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Subsidized Housing

These programs are also called section 8 or HUD housing and are residential options for low-income people.

Senior Independent Living

TM Associates Management

15825 Shady Grove Rd, Suite 55, Rockville, MD, 20850

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Main: (240) 683-0300

Housing, Community Development

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

600 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond, VA, 23219

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Main: (804) 771-2100 Toll Free: (800) 842-2610 Fax: (804) 822-4984

Website Affordable Apartment Search

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

600 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond, VA, 23219

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Main: (800) 842-2610 Toll Free: (800) 842-2610

Rental Assistance, Housing Choice Vouchers

Virginia Housing

601 South Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA, 23220

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Main: (804) 782-1986 Toll Free: (877) 843-2123

Substance Use Services

Services for the prevention and treatment of dependency of alcohol or drugs.

Substance Use Services

McShin Foundation

2300 Dumbarton Road, Richmond, VA, 23228

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Main: (804) 249-1845 Fax: (804) 249-1846

Transitional Housing, Oxford Houses in Virginia

Oxford House, Inc.

1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

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Main: (301) 587-2916 Toll Free: (800) 689-6411 Fax: (301) 589-0302

Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Pyramid Healthcare

245 Chesapeake Avenue, Newport News, VA, 23607

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Main: (757) 586-3900 Toll Free: (844) 505-4491

Substance Abuse Education, Advocacy and Recovery

Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance (SAARA) of Virginia

2222 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23220

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Main: (804) 762-4445 Fax: (804) 762-4333

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

Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP)

PO Box 3249, Roanoke, VA, 24015

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Main: (540) 212-9482

SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)

Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)

5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060

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Main: (804) 726-7000 Toll Free: (800) 552-3431

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)

5600 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060

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Main: (804) 726-7000 Toll Free: (800) 552-3431 Fax: (804) 692-0319

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

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Capital Area

P O Box 3467, Fairfax, VA, 22038

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Main: (646) 632-5189 Toll Free: (888) 333-2377

Friendship Circles

Friendship Circle of Virginia

212 N Gaskins Road, Richmond, VA, 23238

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Main: (804) 740-2000 x4

Gambling Support Group, Virginia

Gamblers Anonymous

4981 Irwindale Avenue, Suite 700, Irwindale, VA, 91706

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Main: (626) 960-3500 Toll Free: (800) 522-4700 Fax: (626) 960-3501

Dwarfism, Virginia

Little People of America, Inc.

250 El Camino Real, Suite 201, Tustin, TX, 92780

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Main: (888) 572-2001 Toll Free: (888) LPA-2001 Fax: (503) 846-1590

Mental Illlness, Connection Resource Support Groups

National Alliance on Mental Illness Virginia (NAMI VA)

PO Box 8260, Richmond, VA, 23226-0260

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Main: (804) 225-8264 Toll Free: (800) 950-6264 Fax: (804) 643-3632

Mental Illness Family Support Group

National Alliance on Mental Illness Virginia (NAMI VA)

PO Box 8260, Richmond, VA, 23226

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Main: (804) 285-8264 x202 Toll Free: (888) 486-8264 Fax: (804) 285-8464

Overeaters Support Groups

Overeaters Anonymous

6075 Zenith Court NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87174

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Main: (505) 891-2664 Fax: (505) 891-4320

Support Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous

A fellowship group for men and women recovering from alcoholism.

Find a Local AA Meeting

Virginia Area of Alcoholics Anonymous

(Internet Resource), Richmond, VA, 23225

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Support Groups, Brain Injury

Mutual support groups for individuals who have a loss of brain function due to trauma, disease, seizure, stroke or other disorders.

BIAV Brain Injury Support Group - Statewide

Brain Injury Association of Virginia

2810 North Parham Road, Suite 260, Richmond, VA, 23294

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Main: (804) 355-5748 Toll Free: (800) 444-6443 Fax: (804) 355-6381

BIAV Brain Injury Support Group, Family Caregivers

Brain Injury Association of Virginia

2810 North Parham Road, Suite 260, Richmond, VA, 23294

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Main: (804) 355-5748 Toll Free: (800) 444-6443 Fax: (804) 355-6381

Virtual Richmond Brain Tumor Support Group

Richmond Brain Tumor Support Group

Main: (877) 284-3905

Support Groups, Cancer

Mutual support group for individuals who suffer from cancer and/or their families.

Cancer Support Groups

American Cancer Society

4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA, 23060

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Main: (800) 227-2345 Toll Free: (800) 227-2345

Cancer Support Groups

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center

3636 High Street, Portsmouth, VA, 23707

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Main: (757) 398-2200

Family Support Groups, Leukemia and Lymphoma

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

5540 Falmouth Street, Suite 101, Richmond, VA, 23230

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Main: (804) 673-5690 Toll Free: (800) 766-0797 Fax: (804) 627-0406

Cancer Support Services

Special Love

158 Front Royal Pike, Suite 311, Winchester, VA, 22602

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Main: (540) 667-3774 Toll Free: (888) 930-2707 Fax: (540) 667-8144

Look Good.. Feel Better, Breast Cancer Virtual Support

VCU Massey Cancer Center

401 College Street, Richmond, VA, 23298

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Main: (804) 828-8709 Fax: (804) 828-8453

Support Groups, Health Conditions

Support group for individuals who suffer from health conditions and/or their families.

