Benefits, food, healthcare, energy, child-care, family-support, and protective-services pathway - Charlottesville city residents; program, income, household, identity, documentation, and appointment rules apply
Charlottesville Social Services
Charlottesville Social Services administers public-assistance and family-service programs, including SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, energy assistance, child care, and protective services. Benefit applications are taken daily; intake appointments and eligibility rules apply.
Online benefits application and screening pathway - Virginia; program, income, household, identity, and documentation rules apply
Virginia CommonHelp
CommonHelp is Virginia's official application and screening pathway for food, health, cash, energy, and child-care assistance. Eligibility depends on the program and household circumstances.
Free confidential resource-navigation pathway - Virginia; local availability, eligibility, language access, and referral limits apply; not emergency dispatch
211 Virginia
Call 211 or search Virginia's resource directory for food, housing, utilities, health care, employment, veteran, child-care, and crisis-navigation options. Call 911 for an emergency.
Free city housing, rental, mortgage, utility, and basic-needs navigation pathway - eligible Charlottesville households; weekday hours, assessment, documentation, funding, and program rules apply
Charlottesville Community Resource Hotline
The city's Community Resource Hotline and Pathways Program connects eligible Charlottesville households with rental, mortgage, utility, and basic-needs assistance in partnership with United Way of Greater Charlottesville. Confirm current funding and eligibility.
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway - Charlottesville city limits; income, household, waitlist, documentation, and availability rules apply
Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
CRHA is the city's public housing authority and administers public-housing and voucher pathways for eligible households. Confirm whether a waitlist is open and what current documents and eligibility rules apply.
Day shelter, meals, showers, laundry, mailing address, computer access, storage, and coordinated-entry pathway - Charlottesville; day-service hours, intake, capacity, and eligibility rules apply; not overnight shelter or emergency dispatch
The Haven
The Haven provides day-shelter services and practical support for people experiencing homelessness, including meals, showers, laundry, computer access, a mailing address, and storage when available. Confirm current hours and capacity before visiting.
Regional homelessness-coordination and housing-navigation pathway - Charlottesville and surrounding area; coordinated-entry, partner, eligibility, and capacity rules apply
Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless
BRACH is identified by the city as a homelessness-response partner. Use the city's homeless-information and coordinated-entry routes first to ask about current assessment and referral options.
Seasonal shelter and homelessness-support pathway - Charlottesville area; season, intake, capacity, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch
PACEM
PACEM is identified by Charlottesville as a community partner supporting people experiencing homelessness. Confirm current shelter season, intake route, and available capacity before relying on the program.
Free civil legal-aid pathway for qualifying residents - Charlottesville and Central Virginia; income, case type, citizenship or exception, conflict, funding, and intake rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
CVLAS provides free civil legal help for qualifying matters, including housing, public benefits, abuse or neglect, and family issues. Its Charlottesville office serves the city and several surrounding counties; confirm eligibility and case scope.
Civil-rights, housing, disability, public-benefits, and community-legal-advocacy pathway - Virginia; issue, intake, capacity, and representation rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Legal Aid Justice Center
The Legal Aid Justice Center may provide advocacy or legal information for selected civil-rights and community issues. Confirm whether the current program accepts the specific situation; it is not a cleanup or emergency service.
Permits, inspections, building safety, zoning, property-use, and code-enforcement pathway - Charlottesville city limits; notice, property, inspection, fee, appeal, and jurisdiction rules apply
Charlottesville City Code and Property Services
Use city code, permit, planning, and property channels for safety, occupancy, or use questions. A code contact is not a cleanup provider and cannot promise a particular enforcement outcome.
Curbside trash, recycling, composting, leaf collection, hazardous-waste, e-waste, and disposal-navigation pathway - Charlottesville; material, schedule, service-area, and facility rules apply; not emergency cleanup
Charlottesville Waste Management
The city provides residential curbside trash and recycling and publishes composting, leaf, e-waste, hazardous-waste, and Rivanna Solid Waste Authority options. Confirm accepted materials and current schedules before planning a disposal project.
Regional recycling, hazardous-waste, e-waste, paint, and materials-utilization pathway - Charlottesville and Albemarle service area; facility hours, material, fee, and acceptance rules apply
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
RSWA operates regional solid-waste facilities and publishes current recycling, hazardous-waste, e-waste, paint, and materials-utilization information. Confirm the correct facility and material rules before traveling.
Drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, natural-gas, billing, leak, and utility-assistance pathway - Charlottesville service area; account, property, payment, service-area, and emergency rules apply
Charlottesville Utilities
Charlottesville Utilities provides drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and natural-gas services, plus billing, leak, water-quality, and assistance information. Use the 24/7 emergency route for an active utility emergency.
24/7 city utility emergency pathway - Charlottesville Utilities service area; active leak, water, wastewater, gas, and infrastructure rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger
Charlottesville Utility Emergency Line
Charlottesville Utilities publishes a 24-hour emergency phone number for active utility concerns. Call 911 for fire, medical emergency, gas danger, or immediate threat to life or property.
Electric service, outage, billing, payment-support, and energy-assistance pathway - Virginia customers; account, outage, payment, and emergency rules apply
Dominion Energy Virginia
Use Dominion Energy's current outage, customer-service, and assistance routes when it is the electric provider for a property. Call 911 for a downed line, fire, or immediate danger.
Fare-free fixed-route public transit and schedule-navigation pathway - Charlottesville and nearby service area; route, schedule, accessibility, detour, and rider rules apply
Charlottesville Area Transit
CAT publishes fare-free fixed-route maps, schedules, route books, detours, and rider information. Confirm current service and accessibility details before planning a trip.
