Angels of Mercy Medical Clinic

7151 Richmond Rd., Suite 401

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Angels of Mercy provides quality primary and preventive health care services to all people regardless of their ability to pay, i.e. the indigent, uninsured, and underinsured.  As primary care providers, the clinic offers adolescent, adult, and geriatric medical care, including diagnosis and treatment for acute health problems such as infections, minor injuries, and chronic diseases, including ongoing care of asthma, type 2 diabetes, emphysema, hypertension, and heart disease.  In addition, it provides other medical services:  physical exams; camp, school, sports, and commercial driver’s license physicals; GYN breasts exams, PAP smears, and sexually transmitted disease workups; prostate exams; electrocardiograms; immunizations; annual influenza and pneumonia inoculations; visual acuity screening, etc. The Clinic serves patients in western James City, northern York, Charles City, New Kent, and King William Counties.

Arc of Greater Williamsburg

202D Packets Court

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Arc’s mission is to improve the quality of life for people with mental retardation through community activities and advocacy.  It offers various educational, recreational, and cultural activities for adults and teenagers with mental retardation.  Other programs include self-advocacy groups, adapted wellness and information and referral services.

Arthritis Foundation, Virginia Chapter

Serving the Greater Williamsburg Area

3805 Cutshaw Ave., Suite 200

Richmond, VA  23230

The Arthritis Foundation’s mission is to provide leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases.  The Foundation offers exercise, self-help and educational forums, as well as information and referrals.

AVALON

P.O. Box 1079

Williamsburg, VA  23187

AVALON is a non-profit agency which serves the need of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.  To this end, AVALON offers the following services:

• 19-bed shelter
• Support groups and referral services
• Community education concerning domestic and sexual violence
• 24-hour crisis help line
• Court advocacy
• Crisis companion program which provides intervention/information services for children in the shelter
• Transitional housing for qualified individuals, up to 2 years.

Bacon Street, Inc.

Bacon Street, Inc. works toward a community free of substance abuse by providing treatment, prevention, and early intervention services for youth up to 18 years of age and their families.

Fees:  Sliding scale for treatment services only.  Other services provided at no charge.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg

Big Brothers/Big Sisters’ mission is to provide one-on-one friendship with at-risk children in the Greater Williamsburg Area.

CORE is a mentoring program for children between the ages of 6 and 14 who are being raised by one or no natural parents. 

SCOPE is a mentoring program within 5 local elementary schools.

Fees:  None

Boy Scouts of America, Colonial Virginia Council

11721 Jefferson Avenue

Newport News, VA  23606

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Fees: $10 / Year

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Inc.

1315 Jamestown Rd., Suite 202

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Email: help@cceva.org

The mission of Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Inc. is to assist people in caring for themselves and each other through all stages of life by services of prevention, enhancement, or crisis intervention.

Catholic Charities offers Family Services, Children’s and Youth Services, and Emergency Assistance (food, clothing, cash) programs.  Catholic Charities provides family, individual and marital counseling, child welfare services including adoption, foster care and pregnancy counseling, family enrichment educational programs, senior services, housing, and financial counseling.

Fees: Vary

Center for Educational Opportunities

The Center for Educational Opportunities program is committed to providing a rigorous, yet relevant academic and behavioral support program to students referred to the program either by disciplinary or administrative hearing.  Additionally, students returning to the community from the state department of corrections may be served at this alternative school setting.  Coupled with the ardent resolve of enabling students to improve their academic standing, this educational initiative strives to foster the students’ learning of acceptable ways of behavior in school, in the workplace, and in the community.

Child and Family Connection

312 Waller Mill Rd., Suite 500

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The Child and Family Connection serves individuals, families, and organizations throughout Williamsburg, James City County, York County and surrounding communities.  The staff is comprised of professionals in the fields of Social Work, Behavioral Health Counseling, Psychology, and Financial Counseling.  The Service Components include:

Child & Family Connection provides free or low cost training for parents/providers, assists families in locating pre-screened safe childcare, provides a free resource library, facilitates networking for local childcare providers, and provides financial assistance to eligible families to help with the costs of childcare.

