Virginia
School-info4u.com has compiled a comprehensive list of support groups and services in Virginia.
Substance misuse
Recovery Center of Richmond
9323 Midlothian Turnpike Suite S
Richmond, VA 23235
Hotlines: (804) 733-6874 (804) 796-2100
(804) 560-5400
www.poplarsprings.com
Family Counseling Center For Recovery
4906 Radford Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 354-1996
Emotional well-being
Benefits-social-security
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-9412
Toll-Free: (800) 292-3820
Toll-Free Restrictions: VA residents only
Fax: (804) 371-2455
Email: charlie.makela@doe.virginia.gov
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/
State Department of Education: Special Education
Division of Instructional Support Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA23218-2120
(804) 225-3252; (800) 292-3820
Email: dougcox@mail.vak12ed.edu
Web: www.pen.k12.va.us/
State Developmental Disabilites Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45310
Olympia,WA98504-5310
(360) 902-8484
Equal opportunities
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Web: www.cec.sped.org/
A Balanced Child
8139 Rogues Rd.
Catlett, VA20119
(540) 349-4253
Email: abalancedchild@adelphia.net
Web: www.abalancedchild.com
DYSLEXIA Reading Specialist: Reading/Writing/Spelling,
Free Pre-screening, Professional Evaluation, Definitive Diagnosis, Written Documentation, Resources & Referrals.
The AchievementCenter
Rebecca Clendenin, Director
312 Whitwell Drive
Roanoke, VA24019
(540) 366-7399
Email: info@achievementcenter.org
Web:www.achievementcenter.org
Licensed and accredited private day school for children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder in grades K-10.
Tutoring and summer programs available.
ADDTreatmentCenter
Joseph A. Sandford, Ph.D., Director
727 Twin Ridge Lane
Richmond, VA23235
(804) 320-0158; (804) 320-0242 (fax)
Email: jsandford@braintrain.com
Down-to-earth cognitive behavioral techniques to help people with ADD/ADHD. Therapy focuses on self-control, coping skills, environmental changes and, if appropriate, coordination with physicians for medication.
Advocate Services
Robert Augustine
Educational Advocate
(508) 801-8840
2840 Saratoga Drive
Winchester, VA22601
Representing Students with Special Needs, IEP Meetings,
Mediation, Due Process Hearings. Education: HarvardUniversity,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advocating 4 Kids
Cheryl A Poe, MA Educational Consult & Advocate
Virginia Beach, VA
757-306-1942 (o); 757-286-0549(c)
Email: Yourbusychild@yahoo.com
Web: www.advocate4kids.org/
I provide educational support and advocacy services to parents with children who have learning disabilities. I help parents understand the their rights and assist them in ensuring their children have an equal opportunities
for a free and appropriate education in the public school setting.
The Arc of Northern Virginia
100 N. Washington Street
Suite 234
Falls Church, VA22046
(703) 532-3214; (703) 532-3398 (fax)
Email: NMercer@TheArcofNoVa.org
Web: www.TheArcofNoVa.org
Advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
The Arc of Virginia
2025 East Main Street, Suite 120
Richmond, VA23223
(804) 649-8481; (804) 649-3585 (fax)
Email: criely@arcofva.org
Web: www.arcofva.org
Asperger Family Support
Mary Huff
505 Village Woods Lane
Earlysville, VA22936
(434) 973-0763
Email: maryhuff@adelphia.net
Asperger Family Support is located in the Charlottesville, VA area.
Email group list and support group meetings are free of charge. Private consultation available for fee.
Autism Outreach, Inc.
Michelle L. Hurst M.Ed.
701 Emerald Hill Drive
Leesburg, VA20176
(703) 669-4972
Email: AutismOutreach@hotmail.com
Web: www.AutismOutreach.org
We specialize in Discrete Trial Teaching, Fluency Instruction and Verbal Behavior ABA programs.
