Resources
School Social Workers
School social workers are the link between school and community providing services to students, families, and school personnel to promote and support students’ academic and social success. School social workers assist with school-related concerns including truancy, special education, school avoidance, misbehavior, homelessness, dropout prevention, and mental health issues. Services provided include community collaboration and outreach, case management, social history assessments, functional behavioral assessments, and crisis response. This is not an exhaustive list; for specific concerns please feel free to contact the school social workers.
- Food assistance, Childcare, Applying for Unemployment or Insurance, Safety Concerns, Financial Assistance: https://covid.virginia.gov/
- Abuse, Childcare, Counseling, Health Services, Employment, Housing, Transportation, Financial Assistance: https://www.rappahannockunitedway.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Current-Month.pdf
- Food assistance: https://www.fredfood.org/findapantry
- Social Services: https://www.fredericksburgva.gov/491/Social-Services
- Utility Assistance: https://micahfredericksburg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CoC-Utility-Assistance-Resources-161024.pdf
- Health Insurance: https://commonhelp.virginia.gov/access/
- Attendance Works:
- Mental Health - https://www.mhafred.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Rappahannock-Area-Mental-Health-Resources-20191.pdf
Diane Richards
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LaTasha Wooden
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Jennifer Bunn
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Homeless Definition: Children and youth living in one of the situations below due to a lack of a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence including:
- Doubled-up with relatives or friends due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, eviction, foreclosure, etc.
- In a motel/hotel
- In an emergency/transitional shelter
- In a trailer park, campground, car, park, public places, abandoned buildings
- In conditions described above and is a migratory/child youth
- An unaccompanied youth (not living with a parent or legal guardian in one of the conditions described above)
24/7 Homelessness Helpline: (540) 358-5801
Please see the links below for additional information:
https://education.wm.edu/centers/hope/publications/awareness/englishbrochure2019
https://education.wm.edu/centers/hope/publications/awareness/spanishbrochure2019