Statewide and Nationwide
Benefits Assistance
Programs that provide assistance for people who are having difficulty understanding and/or obtaining services or other benefits for which they are eligible. The programs may help people understand the eligibility for benefits, the benefits provided by the program, and/or help them complete benefit application forms.
Benefits Planning
Consulting Connection Services, LLC
PO Box 1132, Dumfries, VA, 22026
Main:
(571) 389-3630
Fax:
(703) 214-6239
Disability Claims
Disability Claims Representatives
P O Box 1781, Charlottesville, VA, 22902
Main:
(434) 296-7400
Toll Free:
(877) 374-7400
Fax:
(434) 973-3023
Retirement Benefits and Social Security | Railroad Workers | Roanoke Office
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
First Campbell Square, Suite 110, 210 First Street SW, P O Box 270, , Roanoke, VA, 24002
Main:
(877) 772-5772
Fax:
(540) 857-2769
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
USA.gov
Consumer Protection and Advocacy
Organizations that promote consumer protection services and advocacy and may provide consumer education. In many situations, this information can be used to file complaints on the consumer’s behalf.
Health Promotion Programs Referral
DARS, Office for Aging Services, Division of Community Living
1610 Forest Avenue, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23229
Main:
(804) 662-9333
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3402
Fax:
(804) 662-9354
Equal Protection Litigation, Lobbying and Public Education
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia (ACLU)
701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1412, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 644-8022
Fax:
(804) 649-2733
Consumer Protection
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20552
Main:
(202) 435-7000
Toll Free:
(855) 411-2372
Advocacy, Virginians With Disabilities Act (VDA)
disAbility Law Center of Virginia (dLCV)
1512 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 225-2042
Toll Free:
(800) 552-3962
Fax:
(804) 662-7057
Third Party Notification Program
Dominion Energy
600 East Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(866) 366-4357
Toll Free:
(800) 562-8419
Counseling, Advocacy and Investigations, Discrimination
Equal Rights Center
11 Dupont Circle, Suite 450, Washington DC, DC, 20036
Main:
(202) 234-3062
Toll Free:
(866) 719-4372
Fax:
(202) 234-3106
Consumer Education on End of Life Legal Document Preparation
Faith to Fate Community Ministries, Inc.
7400 Beaufont Springs Drive, #323, North Chesterfield, VA, 23225
Main:
(804) 672-4961
Fax:
(804) 447-9746
Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20580
Main:
(202) 326-2222
Do Not Call Registry
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20580
Main:
(202) 326-2222
Advocacy For Quality Care
KEPRO
5201 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, Tampa, FL, 33609
Main:
(888) 319-8452
Toll Free:
(844) 455-8708
Hotline for Poison Emergency
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Ave., Ste. 310, Washington, DC, 20016
Fax:
(202) 362-8377
Consumer Information, Virginia
National Council on Aging
251 18th Street South, Suite 500, Arlington, VA, 22202
Main:
(202) 479-6975
Fax:
(202) 479-0735
National Do Not Call Registry
National Do Not Call Registry
(Website Registry), Washington, DC, 20580
Main:
(202) 326-2222
Toll Free:
(888) 382-1222
Health Information
National Health Information Center
US Dept Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suiste LL100,, Rockville, MD, 20852
Main:
(240) 453-8282
Toll Free:
(800) 336-4797
Fax:
(301) 984-4256
Consumer Education on Health and Aging
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
31 Center Drive MSC 2292, Bldg 31 Room 5C27, Bethesda, MD, 20892
Main:
(301) 496-1752
Toll Free:
(800) 222-2225
Consumer Complaints
Office of the Attorney General
202 North Ninth Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 786-2042
Fax:
(804) 225-4378
Consumer Protection
Office of the Attorney General
900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 786-2071
Fax:
(804) 786-1991
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
202 North Ninth Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 786-2071
Fax:
(804) 786-1991
Health Rights Advocacy, Consumer Rights
Public Citizen
1600 20th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009
Main:
(202) 588-1000
Fax:
(202) 588-7798
Patient Grievances about Dialysis
Quality Insights, Renal Network 5
300 Arboretum Place, Suite 310, Richmond, VA, 23236
Main:
(804) 320-0004
Toll Free:
(866) 651-6272
Fax:
(804) 320-5918
Disability Awareness, Mobility Scooter Etiquette
Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH)
347 5th Avenue Suite 605, New York, NY, 10016
Main:
(212) 447-7284
Fax:
(212) 447-1928
Consumer Complaints
State Corporation Commission, Consumers
1300 East Main Street, PO Box 1197, Richmond, VA, 23218
Main:
(804) 371-9631
Toll Free:
(800) 552-7945
Fax:
(804) 371-9022
Consumer Education, Virginia Energy Choice
State Corporation Commission, Consumers
1300 East Main Street, PO Box 1197, Richmond, VA, 23218
Main:
(804) 371-9000
Toll Free:
(877) 937-2004
Fax:
(804) 371-9022