STATEWIDE AND NATIONWIDE
Reverse Mortgage
Programs using a special type of home loan in which no repayment is required until the borrower(s) no longer uses the home as their principal residence. Before entering into a reverse mortgage agreement, educate yourself, consult with trusted advisors and understand the pros and cons.
Reverse Mortgage, Statewide
Senior Clubs
Organizations and associations that offer programs involving advocacy, education, member benefits and social networking opportunities.
NARFE Virginia Chapter Locator
Sleep Disorders
Problems or disturbances with usual or normal sleep patterns.
Sleep Disorders
Smoking Cessation
Programs that utilize one or a variety of techniques including aversion therapy, hypnosis, acupuncture, acupressure, and individual and/or group therapy or mutual support groups to help people who wish to control their dependence on nicotine and give up cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff or other substances containing nicotine.
Freedom from Smoking
Tobacco User Quit Line, Quit Now Virginia
Smoking Cessation Program, Quit Now Virginia
Social Clubs
Offered as a resource for companionship and recreation for people with similar interests.
Find a Virginia Lions Club
Social Security Disability Insurance
A federal program administered by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly cash benefits for disabled workers who are fully insured under the program, who are not capable of substantial gainful work and who have completed a five month waiting period.
Disability Benefit Determination, Administrative Office
Social Security Benefits, Disability Claims
Special Education
Programs that provide educational services including special placement and individualized programming, instruction and/or support services for youth and/or adults, including those who have sensory impairments, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities and/or other developmental disabilities, or emotional disturbance.
Public Schools Special Education
Special Education Plan Development
Programs that provide information, technical assistance and support which relates to the development, implementation, review and revision of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities and/or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for infants and toddlers with disabilities who are eligible for early intervention services. IEPs are written documents developed by a team that includes a child’s parents and school staff which lists, among other things, the special education services (including transition services) the child will receive. IFSPs document family involvement and early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities. The programs may target special education professionals and or parents; and help parents participate more effectively in the process.
Special Education Information and Resources
Speech and Language Therapy
Programs that involve therapy to treat speech problems and disorders.
Pediatric Speech Therapy
Speech and Language Therapy
Swallowing Disorders Therapy
Speech Therapy
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Programs that provide inpatient and/or outpatient rehabilitation services which may include medical/physical restoration, physical and occupational therapy, training in the use of adaptive equipment, recreational therapy, psychological counseling, patient and family education services, physical and home management assistance, vocational or school reintegration assistance and other supportive services to help individuals who have become disabled by a spinal cord injury recover from their injuries to the extent that is possible and maximize their potential for independent living.
Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Program
Spinal Cord Injury Services
Spine and Back Rehabilitation
Programs that provide comprehensive rehabilitation services for post-operative patients and individuals who have acute and/or chronic upper or lower back, shoulder or neck pain and discomfort, spinal injuries, disc disorders, or conditions such as osteoporosis and arthritis that affect the spine. Treatment may include bracing, injections, manipulation, soft tissue and joint mobilization and manipulation, aerobic conditioning, back care classes, aquatic therapy, and individualized exercise programs that are designed to stretch, strengthen and repair muscles that help to support the back and improve flexibility, stabilization, balance, coordination and overall fitness.
Back Injury Therapy
Neck Injury Rehabilitation
Spine and Pain Management
Sponsored Residential Homes
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) licensed program which provides individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to be sponsored by the individual or family providing services in their home. The 'Sponsor' is responsible for ensuring the customer’s health and safety, implementing the Individual Service Plan (ISP), delivering services, coordinating and tracking medical care.
DD Waiver Sponsored Residential
Sponsored Residential Services
Stroke Rehabilitation
Multidisciplinary programs that combine the resources of physical, occupational and speech therapists to help individuals who have been disabled by a stroke recover their mobility and ability to communicate or develop alternative approaches or skills. Therapy focuses on helping patients to recover physical strength and control; improve their balance; relearn or replace basic motor skills that are needed for dressing, shaving, housekeeping and other activities of daily living; and overcome expressive and receptive language problems or develop alternatives.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke Support
Programs and services for individuals who have experienced a stroke.
Stroke Center
Subsidized Housing
These programs are also called section 8 or HUD housing and are residential options for low-income people.
Property Management, Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing
Housing Management
Senior Independent Living
Housing, Community Development
Website Affordable Apartment Search
Rental Assistance, Housing Choice Vouchers
Substance Use Services
Services for the prevention and treatment of dependency of alcohol or drugs.
Substance Use Services
Transitional Housing, Oxford Houses in Virginia
Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Substance Abuse Education, Advocacy and Recovery
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
A federally-funded program administered locally by the county or the state that enables low-income households to obtain an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, similar to a bank debit card, which can be used in most grocery stores to purchase food.
Virginia Fresh Match
SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Support Groups
Autonomous groups of individuals who share a common problem or concern, either directly or through their partners and families, who meet together on a voluntary basis, either in-person, by telephone or via the Internet, to fulfill a need, overcome a disability or cope with a crisis. Members of mutual support groups share their experiences, strengths and hopes and rely on one another for emotional support, information and resources. Included are professionally-facilitated groups, faith-based and secular 12-step models with or without professional participation, groups that use a set of guidelines prepared by a national organization or headquarters, and groups that have no professional participation and/or no specifically-structured format.
Suicide Bereavement Support Groups
Friendship Circles
Gambling Support Group, Virginia
Dwarfism, Virginia
Mental Illlness, Connection Resource Support Groups
Mental Illness Family Support Group
Overeaters Support Groups
Support Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous
A fellowship group for men and women recovering from alcoholism.
Find a Local AA Meeting
Your Local Community Services Board
Fredericksburg, VA, 22401
Your Local Centers For Independent Living
Fredericksburg, VA, 22401
Your Local Dept. of Social Services
Spotsylvania, VA, 22553
Your Local Health Dept.
Spotsylvania, VA, 22553