Adoption is a social and legal process which establishes the relationship of parent and child between people who do not have this relationship by birth. It provides the same rights and obligations that exist between children and their biological parents
The regional program, a part of the public school system, offers free public adult education classes at various times and locations all across the region and on-site workplace adult education classes tailored to the mission of the business and the needs o
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Adult Education Classes are free to anyone 18 or older who has yet to complete high school.
CENSUS DATA CENTER AFFILIATE
Community Development | Location: Bland
The Mount Rogers Planning District Commission is a State Data Center Affiliate and partner with the U.S. Census Bureau in the dissemination of the census. The MRPDC assists the U.S. Census Bureau with special initiatives during the preparations for the de
Community Facility Program
Community Development | Location: Bland
Community facility loan program is for the purpose of construction, enlargement, extension, or otherwise improvement to community facilities for health care, public safety and public services in rural area.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Rural area and towns with a population of 20,000 or less
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Community Service | Location: Bland
Through this program, seniors benefit from training, counseling, and community service assignments at faith-based and community organizations in their communities, prior to transitioning into the workforce.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Individuals 55 years of age or older and does not have a family income that exceeds 125% of the established federal poverty income guidelines.
Provides assistance to residents and their families who are served thru the long-term care system. The program offers counseling, information, and advocacy on behalf of residents in nursing homes, adult homes and home health care. The Ombudsman is avail
Family Preservation Services
Counseling | Location: Bland
Provides intensive, in-home counseling, mentoring, day-treatment services, and outpatient play therapy for children and adolescents. also provides home-based adult counseling.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: must meed medicaid requirments or be approved through FAPT funding.
Days Available
Monday - Friday
Contact: Betty Etzler, Regional Director Ph: 540-381-7500 fpswbetty@aol.com
Child Protective Services (CPS)
Crisis Intervention | Location: Bland
A 24-hour a day service which receives and investigates complaints and reports involving abuse, neglect or exploitation of children and provides preventive action when there is threat of harm
Outreach Program
Crisis Intervention | Location: Bland
Provides a link between low-income people and available community services. We provide information and referral services, crisis intervention and emergency services.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Income and age eligible individuals
Business Services
Economic Development | Location: Bland
Business Services consists of Registration Services, Employer Services (Submit a Wage File, W-2 Online, View Status, View Notices, and View Errors), and Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS).
Rural Business-Cooperative Service Programs
Economic Development | Location: Bland
The business and industry program provides loan guarantees for expansion and preservation of jobs in rural areas. Jobs produced in that manner will help people stay in their own communities and raise their standard of living in the rural environment.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: The program can provide development credit in towns of 50,000 or less.
Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) Southwest Region
Economic Development | Location: Bland
The intent of the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) is to transfer technology from the laboratory to the work bench. The goal of the program is to apply technology to improve the performance of small and medium sized businesses by making tec
What is needed to be eligible for this service:
Days Available
Monday-Friday
Contact: Gary Atkinson, Regional Director Ph: 540-231-3880 gary@cit.org
Virginia Economic Bridge
Economic Development | Location: Bland
Value driven, innovative and efficient . . . Virginia Economic Bridge, Inc. defines success and gives organizations and businesses the tools necessary to cultivate new possibilities.
Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development | Location: Bland
The Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is an organization committed to promote a favorable business climate for its membership and community.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: A Chamber of Commerce is an action agency designed to meet community or area needs. It is a voluntary organization of individuals and businesses who band together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic interests of the area.
Adult Protective Services (APS)
Elder Care | Location: Bland
Receives and investigates complaints concerning abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults over the age of 60 or disabled individuals over the age of 18.
General Relief (GR)
Emergency Assistance | Location: Bland
Components of a local GR Program may include assistance for medical or dental services, burial expenses, assistance for unattached children and interim assistance.
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING
Emergency Assistance | Location: Bland
Pre-disaster hazard mitigation is a planning project funded through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to get localities to identify the most serious natural hazards, describe their extent and consequences, and identify methods to reduce or elimin
Emergency Assistance
Emergency Assistance | Location: Bland
Administers emergency funds and has small amounts available for assistance with medicine, doctor's bills, transportation, household bills, food, clothing, fuel and household goods.
Fuel Assistance Program
Energy/Heating/Cooling | Location: Bland
Provides assistance with home heating bills for eligible low income households. Hazardous or faulty heating systems may be repaired in eligible households.
MRRAEP
English as a Second Language | Location: Bland
Provides basic language and civics instruction to non English-speaking adults living in the Mount Rogers region. Classes are currently located in Wytheville, Virginia.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: All non English-speaking adults over 18 years of age are eligible to enroll in ESOL instruction.
Food Stamps are electronic benefits that can be used like cash to buy food at any store that has a sign displaying the Cardinal Card or the Quest sign. Each eligible household will receive a card that may be used like a bank debit card to purchase eligibl
Foster Care Services for Children
Foster Care | Location: Bland
Provides counseling, supervision and supportive and rehabilitative services to or on behalf of children committed or entrusted to local boards of social services.