Mental Health/Substance Abuse Counseling for Children, Adolescents, and Adults — includes individual, couple, marital, family, and group therapy, psychological testing, and consultation to treat a wide range of issues.  Some of these issues are:  depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, marital problems, coping with loss, school difficulties, and child/adolescent behavior problems.

Youth Violence Prevention (PATIS, SAVY, STAR) — provides anger management, bullying prevention, and coping skills for students from kindergarten through high school.  This component also provides a positive social skills group for pre-school children, called Care Club.

VisionPoint Program — a career development program for youth, ages 14-21, which helps prepare them for productive lives as adults.  Youth explore careers, develop employability skills, and are linked with adult education following high school.

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Hampton Roads provides debt management, budget counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, and representative payee services.

Fees: Based on Services Provided

Child Development Resources (CDR) First Steps Child Care and Development Centers

1490 Government Rd.

Williamsburg, VA  23188

CDR offers quality, affordable child care and developmental services for York county children ages 6 weeks to 3 years whose parents are working, in school, or in job training.  Sliding fee scale and scholarship assistance is available.  Year-round, full-day care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The program offers transportation and USDA meal program.  Volunteers are needed to help in the classrooms and/or provide clerical support.

Fees:  Vary

Child Development Resources Infant and Toddler Connection

P.O. Box 280

Norge, VA  23127

CDR offers comprehensive services for infants and toddlers who have developmental delays or disabilities, or are low income or at risk due to factors other than income. Families are helped to enhance their child’s development through developmental screening, assessment, home visits, play groups, transportation, parent groups, education, health management, service coordination, and speech, occupational and physical therapies. Programs are for pregnant women and families of children birth to three years who have concerns about child development or need information, services, or links with community resources and live in Williamsburg, James City County, York County or Poquoson.   Full-day, year round child care, and development services available at two locations. 

Child Development Resources - Lafayette High School

4460 Longhill Rd.

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Quality, inclusive child care and developmental services for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 3 years, as part of the Early Head Start program for income eligible families.  Year-round, full-day care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Volunteers are needed to help in the classroom.

Children's Education Foundation

P.O. Box 3592

Williamsburg, VA  23187

Email:  mattseatsinva@aol.com        

The Children’s Education Foundation was founded on the premise that EVERY student should have access to the best available materials, programs, and learning opportunities.  Educational materials, supplies, and programs are offered at no charge to students, teachers, administrations, and the public to level the educational playing field for all students.  The Children’s Education Foundation sponsors programs to improve the quality of academic and physical education at the K-12 level.

Children's Home Society, Serving the Greater Williamsburg Area

4200 Fitzhugh Ave.

Williamsburg, VA  23230

The mission of Children’s Home Society is to improve the welfare of children through pregnancy counseling, foster care, and adoption.  Children’s Home Society finds permanent homes for all children and provides related counseling to birth and adoptive families.  Foster care is provided for children who currently have no stable or available caretakers.  Pregnancy counseling is provided for pregnant teens.  Professional birth parent counseling is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

CHIP (See Comprehensive Health Investment Project)

College Partnership for Kids

CPK is a student-led tutoring program sponsored by the Office of Student Volunteer Services which provides assistance to ten elementary and middle schools in Williamsburg-James City County.  Each semester over 120 students provide weekly assistance in a variety of subjects.  Transportation is organized through OCVS and student program directors act as liaisons to each of the schools to enhance communication and support student volunteers.

Colonial CASA

1311 Jamestown Rd., Suite 201

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Colonial Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a volunteer-based organization which provides child advocacy services to children who have been abused and neglected.  CASA volunteers are appointed by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge and are responsible for conducting a case investigation by reviewing records and meeting with individuals who have relevant information concerning the child’s circumstances.  The CASA gathers information regarding the child by talking to the child, parents, family members, social workers, school personnel, health providers and others who have knowledge about the child’s situation.  The CASA also reviews records – school, medical, caseworker reports, etc. – pertaining to the child.  CASAs monitor the implementation of the court orders to bring any significant information or problems regarding the child’s situation to the attention of the court.  The CASA is required to submit a written report to the court, which includes the factual information gathered during interviews & recommendations regarding the best interest of the child.  All volunteers must be 21 years of age.

