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Provides decision support whereby individuals, with support from family members, caregivers, and/or significant others, are supported in their deliberations to make informed long-term support choices in the context of the individual's preferences, strengths, needs, values and individual circumstances. MEOC is a No Wrong Door agency.

Richmond Public Schools provide students with educational experiences, to ensure that parents, families, and the community-at-large are involved in the activities of students, and to ensure that students master the essential skills of reading, writing, mathematics, and reasoning, grow creatively, culturally and physically in order to become life-long learners; and learn to appreciate cultural diversity, become responsible citizens, and lead productive lives.

Provides police protection, including crime prevention, handling complaints, apprehending criminals, recovering stolen property, and gathering evidence. Assigns some officers to Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) in trouble spots. Works with merchants and property owners to remove opportunities for crime. Works with neighboring partners through prevention, intervention, investigations and enforcement in all facets of criminal justice and emergency management systems.

Metro Women’s Care provides medical services and compassionate counseling to help women navigate pregnancy decisions.

Administers the HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program that assists low income, first time home-buyers with grants to cover closing costs and housing payments. Also administers the SPARC Program which provides lower interest mortgages. Programs we currently provide... Pre-purchase Counseling HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program (HDPAP) Homeownership Education Classes.

Community Programs encompass all of SCAN's prevention programs and initiatives that are at the community, state and organizational level. These programs are focused on the prevention of child maltreatment through the advancement of protective factors and trauma informed approaches in organizations, communities and systems.

Helps families provide health insurance, including dental coverage, to children younger than age 19. The FAMIS MOMS program provides health care coverage for pregnant women. Encourages pregnant women to get early and regular prenatal care. FAMIS Select helps families pay for private or employer-sponsored health insurance. At least one child must already be enrolled in FAMIS before the family can enroll in FAMIS Select. Allows families to choose between covering their children through FAMIS or through a private or employer sponsored health plan. Dental services for children enrolled in FAMIS or FAMIS Plus are provided through the Smiles For Children program. The Smiles For Children program encourages good dental health and recommends regular check ups. Children's medical services covered by FAMIS include: doctor visits * well baby checkups * hospital visits * vaccinations * prescription medicine * tests and x-rays * dental care * emergency care * vision care * mental health care * well child checkups.

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

The SingleCare Prescription Savings Card program is a free resource for immediate savings on prescription medications. The card can be used by anyone in the United States to help save up to 80% on most FDA approved prescription medications. Simply present the card to your pharmacist when purchasing prescription medications and you will receive the lowest price available to you: the negotiated SingleCare discounted rate, pharmacy price, or insurance price (if you have a health plan).

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.

Provides affordable housing for families.

Provides a free nutrition program for low-income pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children to age five. Recipients receive education, breast-feeding support, nutritional screening, and specific free foods. WIC stands for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. The goal of the program is to improve the health of pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding women, infants and children (under 5 years) through better nutrition and access to health care. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health. The program provides screening and referrals to other health, welfare and social service agencies, nutrition education, breast-feeding promotion and support as well as supplemental nutritious foods. To be eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must meet categorical, residential, income and nutrition risk requirements.

DARS helps people with disabilities prepare for, find, and succeed in meaningful jobs. Through career counseling, skills training, job placement, and workplace support, DARS empowers individuals to reach their employment goals and build brighter futures. DARS also works with businesses to access a talented pool of individuals with disabilities ready to contribute to the workforce.

Darkness to Light (D2L) - Stewards of Children introduces a curriculum that educates the community about child sexual abuse and surrounding issues. Information provided assists in identifying child abuse, child neglect, and child sexual abuse, and teaches community members how to report concerns of abuse and neglect. Skills developed in the D2L - Stewards of Children empower community members to share in the protection of children by effectively identifying, responding to and reporting child abuse.

The purpose of adoption is to place children who have been permanently and legally separated from their birth parents with a new family. It is a social and legal process which gives new parent(s) the same rights and obligations as biological parents.

Provides legal services to low income residents who cannot afford attorney services/fees, in certain types of civil cases. Types of cases that are handled: housing, health care, economic self-sufficiency, education, public benefits, consumer purchases and family relations.

The Energy Assistance Program consists of three components: Fuel Assistance assists low-income eligible households by supplementing home energy costs. Applications are accepted the second Tuesday in October through the second Friday in November. Crisis Assistance assists low-income households with energy related emergencies. Applications are accepted November 1st through March 15th. Cooling Assistance assists households in acquiring or repairing cooling equipment and /or payment of electric bills to operate cooling equipment. Applications are accepted June 15th through August 15th. Additional information about EAP is available at www.dss.virginia.gov. Apply online anytime at www.commonhelp.virginia.gov.

The city collects refuse and recyclable items from all single family homes in the city once a week at no charge.

Community Support Programs-Case Management is composed of programs designed to provide community based Behavioral Health services to seriously mentally ill adults and those with substance use disorders Program activities support consumer recovery and community integration by providing a continuum of services designed to promote maximum independence in the community. Services are tailored to respond to the unique needs of individuals with serious mental illness.

Family Services is committed to permanency planning and to achieving the goal of adoption for all children in foster care who have not been returned to their parent or prior custodian.

For the coldest weeks of the year, HELP coordinates with over 30 area churches to provide a place that is safe and warm. “A Night’s Welcome” is a nightly shelter, but its location changes throughout the season as area churches open their doors to those in need. With the help of many volunteers and organizations, two hot meals, toiletries, and community are provided for individuals and families that find themselves on the street each winter.

Offers over 100 programs delivered by Appalachian College of Pharmacy, James Madison University, Radford University, Region 5 Adult Education, Roanoke College, Sovah School of Health Professions, TAP This Valley Works, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Western Community College. GED, workforce readiness, associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees; certificates and industry endorsements. Administrative offices for Project Discovery and TAP Head Start are also part of RHEC.

Offers resources which include reference and research help, Spanish language materials, public internet access, free wireless internet, local history and genealogy, interlibrary loan service. Material, except non-circulating items, may be requested from any branch in Massanutten Regional Library system. Programming for children and adults occurs throughout the year.

Neighborhood centers offer a rich variety of recreational activities including the classic games of pool, ping pong, basketball, foosball, and four-square as well as skill development in special topics, arts and cultural explorations, and academic enrichment. Neighborhood centers offer activities for all ages - After School programming, Fifty Plus programming, family meal nights, Teen Scene, summer day camps, social activities for the neighborhood, and city-wide tournaments.

The general district court handles most traffic violations, misdemeanors, and conducts preliminary hearings for felonies. The juvenile and domestic relations district court all matters involving juveniles, family matters such as custody, support and visitation, family abuse cases, cases where adults have been accused of child abuse or neglect, and criminal cases where the defendant and alleged victim are family or household members.