Fare-free ADA paratransit application and advance-reservation pathway - qualifying Charlottesville-area riders; disability certification, application, reservation, service-area, and fare rules apply
CAT ADA Paratransit
CAT's ADA complementary paratransit is a shared, advance-reservation service for eligible riders who cannot use accessible fixed-route transit. Applications are reviewed within 21 days and trips currently require advance booking; confirm current eligibility and scheduling.
Regional demand-response, paratransit, and specialized transportation pathway - Charlottesville and surrounding counties; eligibility, reservation, fare, and service-area rules apply
JAUNT
JAUNT provides regional transportation and operates ADA paratransit for CAT. Confirm current rider eligibility, reservation timing, fares, and service area before relying on a trip.
Free public-library, computer, Wi-Fi, information, digital-media, reference, and community-learning pathway - Charlottesville and regional service area; card, branch, program, room, and technology rules apply
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
JMRL offers branch libraries, public computers, Wi-Fi, digital resources, reference help, and community programs. Residents and property owners in Charlottesville and the JMRL service area are eligible for free cards; confirm hours and card rules.
Free library reference, technology, job-search, language-learning, database, and information-navigation pathway - JMRL service area; card, schedule, database, and appointment rules apply
JMRL Adult and Reference Services
JMRL reference staff help with information, technology, job-search resources, language learning, and local or government information. Confirm current chat, text, phone, and branch availability.
Public school, family, student-support, special-education, counseling, enrollment, and school-community pathway - Charlottesville city schools; enrollment, age, residency, disability, and program rules apply
Charlottesville City Schools
Charlottesville City Schools publishes enrollment, family, student-support, special-education, counseling, food, clothing, and community-school information. Confirm current registration and student-support routes.
School counseling, social-emotional, psychological, crisis, and family-support pathway - enrolled Charlottesville students and families; school, consent, scheduling, and referral rules apply
Charlottesville City Schools Counseling Hub
The school division provides counselors, social workers, psychologists, short-term support, and connections with Region Ten and ReadyKids. CareSolace is a complimentary confidential coordination service; confirm current school and family access.
Special-education evaluation, IEP, related services, family liaison, and transition pathway - Charlottesville students ages 2-21 who meet eligibility requirements; evaluation, consent, and school rules apply
Charlottesville City Schools Special Education Hub
The division publishes special-education, related-service, family-liaison, and transition information for eligible students. Ask the school or family liaison about evaluation, IEP, and support steps.
Free grocery, pantry, meal, mobile-distribution, and SNAP-navigation pathway - Charlottesville and Central Virginia; provider hours, supply, household, language, transportation, and eligibility rules apply
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Food Finder
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank's Food Finder identifies nearby pantries, meal services, and mobile distributions. The network states that all are welcome; call the listed provider before visiting because hours and supplies can change.
Community food-pantry and grocery-support pathway - Charlottesville; appointment, schedule, household, supply, and service rules apply
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
Loaves & Fishes is listed in the current regional food-finder network for Charlottesville. Confirm appointment requirements, hours, household rules, and current supply before visiting.
Older-adult information, meals, home-delivered meals, care navigation, transportation, and caregiver-support pathway - Charlottesville and Central Virginia; age, disability, assessment, referral, and capacity rules apply
JABA Area Agency on Aging
JABA connects eligible older adults and caregivers with meals, home-based supports, transportation, information, and aging services. Confirm current program availability, assessment, and eligibility.
Free trauma-informed counseling, family support, and youth crisis pathway - children and teens in the Charlottesville area; age, intake, consent, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
ReadyKids
ReadyKids provides free counseling and crisis support for children and teens through community, school, and office settings. Confirm current intake and whether the service fits; call 911 for immediate danger.
Workforce, job-search, training, resume, and employment-support pathway - Virginia and Central Virginia; eligibility, appointment, program, and funding rules apply
Virginia Career Works
Virginia Career Works provides workforce and employment services. Confirm the current Charlottesville-area location, appointments, training eligibility, and available supports.
Veteran benefits, housing, behavioral-health, employment, and service-navigation pathway - Virginia veterans and eligible family members; military-service, benefit, and appointment rules apply
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Virginia's veterans-services network can help eligible veterans and family members navigate benefits, housing, employment, behavioral health, and related supports.
State benefits, protective-services, child-care, family-support, and local-agency navigation pathway - Virginia; program, household, identity, documentation, and jurisdiction rules apply
Virginia Department of Social Services
Virginia DSS provides statewide information and local-agency pathways for public benefits, protective services, child care, and family supports. Confirm the Charlottesville intake route and current eligibility.
Community trail and outdoor-connection pathway - Charlottesville and Albemarle; access, conditions, mobility, and safety rules apply
Rivanna Trail Foundation
The Rivanna Trail Foundation publishes information about a community trail system that may offer a low-pressure outdoor connection. Check current trail conditions and accessibility before traveling.
City parks, recreation, community-center, senior, wellness, and low-pressure community-connection pathway - Charlottesville; age, schedule, registration, accessibility, and fee rules apply
Charlottesville Parks and Recreation
Charlottesville Parks and Recreation offers parks, recreation, community, and wellness programs. Confirm schedules, accessibility, fees, and registration rules.
Public education, family, food, housing, gardening, and community-learning pathway - Charlottesville and Albemarle; program, schedule, and participant rules apply
Virginia Cooperative Extension Charlottesville-Albemarle
Virginia Cooperative Extension provides research-based community education and local programming. Confirm current Charlottesville-Albemarle office programs and whether a specific class fits.
Local nonprofit and community-support information pathway - Charlottesville and surrounding region; grant, partner, program, and service rules apply
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The community foundation identifies local nonprofit and community initiatives. Use it as a source for community context rather than as a promise of direct assistance or a cleanup referral.