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Oxford House, Inc. is a network of self-run, self-supported recovery homes for members recovering from alcohol and substance abuse throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia (DC). We provide separate houses for men and women and some houses accept children with parent. When an individual is accepted for membership in an Oxford House, there is no time limit on how long he or she can live there, but the use of alcohol or drugs or non-payment of rent will result in expulsion. There is no clean time required to move into an Oxford House. All houses are near local transportation including buses and subways. Wheelchair accessibility varies by location.

Carilion Patient Transportation Services (CPTS) provides air and ground ambulance transportation 24 hours a day. The service is also available for transports to West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and anywhere in Virginia.

Project Discovery is school drop-out prevention, college access preparatory program serving economically disadvantaged and first generation college students. The program is designed to promote education as a means to ending the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of students. Students attend various informative workshops designed to stimulate interest in attending and graduating colleges and or preparatory schools. Workshops include: Goal Setting Study Skills Self Esteem Choosing a Career Choosing a College College Life Criteria for Admission to Colleges Financial Aid Project Discovery assist students and their families to provide them with the following services: Obtain information and guidance on how to choose a college How to find financial aid and scholarships How to make the transition into college life Visit a variety of college campuses to get a true picture of the college experience Interact with professors and administrators from various colleges Students get free SAT, ACT, and college fee waivers to assist them in their finances Project Discovery works within the school system with superintendent, principals, teachers, and guidance counselors Participating Schools Dan River High School Tunstall High School Chatham High School Gretna High School

The Adult Services Program assists adults with an impairment who need services or support to enhance self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. Services offered include: Home-based services (companion, chore, or homemaker) Long-Term Care Services and Support (LTSS) Screenings Assisted Living Facility (ALF) assessments and reassessments Review of annual guardian reports Adult foster care (provided by local option) These services are provided by local departments of social services and are designed to help adults remain as independent as possible, preferably in their own home. The goal is to strengthen appropriate family and social supports and reduce the need for institutional placement.

Provides local death certificates and applications for birth certificates. To get Virginia birth certificates, contact the Office of Vital Records in Richmond, (804) 662-6200.

The food bank serves as a regional distribution hub—supplying donated food to a network of partner programs, including nonprofit food pantries, children’s feeding programs, shelters, soup kitchens, food pharmacies, and senior care facilities.

Offers clothing and furnitires vouchers. Clothing vouchers available to clients once per year. Furniture vouchers available to victims of fire or flood.

Directs and supervises the day-to-day operations of all County departments and agencies which are under the direct control of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to County ordinances and regulations.

Virginia Housing’s Rental Unit Modification Grant makes funding available to assist with modifications to rental units to make them accessible for a specific tenant. The modifications made to the rental unit must make the unit accessible to the tenant. These funds are available to persons earning 80% or less of the area median income, based on HUD guidelines.

Provides recreational programs and services for area residents in Virginia Beach. Offers cardiovascular equipment, youth game room, adult billiards, gymnasium, sportwall, racquetball courts, weight room, group fitness room, indoor swimming pool, dance room, demonstration kitchen, locker rooms and showers, meeting rooms, and indoor play structure.

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

Facilities/Parks/Playgrounds Albert Jones Football Field Appomattox River Park Berkley Manor Neighborhood Vest Pocket Park Farmer Street Park - Outdoor Pool - District Park Historic Cameron Field Legends Memorial Park-District Park (Wilcox Lake, Outdoor Tennis Courts with Lights, Cooper & Legends Softball Fields) Low Street Neighborhood Vest Pocket Park McKenzie Street Neighborhood Vest Pocket Petersburg Sports Complex

This program assists women and men in planning their families by making contraceptive methods available and obtaining optimal pre-conceptual health.

Provides emergency food once a month to low-income families living in Stafford County. Also provide non-food items, such as diapers, shampoo and detergent, in addition to food.