Colonial Community Corrections

4093 Ironbound Rd., Suite B

Williamsburg, VA  23188

CCC provides services to individuals referred by the courts in James City County, Williamsburg, Poquoson, York County, Charles City County and New Kent County.  Services include community service placement, coordination and follow-up; referral for individual and group counseling; classes in shoplifting prevention, anger management and financial responsibility; referrals for education/GED preparation; substance abuse testing and referrals for treatment; monitoring of restitution and court cost payments; referrals for offense specific treatment, such as mental health treatment and sex offender specific treatment; referrals for mentoring.

Fees: Some Cost for Treatment and Educational Groups

Colonial Mental Health

(See Colonial Services Board)

Colonial Services Board

1657 Merrimac Trail

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Colonial Services Board is a mental health program serving residents of Williamsburg, James City County, York County, and Poquoson.  Its primary focus is to meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing psychological, emotional, or behavioral difficulties in managing their everyday lives and relationships. 

It offers a full range of clinical services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.  These include:

• Family Therapy

• Marital Therapy

• Individual and Group Therapy

• Adult Substance Abuse

• Mental Health and Mental Retardation

• Crisis and Suicide Intervention

• Psychiatric and Psychological Evaluation
• Prevention

• Employee Assistance Programs

Community Action Agency

Historic Triangle Building

312 Waller Mill Rd., Suite 405

The Agency’s mission is to mobilize resources and maximize their efficient use in creating opportunities to enable disadvantaged persons to become self-sufficient.

Project Discovery motivates students to complete their high school education.

Project Follow-Up makes phone calls to follow-up on Head Start students.

Community Supervision

4093 Ironbound Rd., Suite C

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Community Supervision is a program that provides in-home intensive supervision and counseling to families and juveniles who otherwise would be placed in detention or another facility.  House arrest, electronic monitoring, outreach services, and Project Insight* are other alternatives to secure detention. Volunteers monitor youth placed on house arrest in several jurisdictions, and electronic monitoring is provided by the Crater Youth Commission.

*Project Insight:  Work sight placement and young offender’s essays.    

CHIP (Comprehensive Health Investment Project)

Mailing:   P.O. Box 280

               Norge, VA  23127-0280

Physical: 151 Point O'Woods Rd.        

              Williamsburg, VA  23188

CHIP is a non-profit network of community-based programs currently operating in 30 communities and regions.  CHIP’s purpose is to improve the health of young children in low-income families.  CHIP is available to those who live within the City of Williamsburg and James City County and the upper districts of York County.  Home visitors help families sign up for health insurance, provide health screening, supervision, and referrals to medical and community services.  They also educate parents about health, nutrition, and home safety by working with community organizations, doctors, and other providers to ensure comprehensive care and good health for children.

Services are provided to children between the ages of 0 through 6 years old, and to pregnant women. 

Consumer Credit Counseling Service

Historic Triangle Building

312 Waller Mill Road

Consumer Credit Counseling Service provides a debt management program as well as budget counseling, housing counseling, and educational services.

Fees: None

Crossroads Community Youth Home

4881 Longhill Rd.

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Crossroads is a 24-hour residential facility which provides a structured, home-like environment for male adolescents who are having behavioral problems at home or in the community.  Crossroads provides group meetings to assist individuals in dealing with issues such as anger control, problem solving, and independent living skills. Based on need, residents are referred for mental health counseling and substance abuse therapy.

Fees:  Vary

Dream Catchers Therapeutic Horsemanship

P.O. Box 1261

Williamsburg, VA  23187

Dream Catchers Therapeutic Horsemanship provides equine assisted therapy using the horse in an unconventional environment as the primary service delivery tool.  With ingenuity, the instructor and other therapists can devise many ways of making the hard, often painful, work of therapy seem fun.

