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The Department of Social Services (DSS) works to ensure that individuals and families in Albemarle County can meet their full potential and plan for their future. Services provided by this department to the residents of Albemarle County fall within 2 broad program areas: Casework Delivery and Eligibility Determination. The areas are further expanded into 4 distinct program areas: Protective & Support Services; Education, Prevention & Early Intervention Programs; Employment & Child Care Services; and Benefit Programs.

provides academic and remedial instruction for students in the areas of English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Foreign Languages. Students gain specific knowledge and skills to help them meet the required Standards of Learning (SOL) for the State of Virginia. Sessions are conducted once a week for students in grades 6-12.

Provides library resources and services necessary to meet the evolving educational, recreational, and informational needs of the public, thus enhancing individual and community life. Visit our Web site for a list of current and upcoming programs.

Provide primary care for the whole family. Offers both comprehensive and integrated and includes not only medical care but also behavioral health, dental care, medication assistance, labs, case management, and referral to community resources – all in one setting. Services: Family Medicine Pediatrics Women’s Health Dental Care Behavioral Health

The only national organization helping burn survivors everywhere get back to living. Work to empower anyone affected by burn injury through peer support, education, collaboration and advocacy.

Offers classes for families of people with Alzheimer's and other memory or cognitive impairments. Classes include single sessions on helpful topics for caregivers, such as Dementia 101, Communication and Behaviors, and Activities at Home. Multi-session classes and workshops are also offered to provide more in-depth training and hands-on participation. We also partner with community experts who cover legal and financial issues, day-to-day caregiving, medical issues, and community resource options. Sessions are open to public.

Home visitors and nurses work with pregnant women and parents with children up through age 5 to help them set goals, access community resources, and learn how to enhance learning in the home for their children. They also help parents identify a medical home for their children and explain necessary medical check-ups and vaccines.

Provides an Animal Welfare League whose mission is to rescue every unwanted, abandoned, abused, or neglected dog in our county. Attempts to do whatever is necessary to relieve any suffering, and to help each animal become healthy, sterilized, well-adjusted, and happily re-homed.

The A-NPDC is a HUD-certified housing counseling agency. We have adopted the National Industry Standards for home ownership and default counseling and education. HUD Certifed Housing Counselors are on staff. Offer workshops and counseling in pre-purchase and post-purchase home ownership, rental, financial literacy, fair housing, and other topics. Education services are available to groups off-site on requested topics in addition to regularly scheduled courses.

Provides ground transportation, when available, for cancer patients to and from treatment centers.

Provides a service oriented civic club with emphasis on sight/hearing conservation.

Focus on destination marketing, meeting and convention promotion, visitor services, retail promotion, and tourism infrastructure development, ACVS applies innovation and creativity in attracting, informing and serving Arlington visitors and hospitality partners while supporting an exceptional visitor experience.

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.

Investigation of communicable disease, counseling and referral are offered. Sexually Transmitted diseases are treated on a walk-in basis in each department. Childhood immunizations and certain adult immunizations are offered at no cost. Foreign travel immunizations are available for a small fee. Immunizations are offered daily in each office and some evenings. No appointment necessary.

Provides temporary financial assistance to eligible families and children. The family receives a monthly cash payment to meet their basic needs. To be eligible, a family must be financially needy and must meet certain other requirements. Most able-bodied adult TANF recipients are required to participate in the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) program. VIEW is the work program that requires able-bodied parents to work. A family taking part in VIEW will receive help in finding a job. They may also receive help with child day care costs and transportation. A recipient may still get a TANF check even if they are working. A family who has someone in the VIEW program may receive TANF for no longer than 24 months followed by a period of ineligibility. An applicant must cooperate in naming the parents of all eligible children and must help establish paternity for each of them. Call the Culpeper Human Services screening and referral intake center (Sam's Place) for eligibility and required documentation.

A Goodwill thrift shop offers a wide array of donated items for purchase - such as clothing, furniture and household items. Donations accepted during business hours.

Provides emergency assistance for utilities. Must present the paper disconnect notice from utility.

Affordable legal assistance for those dealing with federal immigration authorities. Services include assistance with applying for family reunification, permanent residency, citizenship, employment authorization, special visas and more. Bilingual staff members, who are accredited by the Department of Justice (DOJ), offer immigration advice and assistance in completing immigration forms. Immigration Counselors provide assistance with completion of necessary paperwork and ensure adherence to required procedures, assisting people in maintaining and/or securing appropriate legal documents.

The district is active in health education activities including community screenings, referral and counseling.

Flight support is provided to child patients at no cost to the family, as many times necessary. Our Flight programs include domestic and international travel to U.S. treatment facilities, and to train/retrieve a service dog.

Provides a recreational facility to the residents of Chesapeake.

Certified HUD Counselors work with individuals in group settings or one-on-one sessions to reach financial goals and increase economic mobility. Sessions include financial literacy, predatory lending, fair housing, and rental topics.

Provides adult protective service investigations for residents of New Kent.

Medicaid Provides coverage to certain categories of children, such as those in foster care and children with Developmental Disability waivers. Medicaid also provides coverage to pregnant people, people between 19 and 64 who aren't enrolled in Medicare, people who are blind, people with a disability, or people who are 65 or older. FAMIS Family access to Medical insurance security (FAMIS) is a health insurance for children in Virginia.

Provides a social club for war veterans and their families. For Virginia American Legion Post locations, please visit the web site and click on Post Locator.