Celebrate!ADHD
43192 Newbridge Square
Ashburn, VA20148
(703) 508-7908
Email: ADHDcamp@aol.com
Web: www.celebrateADHD.com
We provide positive Camp experiences for children with
special needs throughout the year.
Children's SpeechTherapyCenter
Curtis Waters
44025 PipelinePlazaSuite 105
Ashburn, VA20147
and
299 Herndon Parkway Suite 110
Herndon, VA20170
(703) 858-7388; (703) 435-0488
Email: cwaters@childrens-speech.com
Web:www.childrens-speech.com
CSTC specializes in pediatric speech and language development and provides evaluation and treatment of communication delays or disorders for children of all ages.
Disabled Action Committee (DAC)
Keith Kessler - Founder of DAC (disabled Action committee)
14405 Artery Ln#11
Dale City, VA22193
(703) 878-1737
Email: DAC4VA@aol.com
Web: www.members.aol.com/DAC4VA/main.htm
Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia
UVAMedicalCenter
P.O. Box 800659
Charlottesville, VA22908
(804) 924-8678; (804) 982-6327 (TTY); (800) 332-1000
Email: epi@avenue.org
Web: www.efva.org/
HandiNet
Grass-roots activism, public education, and advocacy
Mailing list: www.handinet.org/Listservs.htm
The International Dyslexia Association - Virginia Branch
Web: www.interdys.org/servlet/viewbranch?branch_id=40
Learning Disabilities Council
P.O. Box 8451
Richmond, VA23226
(804) 748-5012
Email: info@LDCouncil.org
Web: http://www.LDCouncil.org
Mary's Family
Martha J. Toomey
P.O. Box 236
Orlean, VA20128
(540) 364-4757; (540) 272-6180; (540) 364-4776 (fax)
Email: mjtoomey1995@yahoo.com
Web: www.marysfamily.org
Monthly Respite days (nurse on-site) for families with children w/ special needs. Serves the Piedmont/Shenandoah Valley.
Provide family support; 4-H club for children with differing abilities;and publish a quarterly journal Let Me Tell You.
Parent to Parent of Virginia
Dana Yarbrough
Parent to Parent of Virginia
P.O. Box 38341
Richmond, VA23231
(804) 222-1945; (804) 222-3402 (fax)
Email: PTPOFVA@aol.com
ParentResourceCenter
Office of Special Education and Student Services
VirginiaDepartment of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA23218-2120
(800) 422-2083; (804) 371-7420
Parents and Children Coping Together
P.O. Box 26691
Richmond, VA23261-6691
(804) 559-6833; (800) 477-0946
Email: pacct@infionline.net
Web: www.pacct.net/
The Partnership for People with Disabilities
VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity
Fred P. Orelove, Director
700 East Franklin Street, Box 843020
Richmond, VA23284-3020
(804) 828-3876 (V/TTY)
Email: fporelov@vcu.edu
Web: www.vcu.edu/partnership/
Protecting Individuals with disabilities
Educational Rights (P.I.E.R.)
P.O. Box 12951
Norfolk, VA23541-0951
(757) 461-8007; (757) 455-8223 (fax)
Email: PASInfo106@msn.com
Reaching Potentials, Inc
Pamela Gorski, BCBA
1604 William Street
Fredericksburg, VA22401
or
P.O. Box 1004
Fredericksburg, VA22402-1004
(540) 368-8087; (540) 368-8059 (fax)
Email: RPforAutism@aol.com
Web: www.reachingpotentials.org
Reaching Potentials is a private non-profit organization providing support and behavior analytic services including training, consultation and direct care for children with autism and their families.
SpecialEducationParentResourceCenter
Betty Ann Maher or Peg Johnson
Special Education Department
Prince William County Public Schools
P.O. Box 389
Manassas, VA20108
(703) 791-8846; (703) 791-8847 (TDD)
(703) 791-8039 (fax)
Email: bamaher@pwcs.edu or johnsope@pwcs.edu
Web: www.pwcs.edu/sped/prc
PRC staff assists parents by listening to their concerns,
problem solving, locating both school and community resources, parent workshops, free lending library, publising parent newsletters
Speech-Language-Hearing Association of VA, Inc.
