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Provides a 24-hour personal emergency response system which is installed in the subscriber's home where a button is pushed when emergency help is needed.

Provides trained community interpreters in 15 different languages at reasonable cost to local agencies, hospitals, schools, courts, businesses, and medical providers.

DBVI provides services and resources which empower individuals who are blind, vision impaired or deafblind to achieve their desired levels of employment, education, and personal independence. Services are provided through 4 main programs: Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Teaching and Independent Living, Low Vision Services and Education Services. Most services are provided in the person's home, school, or workplace. Referrals are accepted from individuals, families, schools, doctors, and other community partners.

Provides a school of choice serving Albemarle County students in grades 9-12. Any interested student may apply to be considered for enrollment. Community Lab School is a Glasser Quality School which emphasizes involving students and staff in decision-making, and hands-on and cooperative learning. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

Develop adoptive placements to provide permanent homes for children in foster care whose parents' parental rights have been terminated. Recruit and train prospective foster and adoptive parents. Provide casework and supportive services to the children and families to ensure permanency. Provide adoption services in parental placement adoptions and step-parent adoptions, including home studies, visits and reports to the court.

Offers outpatient mental health services for adults age 18+ which include crisis intervention, case management, medication monitoring, re-socialization, early intervention, community and in-home mental health support services.

Affordable housing for elderly, low income, handicapped, disabled and others who meet the Section VIII guidelines. Government subsidized housing.

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.

In partnership with people with disabilities and their families, the Division of Rehabilitative Services collaborates with the public and private sectors to provide and advocate for the highest quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and full inclusion into society. May provide limited transportation to clients when no other options are available. If there are any questions relative to transportation, please call.

Offers convenient walk-in medical clinics with licensed medical providers who are available during extended hours 365 days a year to treat any non-life-threatening illness or injury that needs immediate attention.

Region Ten provides a wide array of substance use treatment that includes a comprehensive continuum of care to meet individual preferences and needs, as well as recommended levels of care. This continuum includes outpatient therapy (group and individual), case management, care coordination, intensive outpatient program, co-occurring treatment, peer support, and residential levels of care. These services are provided throughout Region Ten's sites and locations.

Helps victims of crimes, witnesses, and their families recover from the trauma of their experience, get medical assistance when required, make their way through the legal system, have an opportunity to provide input to parole or clemency hearings, take appropriate steps, where relevant, to avoid becoming re-victimized, access the benefits to which they are entitled and rebuild their lives.

Foundation for Excellence is an early childhood initiative based on the principles of collaboration and prevention. Community leaders from business, government, education, health and human service agencies and others work together to achieve our community vision that all children will be prepared to succeed when they enter school.

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.)

For those facing financial hardship from unemployment, a family crisis, or a chronic medical condition, EnergyShare is Dominion's energy assistance program of last resort. There is no income guideline requirement, however, those under age 60 must have a disconnect notice (those age 60 or older do not need a disconnect notice). EnergyShare intake agencies determine eligibility for EnergyShare and may have additional requirements when qualifying customers for this program.

Programs and services for detained youth; ensures public safety while preparing the youth to re-enter the community. Educational programs for academic credits, GED, and other educational needs provided by Norfolk Public Schools.

A community food pantry providing food assistance to the needy.

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.

Emergency housing needs.

Provides a timely screening assessment for Medicaid or Medicaid eligible clients needing nursing home placement or services in the home or community. The target population for this program includes the elderly, disabled adults, or children needing a waiver for long-term placement or services for home-based care. Screenings are conducted in partnership with the Department of Social Services (DSS) and requests for screenings need to be made through DSS. A nurse and a social worker screen the client to determine if they meet Medicaid's criteria for either (1) Functional capacity: the degree of assistance an individual needs to complete the activities of daily living (bathing, toileting, dressing) or (2) Medical or Nursing need (wound care). Services may include the following: in-home care, adult day care, or admission to a care facility. Referrals for screenings may be made through your local Health Department.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program in Hampton, Virginia is administered by the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA). The Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program (HAP) is a federally funded program that provides assistance to very low income families, elderly, handicapped, disabled person or other single person seeking to rent affordable housing in the private market. Section 8 is a three-way contract, a triangle, between the Housing Authority (HA), the Owner and the participant. The participant and HA sign a Voucher Contract, the participant and owner sign the lease and the owner and HA sign a Housing Assistance Payments Contract. These three documents outline the responsibilities of each party. The Section 8 recipient pays a portion of their income towards the rent to their landlord and the Housing Authority pays a portion to the landlord. The Section 8 recipient chooses their own unit and location and makes application to the owner. The owner selects tenants according to their own screening criteria.

TriCities Hospital is a 147-bed facility providing healthcare services to the TriCities Region.

This satellite location provides sterilization services to shelter and rescue organizations and community cat caregivers performing Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR).

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse programs for adults, children, adolescents. Servcies include Individual & Group Psychotherapy; Marital & Family Counseling; Psychiatric Services; Parenting Classes Intensive In-Home Services; Crisis Services; Medication Monitoring; Case Management; Consultation & Education Services; Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Plan; and Children in the Middle. Also offered at this site is Project LINK, an outpatient program for pregnant, substance-abusing women or mothers with dependent children, is also offered at this site. In-Home Services, Home-based family-focused services are provided for children from birth to 17 with emotional difficulties, returning from placement, or who are at risk of out-of-home placement or other services. FOOTHOLDS works one on one with children and their families to build a healthy family environment. The program helps identify obstacles, increase communication skills, structure positive home, social skills development; provides support, guidance and links to resources; and educates caregivers, and Transitions teaches independent living skills to individuals who are 16 to 21 years old so they may achieve and maintain community stability and independence in the most appropriate least-restrictive environment. Services in Lee, Scott and Wise Counties and the City of Norton are provided in partnership with Planning District One Behavioral Health Services.

Provides electronic benefits that can be used like cash to buy food at any store that has a sign displaying the Virginia Electronic Benefits Card or the Quest sign. Each eligible household will receive a card that may be used like a bank debit card to purchase eligible food items from your account.