Local
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Newspaper
Educational Programs
Advocacy for Disadvantaged Residents
Women's Advocacy
Recreation
Programs that provide entertainment, outings and leisure activities.
Art, Advocacy
Refugee & Immigration Services
Services provided to refugees and immigrants to assist with settlement.
Immigrant Advocacy Program, Community Resources
Representative Payee Services
A representative payee is a person appointed by a government agency to receive another person’s government benefits for him or her. The person appointed to be the representative payee is responsible for using the beneficiary’s benefit to pay the beneficiary’s living expenses.
Representative Payee Services
Special Education Plan Development
Programs that provide information, technical assistance and support which relates to the development, implementation, review and revision of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities and/or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for infants and toddlers with disabilities who are eligible for early intervention services. IEPs are written documents developed by a team that includes a child’s parents and school staff which lists, among other things, the special education services (including transition services) the child will receive. IFSPs document family involvement and early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The programs may target special education professionals and or parents; and help parents participate more effectively in the process.
Advocacy and Education
Sponsored Residential Homes
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) licensed program which provides individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to be sponsored by the individual or family providing services in their home. The 'Sponsor' is responsible for ensuring the customer’s health and safety, implementing the Individual Service Plan (ISP), delivering services, coordinating and tracking medical care.
Sponsored Residential Program
Support Groups, Cancer
Mutual support group for individuals who suffer from cancer and/or their families.
Morning Cancer Advocacy and Support Group, Multiple Myeloma
Support Groups, Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Support group for individuals and/or families who suffer from domestic violence or who have been victims of sexual assault.
Sexual Violence Support Group
The Arc
Organizations that advocate and provide services by and for people with physical, mental and developmental disabilities and their families.
Advocacy | Individuals with Disabilities
Therapeutic Recreation
Programs that provide opportunities to enjoy recreational activities and sports in an adaptive environment.
Recreation for Children with Disabilities
Transportation, Bicycle Safety
Programs that are designed to increase public awareness of the measures that people can take to ensure their safety while riding bicycles. Bicycle safety programs provide information about traffic laws as they apply to bicyclists and warnings regarding the types of violations and other riding behaviors that most frequently result in accidents. Also included are programs that address the specific needs of people who use their bicycles to commute to work, ride to school, or get to other destinations.
Bicycling Advocacy, Accessibility and Safety
Bicycle Action, Advocacy and Safety Coalition
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Programs that provide assistance for veterans in understanding and/or obtaining the full benefits and services to which they are entitled by law based on service to their country.
Veterans Health, Disability and Pension Benefits, South Hill
Veterans Health, Disability and Pension Benefits, Springfield
Veterans Health, Disability and Pension Benefits, Strasburg
Veterans Health, Disability and Pension Benefits, Virginia Beach, Pembroke
Veterans Health, Disability and Pension Benefits, Williamsburg
Statewide and Nationwide
Adult Protection, Prevention and Assistance (APS)
Prevention and reporting of abuse, violence, neglect, or financial exploitation against an adult.
Advocacy, Information and Research, Elder Abuse
Advocacy Groups, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer
Organizations that support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender individuals, intersexed individuals (people born with reproductive organs and/or genitalia that are ambiguous or atypical), cross-dressers and/or people who are in the process of coming out or are questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBTQ+ Support, Information and Referral
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Programs and support for adults with Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias.
Alzheimer's Advocacy
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Programs that offer any of a variety of therapeutic interventions, which may be used singly or in combination, to address the range of social, language, sensory and behavioral difficulties experienced by children and adults with autism and related disorders. Because of the spectrum nature of autism and the many behavior combinations that can occur, treatment approaches must be tailored to meet the individual needs of each person.
Autism Safety, Information, and Advocacy
Autism Advocacy and Information
Information and Advocacy, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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.