Family Focus

118 Old York Hampton Highway

Yorktown, VA  23692

566-9777    

253-4379 (Fax)

898-2945

874-4543 (Fax)

Family Focus is sponsored by the Colonial Services Board and provides family-based services.  Programs include Active Parenting Today for families with children between the ages of 2-12 (runs 8 weeks); The Nurturing Program for families with children between the ages of 4-12 (runs 16 weeks); and Anger Management for Parents (runs 8 weeks).  Ongoing activities include Parent/Child playgroups, which are available to families regardless of income level or place of residence.

Fees:  None (Except a $10 Monthly Fee for Interactive Playgroups)

Family Living Institute

1318 Jamestown Road

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Family Living Institute is a private practice offering individual, group, and family therapy.

Fees:  Vary

FAMIS (Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan)

Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan (FAMIS) provides health insurance to uninsured children.  This includes comprehensive medical benefits, including doctor’s visits, hospital care, drugs, dental care, and eye care.  The new application is available on the website, it allows parents and other caregivers to apply for health insurance coverage for uninsured children through the internet.

FISH

312 Waller Mill Rd., Suite 800

Williamsburg, VA  23185

FISH provides the distribution of emergency food, clothing, and sanitary items to needy and homeless individuals and families.  Transportation for medical care is also provided.  FISH serves Williamsburg, James City County, and the Bruton District of York County.

Fees: None

Foster Grandparent Program

Hampton Comm. Services Center

1320 LaSalle Ave.

The Foster Grandparent Program is sponsored by The Corporation for National and Community Services; the cities of Hampton, Newport News, and Williamsburg; and the counties of James City and York.  Foster Grandparents are senior citizens who provide love and support to special needs children.  They read to children, who have never been read to, play with children who do no know how to play, and rock children who have never been held.  They counsel troubled teens, comfort children whose mother have been battered, and dry the tears of a child who has been abused.

To become a Foster Grandparent you must be 60 years or older, have a limited income, and be capable of working with the children four hours per week.  Foster Grandparents serve in a variety of settings: daycare centers, after school programs, shelters for abused women or homeless shelters, juvenile detention centers, and programs for the physically or mentally handicapped.

Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast

813 B Forrest Drive

Newport News, VA  23601

The Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast’s mission is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.  Girl Scouts promotes leadership development and self-esteem for girls through fun, challenging, contemporary programs, and positive role modeling.

Fees: $10 / year.

Head Start

Historic Triangle Building

312 Waller Mill Road

High School GED Program

(W/JCC Public Schools Gifted Program)

3925 Midlands Road

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The high school GED program has three components: Pre-GED, GED Exam Preparation, and Individual Student Alternative Education Program (ISAEP). The Pre-GED class is designed to help students whose academic performance is between 6th and 9th grade improve basic reading, writing, and math skills, so that they will be able to advance to the GED class. The GED exam preparation class is designed to meet the needs of students whose reading, writing, and math skills are above 9th grade level. Instruction is directed toward the requirements of the GED exam. The ISAEP class is similar to the GED class. Transportation to all classes is provided.

Fees: None for students 18 years old and younger enrolled in WJCC public schools.

Historic Triangle Senior Center Assoc., Inc.

5301 Longhill Road

Williamsburg, VA  23188

The Historic Triangle Senior Center Association’s mission is to provide an affordable and accessible array of integrated services, social and recreational activities, educational and cultural events, and information on health and safety issues affecting the elderly, as well as volunteer opportunities and intergenerational programs.  The Association seeks to become a focal point for comprehensive coordinated senior activities.  The Association offers various programs, including a Medical Escort Service which provides safe and affordable transportation to medical appointments for area seniors.

HTSAC (Historic Triangle Substance Abuse Coalition)

161-A John Jefferson Square

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The Historic Triangle Substance Abuse Coalition (HTSAC) collaborates to build, integrate, and sustain a comprehensive system to eliminate substance abuse for youth and adult populations.  The dedication of the coalition membership, comprised of representatives from all sectors of the community encourages changes in community norms, perceptions and attitudes of substance abuse.  Effective collaboration through their volunteer committees works to identify strategies that assist youth and adults in substance abuse prevention and treatment.  Membership is encouraged for anyone interested in addressing substance abuse in our community.