Emergency Shelter Program
Homelessness | Location: Bland
Offered to Single Men, Single Women, Married Couples, Single Parents, and Families with Children. Clients entering emergency shelter may stay up to 5 days and may request up to 2 one week extensions. All clients requesting extensions must establish a we
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Person(s) experiencing homelessness
Provide a nutritionally balanced meal Monday through Friday to persons who are confined to their home due to health problems, have difficulty preparing meals, and have no one on a regular basis to prepare meals. In most cases hot meals are delivered whic
Experience Works
Job Skills Training | Location: Bland
Experience Works also offers a number of job-related training programs that include industry-specific programs for areas such as home health care, agriculture, security, customer service, and small-business development.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Individuals 55 years of age or older and does not have a family income that exceeds 125% of the established federal poverty income guidelines.
Project Discovery
Job Skills Training | Location: Bland
The Youth Services/Project Discovery program offers work experience, job placement, remedial skills, tutoring, mentoring, various workshops and visits to college campuses.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Available to youth ages 14 through 21.
Medicaid (insurance) programs
Medical/Health Care | Location: Bland
The determination of eligibility for various types of medicaid/insurance programs for children and adults.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: The determination of eligibility for various types of medicaid/insurance programs for children and adults.
Days Available
Monday - Friday
Contact: Worker vaires by alphabet, contact receptionist Ph: (276) 688-4111
Health Benefits
Medical/Health Care | Location: Bland
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care to its customers. Our goal is to share information about these benefits and services to make it as easy for you to receive the care.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: The primary factor in determining a veteran's eligibility to receive VA health care benefits, is "veteran status." "Veteran status" is established by active duty service in the military, naval, or air service.
Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia
Mentoring | Location: Bland
Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to be workforce ready and improve the quality of their lives.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Students K-12
Days Available
Monday-Friday
Contact: Kathrine Elam, President Ph: 540-989-6392 ja@rev.net
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Physical Disabilities | Location: Bland
It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
Social Security Disability Insurance
Physical Disabilities | Location: Bland
Social Security Disability Insurance 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.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: To qualify for benefits, you must first have worked in jobs covered by Social Security. Then you must have a medical condition that meets Social Security's definition of disability. In general, we pay monthly cash benefits to people who are unable to work
Virginia Relay
Physical Disabilities | Location: Bland
Virginia Relay enables people who are deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, or speech disabled to communicate by TTY (text telephone) or another assistive telephone device with anyone who uses a standard phone.
Bland High School
Public Schools | Location: Bland
The mission of Bland Schools K-12 is to provide a safe and challenging environment where students will be given the opportunity to grow in knowledge and master various skills necessary for a responsible and productive life.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Grades:8th-12th
ROCKY GAP HIGH SCHOOL
Public Schools | Location: Bland
Schedules, discipline, guidance; all of these things help to provide the heartbeat of Rocky Gap High school. The glue that holds all of this together and makes it possible is the administration. From typing the morning announcements to ringing the evening
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Grades:8th-12th
Days Available
Monday-Friday
Contact: George Brown, Principal Ph: (276) 928-1100
Bland Elementary School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, gender, or age in employment or in its education programs and activities
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Grades: Kindergarten-7th
Rocky Gap Elementary
Public Schools | Location: Bland
The mission of Bland Schools K-12 is to provide a safe and challenging environment where students will be given the opportunity to grow in knowledge and master various skills necessary for a responsible and productive life.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Grades: Kindergarten-7th
Days Available
Monday-Friday
Contact: Vicki Spurgeon, Assistant Principal Ph: (276) 928-1086
INDOOR PLUMBING REHAB
Repair & Maintenance | Location: Bland
The Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation (IPR) program provides zero-interest, forgivable loans in eligible localities for the installation of indoor plumbing to owners of substandard housing where indoor plumbing does not exist.
Emergency Shelter Program
Shelter | Location: Bland
Offered to Single Men, Single Women, Married Couples, Single Parents, and Families with Children. Clients entering emergency shelter may stay up to 5 days and may request up to 2 one week extensions. All clients requesting extensions must establish a we
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Person(s) experiencing homelessness
District Three also operates a public transit program that is available to all age groups. Its services include shopping routes, shuttle services, and college commuter routes throughout the rural parts of the district.
Information and Assistance
Type it into the Description Field Below | Location: Bland
Provides the link older persons and their caregivers need to help find services whether it is from the Agency on Aging or from another agency or program. There is no charge for this service.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: People age 55 and older.
Geezer. com
Type it into the Description Field Below | Location: Bland
Geezer.com is an e-commerce Web site that provides senior artisans and crafters a nationwide market for their unique, handcrafted goods, even if they don?t own a computer
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Type it into the Description Field Below | Location: Bland
The Mount Rogers Planning District Commission offers assistance to local governments in the drafting of preliminary and final grant applications, zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and industrial development materials.