P.O. Box 76
Basye, VA22810
(540) 856-2111; (800) 487-4637
Email: gnmm@lbjlimited.com
Web: www.shav.org
Virginia Voices In Action
206 Meridian Avenue
Hopewell, VA23860
(804) 458-0551; (804) 458-1620 (fax)
Email: NDraper17@aol.com
Web: www.vavoicesinaction.com
Support Group for Parents of Children, Youth and Adults with Disabilities. Form lasting friendships with people with disabilities and their families as we support positive change in the community in order to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.
Virginia Coalition for Students with Disabilities
LegalAdvocacyCenter
4600 Cox Road, Suite 205
Glen Allen, VA23060
(804) 967-2556; (804) 967-2554 (fax)
Email: vcsdlac@aol.com
Website: www.virginialac.org
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
1027 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA23227
(804) 264-1234
Email: vapta@erols.com
Web: www.vapta.org/
VirginiaDepartment for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
RatcliffeBuilding, Suite 203
1602 Rolling Hills Drive
Richmond, VA23229-5012
(804) 662-9502 (V/TTY); (800) 552-7917 (V/TTY)
Email: DDHHInfo@ddhh.state.va.us
Web:www.vddhh.org/
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
Ninth St. Office Building, 9th Floor
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, VA23219
(804) 225-2042 (Voice/TTY); (800) 552-3962 (In VA)
Web: www.vopa.state.va.us
Community involvement
Child law support and Youth organization centers
Personal development and alternative education
Club Z! In-Home Tutoring
Jennifer Low
5717 Habersham Way
Alexandria, VA22310
(703) 971-2689
Email: clubzhtutoring@aol.com
Web: www.VirginiaTutoring.com
Club Z! in-Home Tutoring provides tutoring services in your
home for all age, all subjects. We also provide SAT/ACT prep, languages, piano, computer tutoring.
Learning Connections Tutoring
Kristin Forman, MED
8424 Dorsey Circle, Suite 101
Manassas, VA20110
(703) 330-8668
Email: kristin@lctutor.com
Web: www.lctutor.com
Providing quality, one on one tutoring in all subjects, grades.
Specializing in ADD/ADHD, speech and language services offered. State certified teachers!
Housing
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender
Single parenting
Refugee/asylum seekers and new immigration law
Mentoring
BBBS Services, Inc.
5511 Staples Mill Road
Richmond, VA 23228
(804) 261-4940
kbrown@bigbrobigsis.com
www.bigbrobigsis.com
BBBS of the Central Blue Ridge, Inc.
220 South Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 943-7871
E-mail: bbbsocbr@ntelos.net
Web: www.webtidestudios.com/bbbscbr
Professionals and Carers
PADDA, Inc. (CPRC)
813 Forrest Drive, Suite 3
Newport News, VA 23606
757-591-9119
757-591-8990 FAX
1-888-337-2332
E-mail: mjacob@padda.org
Web: www.padda.org
Southeastern VA
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
6320 Augusta Drive, Suite 1200
Springfield, VA 22150
703-923-0010
703-923-0030 FAX
1-800-869-6782 VA only
E-mail: takemoto@peatc.org
Web: www.peatc.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Web: www.vapta.org/
Adult education
www.elearners.com
www.collegesurfing.com/ce/search/?src=&
The Adult Career Development Center
ACDC
Martha P. Suber, Principal
119 W. Leigh St.
Richmond, VA 23220
804 780-4388 Ph
804 780-8184 FX
Email: msuber@richmond.k12.va.us
www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/acdc/
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
www.valrc.org/
The Internet Public Library- IPL
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu55.00.00/
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