To provide temporary economic assistance to those in need of such assistance; to protect children and adults unable to protect themselves; to assist people to become self-sufficient.

Local office of the Virginia Department of Social Services. Services include adoption, adult (APS) and child (CPS) protection, court services, domestic violence, eligibility determination, emergency assistance, energy assistance, food stamps(SNAP), foster care, fuel and energy assistance, medical assistance(Medicaid), and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families(TANF). Emergencies after 4:30pm will be taken by Botetourt County Sheriff's Department at 540-473-8631. The dispatcher will page the on call social worker on for child or adult protective services response only. Statewide Adult Protective Services 24/7 Hotline: 888-832-3858. Statewide Child Protective Services 24/7 Hotline: 800-552-7096. You may request an agency conference to discuss any action with which you disagree. You may also request an administrative hearing by the State Department of Social Services when funds are available and your application is denied, or you are refused the right to apply during the application period, or your application is not acted on or is closed prior to benefit determination. A hearing must be requested within 30 days of the negative action. The hearing request may be submitted to the local agency or to: Hearing and Legal Services Manager Appeals and Fair Hearings Unit Virginia Department of Social Services 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219-3301 If you suspect Fraud or Abuse of any kind, report it to your Local Department of Social Services or call 1-800-552-3431.

To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of the City of Emporia and Greensville County who are in need, through family-based programs that promote the self-sufficiency of families and safeguard vulnerable children and adults.

Provides assistance to Nelson County residents in accordance with Federal Programs such as Food Stamps/SNAP, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Child Day Care Subsidies, Cooling Assistance, Fuel Assistance, Crisis Fuel Assistance, Auxiliary Grants, Medicaid, FAMIS, General Relief, Refugee Assistance, Holiday Assistance, Job Services,Companion Care, Adoption, Foster Care, Family Support Services, Adult Services, Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services.

Provides assistance to citizens of King and Queen County with programs fighting poverty, neglect, and abuse, and strengthening community and self-sufficiency.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) works to ensure that individuals and families in Albemarle County can meet their full potential and plan for their future. Services provided by this department to the residents of Albemarle County fall within 2 broad program areas: Casework Delivery and Eligibility Determination. The areas are further expanded into 4 distinct program areas: Protective & Support Services; Education, Prevention & Early Intervention Programs; Employment & Child Care Services; and Benefit Programs.

Benefit programs for income eligible individuals and families as follows: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Food Stamps, Medicaid, State Local hospitalizations; Auxiliary Grants and General Relief(for burial). Social Service programs for families, children, elderly and disabled such as child protective services, adult protective services, foster care to children, adoption services, adult services adoptive and foster home studies, custody investigations, adults and nursing home screenings and placement. Offers fuel assistance based on total income and number of persons in the household. APS 24-Hour Hotline: 888-832-3858 CPS 24_Hour Hotline: 800-552-7096

Provides assistance to Fluvanna County residents in accordance with Federal Programs.

Benefit programs for income eligible individuals and families as follows: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Food Stamps, Medicaid, State Local hospitalizations; Auxiliary Grant and General Relief(for burial). Social Service programs for families, children, elderly and disabled such as child protective services, adult protective services, foster care to children, adoption services, adult services adoptive and foster home studies, custody investigations, adults and nursing home screenings and placement. Offers fuel assistance based on total income and number of persons in the household. Licensing Services: This agency provides licensing for child care providers and foster care providers. APS 24-Hour Hotline: (888) 832-3858 CPS 24-Hour Hotline: (800) 552-7096

The Department of Family Services (DFS) strengthens the well-being of our diverse community by protecting and improving the lives of all children, adults and families through assistance, partnership, advocacy, outreach, and quality services.

Offers public assistance programs and temporary financial assistance. Provides Medicaid and protective services for children and the elderly.

Provides assistance to Warren County residents in accordance with Federal Programs.

The Department of Social Services helps citizens triumph over poverty, abuse and neglect to create strong futures for themselves, their families and the community.

To aid citizens in meeting their fundamental needs during times of temporary economic and social crisis, to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect, to help maintain families in the least restrictive and intrusive manner possible and to assist in achieving a realistic and attainable level of self-sufficiency.

Provides public assistance programs, Medicaid, and temporary financial assistance to individuals and families. Provides protective services for children and the elderly.

