Resources for Families in Crisis
- Make sure your child is connected to learning
- Help identify community resources
- Get information about summer and next school year when it is available
Housing
- Virginia Rent Relief Program
- Tenant protection and other information related to evictions is changing rapidly. Virginia Poverty Law Center maintains a housing resources page with current information and how to find help.
- Crisis Assistance Directory - a listing of local resources for those experiencing a housing crisis
- Homeless and Special Needs Housing - Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development
- Eviction Legal Helpline: 1-833-NoEvict or 1-833-663-8428 - provides phone-based legal services for tenants facing eviction or lease termination.
- Stay Home Virginia - housing-related resources available from federal and Virginia state agencies
Food & Other Needs
- Text FOOD or COMIDA to 877-877 to find free meal sites near you. Check your school division website for complete meal distribution details.
- Common Help - apply for help with food, child care, heating and cooling bills, health care and cash assistance
- Salvation Army - disaster relief, homeless shelters, food pantries, and other services
- COVID-19 and Social Insurance and Benefit Programs
Domestic Violence
- The Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-838-8238
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE or 800-799-7233; TTY 800-787-3224
Veterans
- Virginia Resources for Homeless Veterans
- Housing Assistance for Veterans
- National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-4AID-VET 1-877-424-3838
Mental Health
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
- Veterans Crisis Hotline suicide prevention hotline, text, and chat for all veterans, service members, national guard, and their family members and friends 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Safety Concerns/Abuse/Neglect
- Child Protective Services Hotline for Virginia (for child abuse and neglect) 1-800-552-7096
- Adult Protective Service (for elder and disabled adult abuse and neglect) 1-888-83-ADULT (3858)
- National Runaway Safeline 1-800-RUNAWAY Text 66008
- National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 (TTY: 711) Text 233733