classroom. Not all services provided by FFSC Oceana are available at our Dam Neck office. Please call for clarification. Some of our workshops, such as Command Financial Counselors training, may be held at our Dam Neck site.

Coordinates and activates emergency services in the time of disaster, (i.e., rescue, sheltering and medical care). Assigns agencies and volunteer groups at the local level to coordinate and carry out the disaster plan. If a disaster occurs, information on shelters, food, medical care, evacuation routes, etc. can be obtained by calling (540)942-6698. Administers the Waynesboro Emergency Operations Center staffed by highly trained public safety dispatchers who coordinate responses to all 911 calls for police, fire and EMS. Non-Emergency Dispatch: (540)942-6701 (24/7) Administration Office: (540)942-6698

The American Red Cross is the single largest supplier of blood in the United States, providing approximatley 40 percent of the nation's blood supply. Blood and platelets are needed for many different reasons--accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood. Anyone age 17 and over - weigh at least 110 lbs - in good health - can donate blood.

Maintains all records for voter registration. Administers elections for the City of Fairfax.

HomeAgain's Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program helps families experiencing chronic homelessness impacted by disabilities to obtain and maintain permanent housing with a long-term subsidy and support services. In particular, this program serves families with children where one or more adult member has a disability.

The health department may assist in providing pre-exposure treatment for rabies to persons potentially at-risk to occupational exposure to rabies. If the offending animal cannot be found or captured, we advise potentially exposed persons, in consultation with their physician and the Health Director, regarding post-exposure treatment. Whenever a human being sustains an exposure to a mammal in such a manner as rabies is a concern the health department should be notified as soon as possible after the exposure occurs. Post-exposure treatment (PET) consists of shots of immune globulin and rabies vaccine (a series of 4 injections given over 2 weeks). PET must begin prior to the development of rabies' symptoms, and is usually started as soon as possible after the exposure, generally within ten to fourteen days after the bite or exposure.

Dental Services: Exams, Extractions, Cleanings, Fluoride Treatments, Sealants, & X-Rays, and Related Dental Services

The Grayson County Department of Animal Control is responsible for enforcing State and County laws pertaining to domesticated animals, nuisance animals, and livestock. Grayson County is a part of the Galax-Carroll-Grayson Animal Shelter, which is located on Fair Street in Galax, VA. All stray animals collected by the Grayson County Department of Animal Control are transported to the shelter. This service provides a place for lost dogs to be reunited with their rightful owner or for abandoned dogs to be adopted into a good home. The shelter is open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, contact the shelter at (276) 236-8501.

Most items are sold by the pound at the outlet store.

As a satellite site of Meals on Wheels Serving Central Virginia, LCRC offers the weekday meal delivery program to qualified homebound residents of the county. Deliver nutritious meals Monday through Friday that have been prepared for the unique dietary or medical specifications of our neighbors in need. Partnership between LCRC and Meals on Wheels, a FeedMore organization, provides chilled meals that are heated at home as well as a friend check-in.

Eight group homes work with individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities to promote independent living and meet functional behavior goals in home and community settings. Person centered plans are designed to address identified issues in skill-building areas. Some examples include social behaviors, independent living skills, hygiene, medication management, household skills, peer support, and others.

National Capital Poison Center offers free phone stickers, magnets, and poison prevention materials for the home. Order at https://www.poison.org/order-materials or by calling our administrative line. For online help for a poisoning, log on to https://webpoisoncontrol.org. The National Capital Poison Center mails prevention materials to metro DC area only.