ALS Support Groups

ALS Association, DC/MD/VA Chapter

30 West Gude Drive, Suite 150, Rockville, MD, 20850

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Main: (301) 978-9855 Toll Free: (866) 348-3257 Fax: (301) 978-9854

Chronic Pain Support Group

American Chronic Pain Association

P O Box 850, Rocklin, CA, 95677

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Main: (913) 991-4740 Toll Free: (800) 533-3231 Fax: (916) 652-8190

Essential Tremor Support Groups in Virginia

American Parkinson Disease Association, Virginia

PO Box 4162, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454

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Main: (757) 495-3062 Toll Free: (888) 387-3667 Fax: (434) 243-5417

Find a Crohn's and Colitis Support Group, Virginia

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation

2202 18th St NW, #116 , Washington, DC , DC, 20009

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Main: (301) 287-8494

Find a Lupus Support Group

Lupus Foundation, DC, Maryland, Virginia

2121 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20037

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Main: (202) 349-1155 Toll Free: (800) 558-0121

Find a Lyme Disease Support in Virginia

National Capital Lyme Disease Association

P O Box 8211, McLean, VA, 22106

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Main: (703) 821-8833

Support Group | Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington

5851 Deale Churchton Road, Suite 4, Deale, MD, 20751

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Main: (410) 867-1151 Fax: (301) 681-4183

Spinal Cord Injury, Family Support Group

United Spinal Association of Virginia

800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, 23219

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Main: (804) 803-3696

Support Groups, Heart

Mutual support group for individuals who have suffered from heart related problems, such as congestive heart failure and heart attacks.

Women Heart Support Group

WomenHeart, National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

1100 17th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20036

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Main: (202) 728-7199 Toll Free: (800) 123-4567 Fax: (202) 688-2861

Support Groups, Parkinson's Disease

Mutual support groups for individuals who suffer from Parkinson's disease and their families.

Virtual Support Group

American Parkinson Disease Association, Virginia

P O 801018, Charlottesville, VA, 22908

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Main: (757) 495-3062 Toll Free: (800) 223-2732

Newly Diagnosed Support Groups

Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area

7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 208, Falls Church, VA, 22043

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Main: (301) 844-6510

Support Groups, Social Issues

Support groups that focus on social issues such as divorce, gambling and debt.

Support for Single Parents

Parents Without Partners

P O Box 220564, Chantilly, VA, 20153

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Main: (800) 637-7974

Support Groups, Substance Use

Support group for individuals who suffer from substance use problems or their families.

Substance Abuse Support Groups

Central Atlantic Region Narcotics Anonymous (Carna)

1307 Oakwood Street, Bedford, VA, 24523

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Main: (800) 918-0523 Toll Free: (800) 777-1515

Supported Employment

Programs that provide employment counseling, training, assessment, vocational rehabilitation and work sites designed specifically for individuals with physical, sensory or developmental disabilities.

Easterseals Disability Staffing Network

Easterseals DC MD VA

1420 Spring Street, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

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Main: (240) 847-7492 Toll Free: (855) 838-7111 Fax: (301) 578-4168

Career Preparation for People with Developmental Disabilities

Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute

801 Buchanan St., NE, Washington, DC, 20017

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Main: (202) 529-7600 Toll Free: (301) 251-2860 Fax: (202) 529-8211

Employment for People with Disabilities

PORTCO, Inc

800 Loudoun Avenue, Portsmouth, VA, 23707

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Main: (757) 399-2444 Fax: (757) 673-2326

Training and ELearning

Training and ETracking Solutions

11350 McCormick Place, Suite 507, Hunt Valley, MD, 21031

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Main: (410) 308-8703 Toll Free: (844) 756-7500

Supported Living Services for Adults with Disabilities

Housing programs for adults with developmental disabilities, sensory impairments, physical disabilities or multiple disabilities to live in their own homes or apartments. Residents generally have basic self-help skills and may take responsibility for employing and supervising aides to assist them in meeting their personal needs.

Supportive In-Home Laugh and Live, LLC

Laugh and Live, LLC

1702 Todds Lane, Suite 215, Hampton, VA, 23666

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Main: (757) 224-0151 Fax: (757) 644-3300

Tax Assistance

Programs that provide assistance with taxes, including filing taxes, tax preparation and tax relief.

Find a Tax-Aide Program

AARP Virginia State Office

901 East Byrd Street Suite 1005, Richmond, VA, 23219

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Main: (888) 687-2277 Toll Free: (866) 542-8164 Fax: (804) 819-1923

Legal Help with Tax Problems and Representation

Community Tax Law Project

PO Box 11322, Richmond, VA, 23230

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Main: (804) 358-5855 Toll Free: (800) 295-0110 Fax: (804) 353-6968

Local Taxpayer Advocate, Richmond

Taxpayer Advocate Service

400 North 8th Street, Room 916, Box 25, Richmond, VA, 23219

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Main: (804) 916-3501 Toll Free: (877) 777-4778 Fax: (804) 821-2127

Virginia Tax Information, Forms and Assistance

Virginia Department of Taxation

1957 Westmoreland Street, Richmond, VA, 23230

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Main: (804) 367-8031 Fax: (804) 254-6113

Telemedicine

Programs that allow health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in remote locations using telecommunications technology. Telemedicine permits two-way, real time interactive communication between the patient, and the physician or other practitioners at a distant site.