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The Family Partner Program works together for families in Southwest Virginia to help support each individual family in service development according to their unique needs. Advocates for your family. Also affiliated with the local chapter of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health.

To preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America and U.S. territories.

Support individuals with a health condition or impairment, chronic illness, and aging adults to stay in their homes and communities. Public Partnerships give clients the choice to hire friends or family (once they pass a background check), or whoever else they feel most comfortable with, to provide the care they need. This service is covered by the CCC Plus Medicaid waiver in Virginia.

Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center provides victims of violence and their families with services that respond to their emotional, physical, and cultural needs in order to help them to become healthy and sufficient. These services include peer counseling, case management, personal advocacy and accompaniment services, emergency shelter, housing, and emergency financial assistance.

Provides crisis intervention and supportive services to protective order petitioners in Henrico County Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court.

Provides court advocacy for domestic violence victims. Attends court in Campbell County on Mondays, Lynchburg City on Tuesdays, and other times as needed. Also attends court in Amherst County, Appomattox County and Pittsylvania County as needed. Advocacy available for shelter clients and other domestic violence victims. Protective Orders assistance offered in Lynchburg.

Recruits and trains community volunteers to serve as court advocates for abused and neglected children. Volunteers conduct independent investigations, submit reports and recommendations to the court and monitor the child's case to assure services are provided and court orders are being followed. Volunteer advocates also promote and support safe, permanent and nurturing homes for child victims before the courts of the 16th Judicial District of Virginia. ACCESSIBILITY: Not accessible to persons with disabilities.

Provide "wrap-around" services, focusing on the individual's receiving assistance and developing unique service plans to fit their circumstances and needs. Participants are assigned Care Managers to provide continual, confidential assessments and follow-up. Participants receive in-home assessments to identify their needs and be directly connected to agency programs, including those providing nutrition, transportation, housing, health and wellness, and care services. Advocacy, informational resources, and referrals to other community service organizations are also available.

To advocate for those in need and serve the community by providing eligible individuals with information, services and resources that will educate, empower and promote self-sufficiency, self-esteem and personal dignity. Rental Assistance - Eviction Notice Needed Rental Deposit - Copy of Signed Lease Needed Mortgage Assistance - Foreclosure Notice Needed Utility Assistance - Disconnect/Cut-Off Notice Needed

Provides crisis intervention, court accompaniment and referrals throughout the prosecution process for victims and/or witnesses of crimes.

Virginia CURE objective is to provide information, support, and resources, to serve as an effective voice in gaining public attention for positive changes and improvements in policies and laws.

REPRO Rising Virginia works to ensure affordable and timely access to reproductive health services for every person in Virginia.

NTSAD advocates for families and persons of all ages with disabilities on an individual, state and national level as requested on issues such as health insurance coverage and government (supplemental) funding.

No Wrong Door is a virtual single point of entry for accessing public and private health and human supports for older adults and adults with disabilities. The vision of No Wrong Door in Virginia is to provide older adults and adults with disabilities with comprehensive information and streamlined access to available long term supports through collaborative partnerships and shared technology.

Advocates for legislation that supports people with mental health conditions and their families. The focus is on prevention, early identification and intervention, access to integrated care, and insurance parity for people with mental health conditions.

Works to end the criminalization of poverty in Virginia by exposing and addressing criminal legal system policies that target people because of poverty and race. Through a mix of community organizing, local and statewide policy advocacy, and litigation, our program intervenes at many points in the criminal legal system. Our campaigns range from initial law enforcement contact in the community, through the courts, to individuals' confinement in Virginia's jails and prisons, and finally to their reentry into the community.

Provides services for any and all victims and survivors of domestic violence and their children, with the ultimate goal of making every home in the Alleghany Highlands a safe home. Provides the following services: Emergency Shelter, Peer Counseling, Legal Advocacy, Court Accompaniment, Crisis Intervention, Referral Service, Parenting Education, Support Groups, Sexual Assault Services, Supervised Visitation & Exchange, Mandated Parenting. For immediate help please call: 24 Hour Hotline: (540)965-3237 Toll-free 24 Hour Hotline: (877)393-3672

American Diabetes Association advocate for policy change in every state across the country to improve health care access, coverage, and affordability; support healthy diets; and address health barriers to ensure the needs of these communities are met.

The Partnership for People with Disabilities partner with people with disabilities and others to build communities where all people can live, learn, work and play together.

The Halifax Victim/Witness Assistance Program is available to help victims or witnesses understand the court process, their rights, and their role as a victim or witness. The advocate serves as a liaison.

Advocates for community and institutional change. Trains and assists individuals with disabilities understand and exercise their civil rights regarding government and other service providers. Intervenes with governmental entities, individuals, groups, agencies, organizations, and systems to insure the maximum inclusion of persons with disabilities in community life.

Provides advocacy to people with disabilities.

Avalon provides accompaniment services for survivors who are involved with the court system. Legal Advocates, are not lawyers, but work in conjunction with law enforcement officials and judicial systems to help navigate the way to safety. The Legal Advocate works closely with Victim/Witness personnel to make sure that survivors are given all appropriate legal resources.

Increase awareness of substance abuse issues and strengthen community norms that support substance-free living.

Provides a support and advocacy group for family and friends of those suffering from mental illness. We welcome all concerned individuals -- parents, siblings, spouses and friends - who want to learn how to help or how to cope with when there is mental illness. Person with mental illness who would like to share information or learn more are also welcomed. Provides education, support, advocacy, a library and referrals. Also has a bus and operates own transportation when needed.