Provides temporary financial assistance to income-eligible families caring for related children under 18 (or if 18, will graduate from high school before age 19) who need support due to death, disability, absence of parent(s), and unemployment. Offers limited aid to unrelated children. In addition, the TANF program was designed to dramatically reform the nation's welfare system by helping recipients become self-sufficient and turning welfare into a program of temporary assistance. A monthly cash payment is distributed to eligible families to meet their basic needs. The program is based upon the principles of personal responsibility, time-limited assistance, and work in exchange for benefits. TANF is the cash assistance component of the Virginia Independence Program (VIP) that helps families work toward their goal of total independence. TANF-UP provides assistance to families in which both parents are unemployed and in financial need. Both parents are evaluated for participation in the VIEW employment program. A component of TANF that has assisted families is the Diversionary Assistance Program. It is intended to prevent potential TANF recipients from becoming ongoing TANF recipients. If immediate intervention with short-term aid will resolve a crisis situation and prevent the need for ongoing TANF, this component is available to some applicants.

The Virginia Commission on Youth provides a legislative forum in which complex issues related to Virginia youth and their families may be explored and resolved.

Provides temporary assistance and employment-related services to enable families with children to become self-supporting. TANF promotes economic independence through participation in the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) program, which offers employment-related activities, education, training and needed support services. Call for information on eligibility requirements and required documentation.

Onsite Sewage, Private Well Permits and Discharging Sewage Treatment Plants for Single Family Homes - The mission of Division of Onsite Sewage of Water Services is to protect public health and ground water quality. This is best achieved by implementing an onsite waste water and private well programs based on sound scientific, engineering, and public health principles. For information on Septic Systems, Private Wells, and Alternative Discharging Sewage Treatment Plants, Applications, Regulations and Forms click Onsite Programs. Restaurant Permits and Inspections - Food safety is achieved through routine food inspections of permitted establishments as required by state law. Temporary Food Establishments: Environmental Health Staff regulate and inspect food vendors at temporary events such as fairs, festivals, etc. For information regarding Temporary Food Establishments click Temporary Food or call your local Health Department for applications and requirements. Virginia Restaurants and Smoking - A new law took effect Dec. 1, 2009, to eliminate smoking in Virginia restaurants and protect restaurant workers and patrons from secondhand smoke. For more information, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/breatheeasy. Public Drinking Water Information: Committed to protecting public health by ensuring that all people in Virginia have access to an adequate supply of affordable, safe drinking water that meets federal and state drinking water standard. The Office of Drinking Water provides Technical Information to all facets of the drinking water community. For information regarding public drinking water information click Public Drinking Water. Environmental Epidemiology - Our mission is to prevent and control human diseases and conditions due to exposure to chemical and biological agents in the environment and transmission from animals to humans. Accomplished through developing and maintaining surveillance programs for environmental factors such as Rabies Control; Vector Bourne Disease (i.e. Lyme, West Nile, La Cross, etc); Toxic Substance Surveillance; Fish Consumption Advisories; Mold; and others. Hotel, Campgrounds, Summer Camps, Swimming Pools and Migrant Labor Camps Environmental Health Staff permit and inspect these establishments to assure public health protection. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: The goal of the program is to eradicate lead poisoning among children under age six in Virginia. For information on Lead in Toys, Public Education, Technical, Medical and Environmental Assessments. For information visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/leadsafe.

Provides free air transportation to and from medical facilities for seriously ill or injured children who, due to medical, financial or logistical reasons, are unable to travel to their destinations by any other mode. Will fly in Virginia and in other areas within a 600 mile radius of Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU). For assistance or more information, please call: Main phone: (919) 466-8593 Mission request line: (919) 460-4334 Requests are also submitted online at www.cfoh.org, Request A Flight.

Oxford House, Inc. is a network of self-run, self-supported recovery homes for members recovering from alcohol and substance abuse throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia (DC). We provide separate houses for men and women and some houses accept children with parent. When an individual is accepted for membership in an Oxford House, there is no time limit on how long he or she can live there, but the use of alcohol or drugs or non-payment of rent will result in expulsion. There is no clean time required to move into an Oxford House. All houses are near local transportation including buses and subways. Wheelchair accessibility varies by location.

Places children who are unable to be raised by their biological parents to become permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family.

Operates ongoing, facilitated support groups for widows/ widowers, suicide bereavement and a general bereavement support group. Call for times and locations.

Provides a support group for persons with Parkinson's disease and their family/caregivers.

Educates families, professionals, and the community about Alzheimer's disease. Free community presentations, family caregiver workshops, professional training, and an annual conference.

Provides emergency management and disaster preparedness for the city of Franklin.