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Promotion of political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government; action on selected governmental issues. SPECIAL FUNDS AVAILABLE: None ANNUAL OR SPECIAL EVENTS: Activities include organizing candidate's forums, publishing voter guides, sponsoring public information meetings and conducting monthly study and consensus meetings. MEETING DATE/TIME: Meets monthly, non-partisan political organization that studies issues and takes positions to influence policy.

Operates six group homes with two levels of assistance-Intensive and Supportive. Counselors help residents learn and master tasks such as maintaining good hygiene and nutrition, taking medications as prescribed, seeing doctors and dentist routinely, taking care of their home, planning their time, making decisions, and managing their finances.

Determines eligibility for Medicaid program which pays for medical expenses of TANF recipients, the permanently disabled, the blind, pregnant women, children and elderly. UVA Hospital Medicaid Program determines eligibility for statewide Medicaid eligibility recipients who are patients at UVA Hospital. (*Special telephone assistance for low income families may be available through the Lifeline and Link-Up Plans. Contact your local telephone company for details.)

Emergency Services is a 24-hour crisis intervention program that provides consultation services and assessment of individuals with mental health or substance abuse issues. The program is staffed by certified pre-screeners as mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

PAP provides assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship who have no third party insurance coverage for their medicines.

Serves low income residents of the City of Charlottesville by providing affordable housing for low income families including seniors and individuals with disabilities. The CRHA manages 376 units of public housing at 11 sites in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority also administers 300 "Section 8" rental units through leased contracts with private owners and provides First Time Home Buyer Assistance and Down Payment & Closing Costs Assistance. For more information, please call: Rental Office: (434)326-4672 Central Office: (434)326-4748 For emergency maintenance, please call: (434)326-4729.

The Central Virginia Regional Library serves as a lifelong learning resource by providing access to information and assisting in its use for personal and community development. The library will meet informational needs and assist with educational, civic, and cultural activities using resources, classes, and programs.

Provides a thrift shop with a wide array of excellent quality items from jewelry and clothing, small appliances, fans, bedding/linen and household goods to large furniture. Merchandise is in excellent condition and well-organized.

Funds partner agency programs carefully chosen for their ability to produce desired outcomes that match the community's needs.

Richmond Railroad Museum focuses on railroads which served central Virginia, and their impact on Richmond and its citizens.

Offers mental health services which includes mental health coaching, individual, group and couples counseling, and medication management.

Offers crisis intervention, court accompaniment, social service referrals, assistance with restitution and compensation claims, accompanies clients to meetings with law enforcement, prosecutors, and other agencies.

The Highlands Place Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability, is a residential program providing comprehensive, continuous healthcare and rehabilitation services to individuals with intellectual and well as physical and other disabilities. The goal of the program is to promote the functional status and independence of residents.

Volunteer in Lynchburg Lynchburg is a network of citizens who donate time and energy in a broad range of community services. From coaching and mentoring to neighborhood cleanup campaigns to companionship and advocacy for the elderly and youth, volunteers are making a difference in Lynchburg.

Provides assisted living services.

The Office of Emergency Management plan, prepare for and mitigate emergencies.

City Manager for Martinsville

There are several Medical Assistance Programs offered in Virginia. Each program covers different groups of people and each program has different eligibility requirements. When you apply for Medical Assistance, you are screened for all possible programs based on your age, income, financial resources, and other information. To be eligible for a Medical Assistance Program, you must meet the financial and non-financial eligibility conditions for that program. Medicaid programs include: *Children Under Age Nineteen; *Parents and Caretakers of Dependent Children; *Pregnant Women; *Supplemental Security Income(SSI) Recipients; *Adults Aged 65 or Older, Blind or Disabled(not receiving SSI); *Children or Adults Who Need Long-term Care in a Facility/Home & Community-based Care(Waiver)Services; *Medicare Beneficiaries; *Plan First(Family Planning Services); *Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.

Provides a recreation center which offers a variety of education and recreation based activities which include after school, teen/adult, senior citizens, anti-drug outreach, special events, general recreation, outdoor recreation and tiny tots programs.

Provides immunizations for communicable diseases and for foreign travel requirements. Also tests for sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and for other communicable diseases such as TB.

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 present.

Provides short-term maintenance payments for indigent refugees.

Provides bracelets for Alzheimer and Dementia patients in the event that they wander.

Community Education and Provider Services provides information, assistance and support to individuals interested in becoming Fairfax County-permitted Family Child Care providers. CEPS offers ongoing training and support to Family Child Care providers currently permitted to operate a home-based childcare program in Fairfax County.

The Independent Living Coordinators employed by the Center are individuals with disabilities who share similar life experiences to those coming into the Center and are able to share their experience in a manner that will assist those coping with the effects of disability in their lives. Participants are expected to develop a plan to achieve maximum independence and set goals toward accomplishing that independence. Through counseling, participants learn about the needs and resources required for meeting their individual independent living goals. Counselors assist, but do not set, the individual to set achievable goals that best fit their own level of aspiration within reasonable time-frames. Peer counseling can be provided individually or in a group setting.