Stafford County Department of Social Services strives to provide assistance and comprehensive services to citizens in need that will strengthen the family structure while promoting self-reliance, responsibility for family and protection of children and adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation through community-based services.

Offers many different types of programs which service the citizens of Mathews County in areas ranging from child protective services to medicaid.

Provides assistance to citizens of Chesapeake with programs fighting poverty, neglect, abuse, and strengthening the community as well as self-sufficiency.

Williamsburg Human Services provides a broad array of human service programs for city residents who have financial, social, educational, health, and emotional needs. The department serves on the front line of intervention, assessment, service provision, and/or referral to appropriate agencies and organizations in the Williamsburg area.

Offers benefit programs for income eligible individuals and families as follows: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicaid, State and Local hospitalizations; Auxiliary Grant (AG) and General Relief (GR) for burial or cremation. Provides social service programs for families, children, elderly and disabled such as Child Protective Services (CPS), Adult Protective Services (APS), Foster Care to children, Adoption Services, adult services adoptive and foster home studies, custody investigations, adults and nursing home screenings and placement. Offers fuel assistance based on total income and number of persons in the household. Offers client transportation based on eligibility. Local APS/CPS Hotline: (540)387-6040; Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Richmond APS 24-Hour Hotline: (888) 832-3858 Richmond CPS 24-Hour Hotline: (800) 552-7096

Helps people triumph over poverty, abuse and neglect to shape strong futures for themselves, their families and communities.

To deliver services to people in the community that will promote self-sufficiency, responsibility and safety.

To provide services and support to a diverse population that is working to achieve independence and stability through the community resources MPDSS provides.

The Division of Social Services provides an array of services to the citizens of Rockbridge, Lexington and Buena Vista. Social Services provides those citizens, who are eligible, the ability to meet their physical and emotional needs. You may request an agency conference to discuss any action with which you disagree. You may also request an administrative hearing by the State Department of Social Services when funds are available and your application is denied, or you are refused the right to apply during the application period, or your application is not acted on or is closed prior to benefit determination. A hearing must be requested within 30 days of the negative action. The hearing request may be submitted to the local agency or to: Hearing and Legal Services Manager Appeals and Fair Hearings Unit Virginia Department of Social Services 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219-3301 If you suspect Fraud or Abuse of any kind, report it to your Local Department of Social Services or call 1-800-552-3431.

Benefit programs for income eligible individuals and families are as follows: *Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - to help with supplementing a household's food budget, to provide better nutrition in order to alleviate hunger and malnutrition *Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) - to provide financial assistance to needy families so that children under age 18 may be cared for in their own homes by one or both parents, or in the homes of relatives *General Relief (GR) - to provide maintenance or certain emergency assistance that cannot be provided through other means (typically through the federal programs). 1) monthly assistance to individuals holding custody of a non-related minor child (individuals in need of assistance for children related to them must apply for TANF, not GR); and 2) a vendor payment to a funeral home for cremation for those who are deceased with no means of payment of burial expenses. *Medicaid *Auxiliary Grant Program (AG) - provides income supplements to recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and certain other aged, blind, or disabled individuals residing in a licensed assisted living facility (ALF) or an approved adult foster care home (AFCH), licensed by the state Department of Social Services. *Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) - to meet the health care needs of Virginia's uninsured children between the ages of 0 through 18 years, in working families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to qualify for private health insurance. *Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) - providing employment, education, and training opportunities to recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) in attaining the goal of self-sufficiency. *Refugee Assistance - provides the following benefits and services, in addition to the typical public at large programs, to the refugee population in Virginia: culturally sensitive child welfare services to refugee unaccompanied minors; refugee cash and medical transitional assistance to eligible refugees and their families; refugee social services; Domestic Health Assessment; targeted assistance, in two federally designated areas of the state, for refugees who are particularly hard to serve and may need special assistance in order to achieve self-sufficiency; and specialized services implemented through discretionary programs targeted to address critical unmet needs in refugee communities (e.g. the Refugee Elderly Assistance Program [REAP], designed to meet the special needs of refugees who are age 60 or older and who may have a more difficult time becoming self-sufficient). *Emergency Assistance - provide help to families with children when a fire or natural disaster has occurred and they have no means to