Fees:  None

Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg

4445 Powhatan Parkway

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg’s mission is to enhance the quality of living for individuals facing the last phases of life and to support the people they love.  Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg assists terminally ill patients and caregivers and provides them with respite, equipment, and supplies.  Other programs include short-term care at Hospice House, bereavement support, a library, and access to information for the entire community.

Fees:  None

Housing Partnerships, Inc.

1455 Richmond Road

P.O. Box 441

The mission of Housing Partnerships, Inc. is to repair or replace sub-standard housing in Williamsburg, James City County, and York County.  Housing Partnerships, Inc. offers a revolving loan program, regional loan and fund program, home replacement program, new construction program, self-help home repair program, volunteer program, counseling session in home maintenance, and first time home ownership.

Fees: Vary — Free Home Repair

James City County Office of Housing and Community Development

5248 Olde Towne Rd., Suite 10

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Services offered include the Homeless Intervention Program (HIP) for rent/deposits and mortgage assistance; Section 8 rental assistance; emergency home repair grants; indoor plumbing and repair assistance.  Applicants must meet State and County guidelines and criteria for some services.

James City County Department of Social Services

CPS Unit:

5249 Olde Towne Road

Williamsburg, VA  23188

Social Services offers financial assistance programs, food stamp program, Medicaid, foster care services to children, adoption, information and referral, protective services to children and adults, employment services, family planning services for aged and disabled, counseling, day care services, TANF, and food pantry and clothing shop.

Fees:  Vary

Jamestown 4-H Educational Center

3751 4-H Club Rd.

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The Jamestown 4-H Center is dedicated to the individual development of youth and adults through experiential learning, to promote their advancement of life skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing and contributing members of society, socially, and environmentally.  The Jamestown 4-H Center provides affordable educational summer camping opportunities for youth and adults.

Fees:  Vary (after school program is $6 / day)

Lazarus House

P.O. Box 905

Williamsburg, VA  23187-0905

Located in Williamsburg, Lazarus House is a faith-based, non-profit ministry.  It is for women coming out of alcohol and drug treatment centers, incarceration, or homelessness due to substance abuse.  Lazarus House provides a safe transitional home for women who have completed treatment for substance abuse and need a place to develop effective living skills before returning home.

Applicants receive individual consideration and must meet the following criteria:

• Successful completion of a detox program.

• Willingness to participate in daily Christian Bible study.

• Willingness to work.

• Agree to comply with house rules and recovery plan.

Lazarus House provides individual counseling, vocational rehabilitation, job placement assistance, life skills development, relapse prevention, and transportation to 12-step meetings to all residents.

Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia

199 Armistead Avenue

Williamsburg, VA  23185

Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia offers legal services in civil matters to low income people.

Fees:  Clients Will Have to Pay Court Costs, if any

Legal Services of Eastern Virginia

119 Armistead Avenue

Williamsburg, VA  23185

     Legal Services of Eastern Virginia is designed to increase and/or preserve the amount of financial resources available to the eligible client household by providing free legal advice, counsel and representation in litigation and/or administrative advocacy.  Legal Services of Eastern Virginia offers various programs: civil legal assistance to low-income individuals without fees for services in consumer, family, housing, social security, and other public benefits, employment and elder laws.

Fees:  None (contingent upon income)

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia

525 Butler Farm Road

Suite 106

Lutheran Family Services has as its mission to strengthen and preserve family life.  This mission is accomplished through the provision of both traditional and non-traditional programs and services to children, youth, and families. LFS provides both foster care placement services and in-home services on a contractual basis with local DSS.  Services include:

Therapeutic Support Services provide foster care youth with mentors who encourage school involvement, recreational activities, and personal goals, helping to prevent unnecessary hospitalization and runaway episodes.  This program also serves youth who are not in the care of LFS.

Home Based Family Services provides intensive services to families at risk of having children removed from their home.  Services include parent education, health care and nutritional education, crisis intervention, budgeting and homemaking skills, advocacy, and assistance in the community.

Developmental Services for Autism is a non-residential alternative of developmental services for the autistic and developmentally delayed population that offers respite care, improved school performance, tools for avoiding out of home placement, support services, and behavior management techniques.                           

Case Management Services assists families in crisis by finding the least restrictive and most cost-effective services to support keeping the family together.

