RESOURCES
Community Services
- Caroline Christian Health Center
- Offers services on a sliding-scale fee for patients without insurance
- Central Rappahannock Regional Library
- Operates eight libraries in our area, holds numerous events and offers online book lending and free e-learning
- Central Virginia Housing Coalition
- Provides affordable housing resources
- Community Health Center of the Rappahannock Region
- Offers services on a sliding-scale fee for uninsured patients
- Empowerhouse
- Helps people who have been affected by domestic violence
- FAHASS
- Offers testing and support for people with HIV/AIDS and education for the community
- Fredericksburg Area Food Bank
- Helps feed hungry people in our region
- Fredericksburg Christian Health Center
- Offers services on a sliding-scale fee for uninsured patients
- FRED Transit
- Offers bus service throughout most of our region
- Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity
- Provides affordable housing for low-income residents
- Healthy Generations (Agency on Aging)
- Helps senior citizens and their caregivers
- Legal Aid Works
- Provides legal assistance for low-income individuals
- L.E. Smoot Memorial Library
- Library in King George County
- Loisann’s Hope House
- Provides shelter and housing assistance for homeless parents and families
- Mary Washington Healthcare
- Local healthcare provider which operates two hospitals and a standalone emergency department
- Micah Ecumenical Ministries
- Works with the chronically homeless and people at-risk of homelessness
- Moss Free Clinic
- Provides healthcare for low-income, uninsured area residents
- Office on Youth
- Rappahannock Area provides program that encourage positive behavior in youth.
- Quin Rivers
- Works to alleviate poverty in our region, provides financial assistance and housing help
- Rappahannock Area CASA
- Helps abused and neglected children through the court system
- Rappahannock Area Health District
- Provides public health services to our region
- Rappahannock Area YMCA
- Promotes youth development and healthy living
- Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters
- A local mentoring program for at-risk children and youth
- Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault
- Helps people who have been affected by sexual assault
- Rappahannock Goodwill Industries
- Helps people with barriers to employment find jobs
- Rappahannock United Way
- An umbrella organization for charities in our region
- Salvation Army of Fredericksburg
- Offers disaster relief, financial aid, and worship programs
- SERVE
- Helps Stafford County residents in financial crises
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
- A hospital in Spotsylvania County
- Thurman Brisben Center
- Provides temporary shelter for people who become homeless
- Virginia Association of Community Services Boards
- Represents Virginia’s community services boards and behavioral health authorities
- Virginia Department of Health
- The state’s public health agency
- Virginia Employment Commission
- Provides benefits and services to unemployed individuals
Developmental Services
- A parent’s guide to special education
- Helps parents navigate special education services in Virginia
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)
- Provides resources and support for Virginia residents with behavioral health needs
- disAbility Law Center of Virginia
- Protects and advocates for Virginia residents with disabilities
- disAbility Resource Center
- Provides resources, support, and outreach for individuals with disabilities
- The Arc of Virginia
- Advocates for people with developmental disabilities in Virginia
- The Center for Family Involvement
- Provides emotional support, education, and resources for families of individuals with special needs
Mental Health
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)
- Provides resources and support for Virginia residents with behavioral health needs
- Mental Health America of Fredericksburg
- Provides support, education, and advocacy for area residents who have mental health concerns
- Mental Health America of Virginia
- Promotes recovery, wellness, and healing
- National Alliance on Mental Illness-Rappahannock
- Offers support and advocacy to individuals in our region
- National Alliance on Mental Illness-Virginia
- Provides advocacy and support to state residents affected by mental illness
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- The nation’s largest grassroots organization for people affected by mental illness
- Virginia Office of Consumer Advocacy and Leadership
- Provides a statewide network of peers to offer support and resources
- The National Council for Behavioral Health
- Advocates for organizations that provide behavioral healthcare treatment
Substance Use Disorder
- Addiction Center
- Connects individuals with inpatient rehab centers
- Addiction Resource
- Provides resources and information for individuals with substance use disorder
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- A fellowship program that promotes sobriety
- Al-anon/Alateen
- A fellowship for individuals who are worried about a loved one’s drinking
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Provides peer-based support groups
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Researches scientific explorations of substance use disorder
- Recovery.org
- Provides information on rehab centers across the country
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Leads national public efforts about behavioral health
Early Intervention
- Autism Speaks 100 Day Kit
- Helps families of children ages 4 and under who have just received an autism diagnosis
- Down Syndrome Association of Fredericksburg
- Connects families who have loved ones with Down Syndrome
- Helping a Toddler with a Speech Delay
- Provides 10 ideas for ways to augment speech therapy
- Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia
- Provides early intervention supports for babies and toddlers
- New Path
- Helps parents navigate the early intervention system
- Rappahannock Area Autism Council
- Provides support and education for individuals with autism and their families
- Resources for Families
- Links parents with resources for early intervention
- Virginia Department of Education
- Provides state resources on early childhood education
- Wrightslaw
- Helps parents understand early intervention and their legal rights to receive help
- Zero to Three
- Advocates for policies that help babies and toddlers
Prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Raises awareness about suicide and prevention efforts
- Community Collaborative for Youth & Families
- Promotes positive outcomes for youth and their families in our region
- Healthy Families America
- Provides home visiting for at-risk families
- Healthy Families Rappahannock Area
- Provides home visiting and support for at-risk families in our region
- Lock and Talk Virginia
- Provides training on suicide prevention and education in Virginia
- Mental Health First Aid
- Provides resources on courses to help people with mental health crises
- StopBullying.gov
- Provides information on bullying and resources for preventing it
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Provides free support for people in distress
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