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7 days a week
DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES
The first step to getting assistance is to go to your Department of Social Services. Sign up for your benefits programs and get a case manager. Not only will this begin the process toward financial stability, but also many social service agencies will not work with you until you have a case manager. Benefits programs offered through Departments of Social Services typically include Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Food Stamps, Emergency Aid, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS), and Fuel Assistance.
Lynchburg Department of Social Services
99 Ninth Street, Lynchburg (434) 586-5850
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Bedford County Department of Social Services
119 East Main Street, Bedford (540) 586-7750
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Amherst County Department of Social Services
224 Second Street, Amherst (434) 946-9330
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
Campbell County Department of Social Services
69 Kabler Lane, Rustburg (434) 592-9585
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Appomattox County Department of Social Services
124 N. Court Street, Appomattox (434) 352-7125
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
(434) 582-1520; (800) 772-1213
7618 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
serves Lynchburg and surrounding counties
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Designed to help the elderly, persons who are blind, and persons with disabilities who have little or no income. It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are “insured,” meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security
taxes.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veterans Affairs Department of Lynchburg
(434) 947-6727 916 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
Provides advocacy for veterans in accessing State, Federal, and Local benefits to which they are entitled. Prepares and presents claims. Serves as a clearing house, providing information and assistance that will enhance veterans’ quality of life.
EX OFENDERS
Virginia Cares, Inc.
(434) 846-2778 926 Commerce Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:45pm
Helps ex-offenders and others by providing appropriate assistance to meet their basic needs. Re-entry program for ex-offenders, jobs, counseling, housing, transportation, and clothing. Provide transportation if possible, but primarily give bus tickets (no more than 10 in a six-month period) for doctor appointments, going to/from work, and job interviews.
JOB TRAINING
Region 2000 Career Center
(434) 455-5940
2323 Memorial Ave., Suite 25, The Plaza, Lynchburg, VA 24501
serves Lynchburg and the surrounding counties
The Region 2000 Career Center organizes employment, education, and training services into a single system. The Career Center provides Workforce Investment Act Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs and access to Employment Services, Adult Education, Post Secondary Education, Welfare-to-Work, Older Americans Act programs, Job Corps, Trade Adjustment Assistance, NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance, Veterans Employment and Training, Unemployment Insurance, and other partner programs.
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
(434) 947-6721 2250 Murrell Road, Suite F, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Provides rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities who need assistance to prepare for, enter, or maintain employment. Services may include assessment, guidance and counseling, training, physical and mental restoration, rehabilitation technology, job development and placement, and a wide variety of individualized services tailored to the needs of the customer. The goal of the vocational rehabilitation program is to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain employment that is inconsistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities.
PICTURE IDS
Department of Motor Vehicles
(866) 368-5463 3236 Odd Fellows Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 847-5868 1016 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm; Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm; Medical/Dental Clinics Tuesday/Thursday 4:30pm - 8:00pm To provide access to health care for those individuals and families who cannot financially afford medical or dental care.
EMERGENCY/SHORT TERM SHELTERS
Amherst County Commission Against Domestic Violence
Victims of domestic violence and their children
(800) 838-8238 (24 hr.)
(434) 946-0300
(888) 422-2238
Bedford Domestic Violence Services
Victims of domestic violence and their children
(540) 587-0970
Lynchburg Community Action Group, Inc.
Hand-Up Lodge
Men, women, and children 45 day program
(434) 846-2778; (434) 846-8715 (after 5pm)
620 Fifth Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Hope House (Lynchburg)
Women and children; 30 day program
(434) 846-3525
The Salvation Army Emergency Lodge
Men, women, and children 3 day stay; extensions based on situation
(434) 846-3182
2211 Park Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
YWCA Domestic Violence Prevention Center
Lynchburg
Victims of domestic violence and their children
(434) 528-1041; (888) 528-1041
FOOD
Daily Bread
(434) 845-5703
721 Clay Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Lunch 10:50am - 12:20pm
Clothing 8:30am - 2:00pm
Day Shelter 8:30am - 2:00pm
7 days a week
Salvation Army Emergency Lodge
(434) 846-3182
2211 Park Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Breakfast 7:30am - 8:00am
Dinner 5:30pm - 6:00pm
7 days a week
Shepherd’s Table
(540) 587-8820 217 W. Washington Street, Bedford, VA 24523
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11:00am - 1:00pm
Provides lunch.
FOOD AND CLOTHING
DAWN (Donations-a-Week Neighbors)
(434) 369-7937 1201 Bedford Avenue, Altavista, VA 24517
Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 12:00pm
Provides food and clothing.
Bedford Christian Ministries - BEDFORD RESIDENTS
(540) 586-2633 217 W. Washington Street, Bedford, VA 24523