Adoption Services, a member of the world's largest international adoption network, Lutheran Adoption Network, facilitates domestic and international adoptions.

Waiting Child Adoption Program helps to find permanent adoptive families for children that are difficult to place due to physical or emotional difficulties.

Treatment Foster Care Program provides a safe, family environment for children who have been removed from their home due to neglect or abuse.

Independent Living Services prepares foster care youth for the transition to adulthood by teaching them job search, psychological, and practical life skills.

Teen Mother Program addresses the special needs of teen mothers through education, emotional support services, and career and life planning, with the goal of ending multi-generational teen parenthood.      

Meals on Wheels

Mailing:  P.O. Box 709

              Williamsburg, VA  23187

Physical: 227 Richmond Road

             Williamsburg, VA  23185

Meals on Wheels’ mission is to prepare and deliver hot, nutritious, noontime meals to aged, convalescent, and handicapped individuals who, for physical, psychological, or economic reasons are unable to prepare meals for themselves, thereby intending to preserve the independence of and to prevent hardship and deterioration of those served.

Fees:  $3.75 / day for noontime meals

Minority Achievement (W/JCC Public Schools Program)

P.O. Box 8783

Williamsburg, VA  23187

The Minority Achievement Office offers several division-wide programs that help to meet the needs of the minority students in this division. Some of the programs are site based, while others are open to students division wide. The three summer programs offered include STARE (a summer, youth employment program), Project Reclaim (an enrichment program for rising fifth and sixth grade students), and Math Acceleration (Algebra I & II, Basic Algebra, & Geometry). The three programs offered by the Minority Achievement Office during the academic year include: the After-School Program (to assist students with homework and SOL preparation), the Saturday Morning Academy Program (an enrichment program for fourth and fifth grade students), and the AVID Program (a college preparatory program that prepares average to above average ability students for more rigorous courses of study).

New Horizons Family Counseling Center

College of William and Mary

P.O. Box 8795

New Horizons Family Counseling Center provides services for families of children who attend public school in Gloucester, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, James City County, or York County.  Referrals may be made by any school personnel.  Both day and evening counseling sessions are available.  In some instances, services are available at a local school.

Fees:  None

Ninth District Court Services Unit

4093 Ironbound Rd., Suite D

Williamsburg, VA  23188

The primary services provided by the Court Services Unit are intake, probation, parole, detention, and collaborative services.  Intake officers process delinquent petitions on behalf of juveniles and petitions regarding domestic and civil matters.  Probation officers help parents and children to discover new ways to manage problems involving law violation, parent-child conflicts, and acting-out children; to improve their relationships; and to resolve problems related to juvenile delinquency such as running away, school failure/poor attendance, alcohol/drug abuse, and separation/divorce.  Probation officers also implement and monitor the service plan for youth returning home from the Dept. of Youth Correctional Centers.  Other services include arranging placement of children in residential facilities or detention facilities and electronic monitoring.

Olde Towne Medical Center (See Williamsburg Area Medical Assistance Corp)

PADDA (Peninsula Attention Deficit Disorder Association)

8013 Forrest Drive, Suite 3

Newport News , VA  23606

591-8990 (Fax)    

PADDA is a community-parent resource center serving Newport News, Hampton, York County, Poquoson, Williamsburg, Gloucester, and Smithfield.  Their goal is to improve quality of life and educational results for all children with disabilities through high expectations from our children and from those who educate them; work to ensure equal protection to children under the law; provide research and advocacy for proven methods of learning and teaching; and provide training to make parents strong advocates through education and participation.  PADDA provides the following services:

• Training for parents and caregivers to effectively access the special education maze and become strong advocates for their children with disabilities.

• On-Site advocates for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities in the local school setting.

• Share/support for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities, as well as adults with disabilities.

• Low-cost assessments for attention deficit disorders.

• Informational Seminars through its speakers bureau on subjects dealing with specific disabilities and special education and related services.

• Counseling for parents on the benefits of alternative methods of special education dispute resolutions, such as mediation.

• Diagnostic referrals.

• Social Skills training for children with disabilities.

