Resources:
Family Support
Blue Ridge Care Connection for Children
853 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903
1-866-596-9367 or 434-924-0222
Child health care needs/case management
Provide children with special health needs with resources to allow them care (medical visits, social/community resources, etc.)
Care Connection para los Ninos
same as above but aimed toward hispanic population in Cville
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
Children are more likely to succeed when their parents are involved academically. Parents can advocate for their children's needs when they know their rights and have access to community resources. PEATC HELPS FAMILIES • Negotiate the education and service maze. • Effectively communicate their children's needs. • Experience and enjoy the power of partnerships and successful collaborations. • Foster self-advocacy and self-determination in their children and youth.
WWW.PEATC.ORG |8003 FORBES PLACE, SUITE 310 SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151 |1-800-869-6782
Virginia Dept. of Health Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program
1-800-732-8333
Apply online
Free child safety seat
Prevent Blindness Healthy Eyes Eyeglass Program
11618 Busy Street Richmond, VA 23236
Provide eyeglass frames for families who don't have vision benefits
The Hospital Education Program
UVa Children's Hospital
434-243-3667
Students with health needs in schools
Community Housing Partners (CHP) Energy Solutions
126 S. Bayard Avenue Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 949-5879
Provides healthy, economical homes to own or rent and related supportive services designed to encourage personal and community success.
City of Charlottesville Free Smoke Detector
434-970-3245
free smoke alarms to all CVille residents
Community Attention Foster Families
907 East Jefferson Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3353
Fax: (434) 970-3577
Services: A system of private families, trained to provide residential placement for children between birth and 21. Supervise foster families in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and surrounding counties.
Community Attention Community Based Services
907 East Jefferson Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 970-3353
Fax: (434) 970-3577
Services:
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Teens GIVE Service-Learning - Youth Volunteer Activities and Character Education
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Community Attention Youth Internship Program (CAYIP)- paid internships year-round (summer scholarships for Charlottesville residents)
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Life Skills Groups - Anger management, job readiness, educational support, and independent living skills
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Community Supervision Program (CSP) - Case management, counseling, assessment, diversion, and supervisory services
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries (CALM)
1201 5th Street SW, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 970-2077
Services: Partnership among residents and faith based agencies to provide whole-family, holistic ministry, with incentive-based programming, after-school, and summer-based programs. Serves Fifeville/Prospect neighborhoods only.
Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
818 E High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 971-7515
Fax: (434) 971-3060
Services: To recruit, train and support volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court system and to educate the community about the needs of these children.
Albemarle County Department of Social Services
Address: 1500 5th Street, Suite A, Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Phone: (434) 972-4010
Services: Preschool program for four year-olds that provides early learning experiences and comprehensive social supports for students and families, focusing on risk factors that can prevent academic and social success throughout the school years.
552 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: (434) 977-9847
Fax: (434) 977-2809
Services: Family preservation programs for foster care and adoption, community-based services programs for children and families, independent living for young people transitioning to adulthood, services for individuals with developmental disabilities, residential care in our group homes, day support programs.
Albemarle County Family Support
Albemarle County Department of Social Services
Family Support Program Coordinator
Address: 1500 5th Street, Suite A, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 972-4010
Services: School-based pre-placement prevention program based in ten Albemarle County elementary schools and three middle schools. Provides case management services including assisting families with access to health, education, legal, housing and social services, improving the safety and security of their family members; helping families move toward self-sufficiency and ensuring parents and school staff members work together for successful school performance outcomes. There is an emphasis on supporting school attendance and facilitating summer enrichment opportunities for the children.
Foothills Child Advocacy Center
1106 East High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 971-7233
Services: Forensic interview, prevention and education, multidisciplinary team coordination to support and reduce trauma in children who have experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse or sexual assault.
Head Start (Monticello Area Community Action Agency)
1025 Park St. Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: 434-295-3171
Services: Head Start provides a comprehensive early childhood development program for three- and four- year-old children from families in greatest need. Head Start children participate in a wide range of educational activities designed to enhance school readiness. Family Advocates provide case management support, assist parents in addressing social service needs, and help parents attain family management and parenting skills.
Jefferson Area Children's Health Improvement Program (CHIP)
1469 Greenbrier Place Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: (434) 964-4700
Fax: (434) 964-4774
Services: Provides maternal and child health and parenting education through home visits with pregnant teens and women and children from 0 to 6 years old and their parent(s) or caregiver(s) for residents of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna or Louisa.
1000 East High Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 296-4118
Fax: (434) 295-2638
Services: Child care quality training for home and center-based child care programs, trauma-focused counseling, teen counseling programs, maternal and child health and parenting education through home visits and play groups with pregnant teens and women and children up to 5 years old, early childhood skills training to teach positive social and emotional skills (self-control, making friends, expressing feelings, accepting differences, and making safe and healthy choices), parenting skills programs for fathers incarcerated at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail or fathers living in Charlottesville or Albemarle.
International Rescue Committee
609 East Market Street, Suite 104, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 979-7772
Services: Affordable housing, matches refugees with volunteer mentors, facilitates school enrollment for children, and makes referrals for medical care and other necessary services to support resettlement; employment services, education and integration, family support, parenting education, school liaison support and crisis intervention services to aid refugees’ adjustment to their new home; interpretation services with over 70 community groups; connection to family reunification, permanent residency, and U.S. citizenship experts; community education and outreach.
Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA)
1025 Park Street, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: (434) 295-3171
Services: Head Start, housing and intensive case management for families facing homelessness in our community (Hope House), academic achievement support high school students from low income families out of poverty (Project Discovery), food pantry, thrift shop, and rural community outreach.
Runaway Emergency Services Program of Charlottesville
1000 E. High Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 296-4118
Services: Free crisis and ongoing counseling to youth 12 and older who have run away or are at risk of running away or being homeless. Also offers emergency shelter in host homes and a local group home for up to 21 days to provide a safe place for teens to stay while working to resolve the issues that led to them leaving home.