Circuit Rider Town Management
Type it into the Description Field Below | Location: Bland
Circuit-riding town managers are generally responsible for the effective and efficient daily operation of the local government's activities and support services while under the general supervision of the Mayor and Council.
Disability Benefits
Veterans Assistance | Location: Bland
Disability Compensation: We can pay you
compensation if you are at least 10% disabled as a
result of your military service. Disability Pension: We can pay you a pension if you are a wartime veteran with limited income, and you are no longer able to work
What is needed to be eligible for this service: You may be eligible for VA health care benefits if
you are a veteran. Or if you are a veteran?s dependent, a surviving spouse or child of a deceased Veteran, a member of the military Reserves or National Guard, an active duty military service member
Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation | Location: Bland
Vocational Rehabilitation Services help people who are blind or vision impaired reach their employment goals, through education, training, assistive technology, surgery, job placement, and other services.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: A report of visual acuity from an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist is used to determine visual eligibility. Certain services are based on financial eligibility.
Infant & Toddler Services
Youth/Child/Infant Services | Location: Bland
Assistive technology, audiology, family training & counseling, health services, medical & vision services, nutrition services, physical & occupational therapy, social work services, special instruction, speech-language therapy and transportation.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Developmental delay, atypical development, or a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probablity of resulting in developmental delay.
Adoption is a social and legal process which establishes the relationship of parent and child between people who do not have this relationship by birth. It provides the same rights and obligations that exist between children and their biological parents.
Adult education classes offered day and evening at the Carroll Co. Adult Education Center in Woodlawn. An evening class is also offered at St. Paul School in Cana.
Provides quality and affordable child care to parents in Carroll County.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Children 6 weeks to 12 years of age.
Current immunization record & physical records.
Parents must reside or work in Carroll County.
Days Available
Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Contact: Trina Caviness, Director Ph: (276) 728-5860
Provides a developmentally appropriate, active learning environment which fosters growth in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Child must be 4 years of age by September 30. Risk factors such as economics and social factors are considered.
Weekday Preschool Program
Child Care | Location: Carroll
Supervised child care with a developmental program that provides hands-on concrete learning activities for preschool children with a Christian emphasis.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Children ages 2 years to 4 years
Days Available
Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M. to - 12:00 P.M.
Contact: Mrs. Marian Porter, Director Ph: (276) 236-9195
Hillsville Preschool
Child Care | Location: Carroll
Offers a secure and loving environment for the purpose of developing the preschool child with emphasis upon language development, social/emotional development, and physical development.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Ages 2-5 must be appropriate age for the class they are enrolling in by September 30
Days Available
Contact: Ms. Paulette Beasley, Director Ph: (276) 728-2434
CENSUS DATA CENTER AFFILIATE
Community Development | Location: Carroll
The Mount Rogers Planning District Commission is a State Data Center Affiliate and partner with the U.S. Census Bureau in the dissemination of the census. The MRPDC assists the U.S. Census Bureau with special initiatives during the preparations for the de
Community Facility Program
Community Development | Location: Carroll
Community facility loan program is for the purpose of construction, enlargement, extension, or otherwise improvement to community facilities for health care, public safety and public services in rural area.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Rural area and towns with a population of 20,000 or less
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Community Service | Location: Carroll
Through this program, seniors benefit from training, counseling, and community service assignments at faith-based and community organizations in their communities, prior to transitioning into the workforce.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Individuals 55 years of age or older and does not have a family income that exceeds 125% of the established federal poverty income guidelines.
provides assistance to residents and their families who are served thru the long-term care system. The program offers counseling, information, and advocacy on behalf of residents in nursing homes, adult homes and home health care. The Ombudsman is avail
Family Preservation Services
Counseling | Location: Carroll
Provides intensive, in-home counseling, mentoring, day-treatment services, and outpatient play therapy for children and adolescents. also provides home-based adult counseling.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Must meet medicaid requirments or be approved through FAPT funding.
Days Available
Monday - Friday
Contact: Betty Etzler, Regional Director Ph: 540-381-7500 fpswbetty@aol.com
A 24-hour a day service which receives and investigates complaints and reports involving abuse, neglect or exploitation of children and provides preventive action when there is threat of harm
Emergency Services is a 24-hour crisis intervention program that provides consultation services and assessment of individuals with mental health or substance abuse issues.
What is needed to be eligible for this service:
Days Available
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Economic Development
Economic Development | Location: Carroll
Carroll County?s major economic advantages make it an unbeatable place for business. Whether large or small, existing industries have found Carroll County to be a highly profitable place for business.
What is needed to be eligible for this service: Purpose to attract businesses and industry to the area
Days Available
Monday-Friday
Contact: Ronald L. Newman, Assisstant Carroll County Administrator Ph: (276) 728-3331 rlnewman@valink.com