Fees:  Vary

Parent Resource Center

Berkeley Middle School

1118 Ironbound Rd.

Williamsburg-James City County has set up the Parent Resource Center to give parents and teachers of students with special needs additional tools in understanding such needs.  The Parent Resource Center is committed to working with the parents and schools to make sure the students’ needs are met.  The coordinator has been trained in the “Understanding Special Education” workshop, which looks at how both parents and teachers are important in planning for the education of a child with special needs.  Some of the goals of the center are:

• To help parents resolve concerns about their child’s education.

• To have up to date information on community resources and services.

Peninsula Agency on Aging, Inc.

739 Thimble Shoals, Blvd.

Suite1006

The Peninsula Agency on Aging’s mission is to support the independence and quality of life of Peninsula residents primarily 60 years and over by advocating, arranging, or providing vital human services. Services include geriatric assessments, in-home care coordination, subsidized adult day health care, respite, information and assistance, Meals on Wheels, meals served at senior dining centers, and transportation.  The Agency provides support that helps to delay or prevent the need for hospitalization and institutionalization of the elderly.

Peninsula Autism Society of Virginia

109 Panther Paw Path

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The Peninsula Autism Society of Virginia’s mission is to provide parent and consumer-driven information, education, and support.  Due to its commitment to assisting extremely challenged families, there are no financial costs or barriers required to access the Society’s resources.  Peninsula Autism Society of Virginia provides monthly support meetings, a free annual teacher’s workshop, and a bi-monthly newsletter.

Fees:  None.

Peninsula Therapy Center, PLC

610 Thimble Shoals, Blvd.

Suite103

The Peninsula Therapy Center provides specialized assessment and outpatient treatment programs for individuals who are sexually, physically, or verbally abusive. Their overall goals focus on increasing safety in the community, strengthening family unity, and decreasing out-of-home placements. Thorough assessments and treatment are designed to increase impulse control and develop necessary cognitive, behavioral, and social skills.  The Center is open 24 hours/7 days a week.

Fees:  Vary with program and treatment.

Project Excel

Community Action Agency

312 Waller Mill Rd., Suite 405

Project Excel is a prevention program for youth between the ages of 11 and 17 designed to:

• Provide stabilization for youth and families to prevent or decrease the likelihood of out-of-home placement.

• Provide positive alternatives to delinquent behavior.

• Provide positive recreational opportunities.

• Involve youth in mentoring program.

• Offer tutorial services for program participants.

• Promote better communication between youth, parents, and schools.

• Enhance self-esteem, social skills, and overall self-worth.

Project Excel is supported by James City County Division of Social Services, Virginia Department of Social Services, and The Family Preservation and Family Support Act.

Fees:  None

Project Phoenix

College of William and Mary

P.O. Box 8795

Campus Center 207B

Williamsburg, VA  23187-8795

Project Phoenix is a student-led community youth initiative sponsored by the Office of Student Volunteer Services.  The program provides educational and recreational field trips, workshops, and activities for youth, ages 8-14, who are not currently experiencing academic or social success.  Referrals to the program come through Williamsburg and James City County Social Services, Big Brother/Big Sisters, and school guidance counselors.  The weekly gatherings draw on students, faculty, and staff to provide academic assistance and informal mentoring.  In addition, student coordinated programs address a variety of issues including career and goal setting, life skills, relationship issues, cultural awareness, and team work dynamics.

Fees:  None 

R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA

117 Information Center Drive

Williamsburg, VA  23185

The R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA has various programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.  The programs range from summer camp, daycare and services for youth and their families, and scholarships to families in need of financial assistance for services.  The YMCA places emphasis on character development and promotes caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Fees:  Vary

Rita Welsh Adult Literacy Program

Bryan 37, P.O. Box 8795

The Adult Literary Program supports high school completion through General Educational Development (GED) certification or the External Diploma Program (EDP), an alternative to the GED.  It also provides one-to-one instruction in reading, writing, mathematics or speaking English to adults who are 18 years old or older and live or work in the Greater Williamsburg Area.

The Program, an independent-nonprofit, United Way partner agency, is located at the College of William and Mary.

Fees:  There is no charge to the learner.