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Conducts low vision evaluations and recommends assistive devices including telescopes, magnifiers, and telescopic lenses. Recommends accommodations to reduce eyestrain or enhance vision. Also refers clients for rehabilitation, counseling, and medical services, if necessary. The evaluation also includes educating the patient, family and other care providers on low vision enhancement techniques and resources.

Assists low-income Appalachian Power customers with their electric bill. Utility assistance grants applied directly to AEP bill to help maintain or restore basic electric service (up to $300 per calendar year). Eligible customers will have a household income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. Available to customers who may not be eligible for the Energy Assistance Program. Grants are dispersed on a first-come first-serve basis to eligible applicants and are based on funding availability. Client must have disconnect notice. Bill must be in the name of adult living in the household. Must have paid at least $100 out of pocket in last 90 days or $75 if over age 65. DOES NOT APPLY TO RECONNECTION FEES.

The Director of Elections/General Registrar is responsible for maintaining accurate voter registration records, managing absentee by-mail and early voting, reviewing and maintaining candidate filings, handling FOIA requests, and the myriad of tasks required for conducting elections. The Registrar works hand in hand with the three-member Electoral Board. Together we administer elections by procuring ballots and other supplies, managing elections equipment, overseeing polling places, training Officers of Election to work the polls, and recording, reviewing and reporting election results. We enjoy educating our voters about election processes.

Provides health care to eligible persons with unmet medical, dental, mental health needs.

Provides Lifeline Personal Emergency Response System. Subscribers wear a lightweight, waterproof, help buttons. Pushing the button alerts a Lifeline operator who will call a designated friend or family member or will dispatch an emergency crew if necessary. Auto Alert fall detection button, wireless service for those without a landline and OnTheGo Mobile system with GPS and fall detection technology. Senior health staff from the hospital personally install and manage service calls for all VHC subscribers.

Death records are filed at the health department in the county in which the death occurred, not the county in which the person lived. Certified copies can be obtained only by a relative of the deceased or by a representative of a funeral home. Local health departments have death records on file from 1963 to the present. Copies of DEATH records prior to 1963 and all BIRTH records are filed in Richmond and can be obtained by sending the completed request form to the following address: Office of Vital Records P.O. Box 1000 Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000.

Medication Assisted Treatment Program, Suboxone and Vivitrol Clinic, Accepts Medicaid, Medicare and most Inusrance. Offers Counseling and Case Management as well.

Provides a partnership between the police department, sheriffs department and senior citizens to reduce the criminal victimization of senior citizens. For more information, please call Chief Chris Jenkins: (540) 829-5509.

Provides emergency management and disaster preparedness.

Works with individuals with disabilities to obtain support services from other community agencies. Provides advocacy assistance in areas of Fair Housing and public access under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Enforces local animal regulatory and state humane laws.

Provides a Commonwealth's Attorney and assistants who are responsible for prosecuting criminal cases (felonies and misdemeanors) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The attorneys in this office are responsible for assisting victims of any crime which occurs in the City of Charlottesville. There is no charge for services provided by this office.

Provides crisis intervention services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for all persons who experience acute emotional crises related to mental illness, substance use, intellectual disability and co-occurring disorders.

Emergency Shelter, food, clothing, transportation, case management, group counseling, individual counseling, parenting groups, education and referral. Provides emergency safe shelter to women - 18 and over and their children - who are victims of domestic violence. DVPP offers programs and services to empower women: counseling and court advocacy services; support services and referrals. Males are served through individual supportive counseling.

LAWS Youth & Children's Services provides comprehensive services to children & youth whose lives have been affected by domestic violence & sexual abuse.

Provides assistance in the wake of all types of disasters, natural or otherwise. Services provided include spiritual ministry; counseling; identification/registration; mobile feeding; congregate feeding; financial assistance; shelter; donated materials; basic commodities; reconstruction and advocacy.

A female correctional facility. Security Level 2 - Assignment Criteria: For initial assignment ONLY: No escape history within the past 5 years. Single life sentences must have reached their Parole Eligibility Date (PED). No disruptive behavior for at least past 24 months prior to consideration for a transfer to any less-secure facility.

Helps young clients and their families to access available resources. Case managers provide assessments, long-term treatment planning, coordination of services, client advocacy, support outreach, and crisis prevention. Limited client transportation is available.

Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) operates (Rental Assistance Demonstration Project) Project-Based Voucher units. RAD Project-Based Voucher units are managed and maintained by the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Provide temporary out-of -home care for children in the custody of the Department of Social Services, delivering supportive services to the children, their parents, and their foster families. Services are directed to reuniting families where possible and to placing the child in an alternative permanent home when reunification is not possible. Recruit and train foster parents. Complete home studies for interstate placement and custody requests. The Independent Living Program helps older youth in foster care acquire and use life skills to become self-sufficient.

Offers support groups to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons and their families. Groups meet once a month. Also offers support lines. Call for information on local chapters.

Oversees voting and voter registration for the county.

Performs and provides support for programs and activities related to the physical development and the use of land within the City's limits. The activities include the development of the City's Comprehensive plan and the on-going implementation of that plan; reviewing and permitting land uses through rezoning, use permits, site plan review, subdivisions, and certificates of compliance.

Provides a wide range of leisure activities to the residents of Christiansburg. A Senior Citizens center is located inside the recreation center and has the same hours. The Senior Center provides recreational programs. In addition to the Recreation Center and Harkrader Sports Complex, Christiansburg Parks and Recreation staff maintain the following facilities in town: Circle Park Depot Park Downtown Park Huckleberry Trail (Town of Christiansburg portion) John Lemley Park Kiwanis Park Summit Ridge Park Wall Street Park Wayside Park