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Dispatches calls for service for police, fire, and the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad for citizens of Staunton. For more information or in an emergency please call: Administration: (540) 332-3845 Emergency Dispatch: 9-1-1 (540) 332-3842

Provides state public assistance programs and temporary financial assistance to families and individuals in need. Offers protective services for children and the elderly.

Accredited co-educational day school providing comprehensive education within a Christian environment.

Offers a food pantry for persons in need in Staunton and western Augusta County.

The Community Foundation and its various supporting organizations manage a number of competitive grant making programs.

The Villa Education Center provides academic and behavioral education for students ages 5 to 22 diagnosed with autism and other related developmental disabilities. We provide highly individualized education and behavior supports based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), with a focus on building life skills that lead to greater independence and successful transitions to adulthood.

To achieve and maintain optimum personal and community health for the residents in the Piedmont Health District by emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental protection.

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program is a supplemental food program which offers nutritional counseling and education. WIC serves pregnant or lactating women, and infants and children ages five and under who meet income, medical and/or nutritional eligibility requirements.

Reports of child abuse and neglect are investigated. Services are provided to prevent child abuse and neglect.

A fifteen bed program in Tazewell County for adult males and females with moderate to mild intellectual disabilities. Staff provide 24 hour supervision. Residents of Cumberland Mountain Home are generally more independent in their functioning than residents of Intermediate Care Facilities, and require assistance rather than training for all areas of independent living. Emphasis is placed on community integration. Residents and family take part in service planning. Payment for residential services is made by the resident and is usually a percentage of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security (SSDI) disability benefits.

Offers budget counseling classes and information on variations in pay, increased expenses, common consumer pressures targeted to new parents, and entitlements available through both government and private sources.

Offers home-based therapy services to at-risk children and their families. These services include individual, couples, and family therapy; thorough assessments; advocacy; case management; and crisis intervention services. Home-based therapy services specialize in resolving issues of abuse, delinquency, school problems, oppositional/defiant behavior, emotional problems, and addictions.

The Virginia Holocaust Museum strives to memorialize and document the atrocities of World War II. Through exhibits, programming, and outreach, the Museum uses the history of genocide to teach the dangers of prejudice and indifference.

The Assistive Technology Program assists individuals with disabilities seeking access to assistive technology devices and services, with emphasis on obtaining funding from vocational rehabilitation and special education providers, and Medicaid or Medicare. Assistive technology is any device, adaptive equipment, or service which enables people with disabilities to accomplish a task that would otherwise not be possible. dLCV can help people learn about the great potential of assistive technology and help them find funding assistance. dLCV provides advocacy and legal representation services to persons who have been denied funding for assistive technology services or devices.

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP)consists of two components; Fuel Assistance (FA) 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: has been offered during the summer. If offered the state sends out the requirements and policy during or close to summer.

Provides 24 hour services and care to the cognitively impaired in a home like environment that is barrier free. To allow the resident to age with dignity and age in a place with a specially trained staff. Care for residents with cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and strokes, in addition to other forms of dementia. Residence will have 30 private rooms and 5 semi-private rooms for a maximum of 40 residents. The staff to resident ratio will be 1 to 8.

Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus waiver screening: Assessments in the home or community setting for Medicaid funded long term care. For eligibility and scheduling information call (757)385-3550 for adults and call 757-518-2762 for children. Follow-up information, call (757)518-2762.

Inpatient mental health program for children, ages 5 to 12, with emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric problems.

This program provides the opportunity for those incarcerated to participate in programs while in jail and to prepare for their release from jail back into the community.

Public library for residents of Norfolk.

The program focuses on the recovery of the family, not the user. The basic strength of the program comes from fellowship and sharing of concerns. Members learn that the addict's illness affects the lives of everyone close to them and that there are ways to regain their serenity. To get their lives back together, FA members work the twelve steps, attend weekly meetings, and take advantage of the fellowship that is freely offered by other members. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of the meeting & provides protection & respect for the fellowship.

The Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline (24-hour) provides crisis intervention and assists callers with problem solving. Callers are provided with shelter information, options counseling, referrals for medical treatment, on-going counseling, and related services in their local area.

Animal Control Division strives to promote the safe treatment of animals, to protect those community members who cannot speak for themselves. The Animal Control Officer/Police Officers attempts to educate people about animal rights and available protection services by encouraging spaying and neutering; working to address the problems of abandonment; and looking for ways to redistribute strays into caring homes before those pets are euthanized for lack of space and money.

Case managers assist individuals in determining eligibility for services and then work collaboratively with individuals and community partners to plan services that enhance the individual's quality of life.

The main purpose of the Evacuation Assembly Centers is to provide a checkpoint to monitor radiation contamination. Evacuation Assembly Centers will also provide shelter, food and clothing for those who need assistance.