Benefits, medical and financial assistance, energy, childcare, food assistance, employment, adult protective services, and family-service pathway - Salem City; eligibility and intake rules apply; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Roanoke County/Salem Social Services
Roanoke County/Salem Social Services helps residents navigate benefits and service programs, including medical, financial, energy, childcare, food, employment, adult protective, and family services. Confirm current intake and eligibility.
State benefits screening and application pathway for food, medical, cash, energy, and child-care assistance - Virginia, including Salem; program eligibility, verification, and processing rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Virginia CommonHelp
CommonHelp is Virginia's state portal for screening and applying for several benefits. A local worker or 211 Virginia can help identify the right program, but eligibility is decided through the applicable program process.
Heating, cooling, crisis, and energy-bill assistance pathway - Virginia, including Salem; season, household, income, fuel, and funding rules apply; not emergency utility repair or dispatch
Virginia Energy Assistance
Virginia Energy Assistance information can help eligible households understand fuel, cooling, crisis, and utility-assistance pathways. Confirm current application windows and local processing requirements.
City-government and resident-service navigation for Salem; confirm department, jurisdiction, hours, and current instructions; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
City of Salem Resident Services
Use Salem's official website and directory to locate government offices, resident services, code, utilities, transportation, and public-safety contacts. Confirm the right department before relying on a referral.
Area Agency on Aging pathway for older adults, caregivers, and disability-related independence supports - Salem and the Roanoke Valley; assessments, eligibility, sliding-scale rules, waitlists, and program capacity vary; not emergency or clinical care
Local Office on Aging
The Local Office on Aging serves Salem and the Fifth Planning District with care coordination, nutrition, transportation, legal assistance, caregiver support, and aging-in-place navigation. Confirm age, income, program, and capacity rules directly.
Area Agency on Aging pathway for older adults, caregivers, and disability-related independence supports - Salem and the Roanoke Valley; assessments, eligibility, sliding-scale rules, waitlists, and program capacity vary; not emergency or clinical care
Local Office on Aging
The Local Office on Aging serves Salem and the Fifth Planning District with care coordination, nutrition, transportation, legal assistance, caregiver support, and aging-in-place navigation. Confirm age, income, program, and capacity rules directly.
School, family, student-support, enrollment, transportation, health, and community-resource pathway - Salem City; school-specific eligibility and schedules apply; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Salem City Schools
Salem City Schools provides enrollment, family, student-support, health, transportation, and community-resource information. The division's current site and central office can route families to the right school or service.
School, family, student-support, enrollment, transportation, health, and community-resource pathway - Salem City; school-specific eligibility and schedules apply; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Salem City Schools
Salem City Schools provides enrollment, family, student-support, health, transportation, and community-resource information. The division's current site and central office can route families to the right school or service.
Public-library pathway for internet, information, learning, technology, and community navigation - Salem City; confirm current hours, programs, accessibility, and technology access; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Salem Public Library
Salem Public Library provides a local pathway for library access, internet, information, learning, and community navigation. Confirm current hours, programs, technology access, and branch services directly.
Housing, shelter, food, utilities, transportation, health, and legal-resource navigation - Salem and Virginia; referred programs have their own eligibility, cost, and availability rules; not emergency dispatch
Virginia 211 Housing and Basic Needs Navigation
Ask 211 Virginia for current housing, shelter, food, utility, transportation, health, and legal options serving Salem. Confirm every referred program directly.
State behavioral-health, developmental-disability, substance-use, and community-services information pathway - Virginia, including Salem; service, intake, eligibility, and crisis rules vary; not emergency dispatch
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
DBHDS provides statewide information about behavioral-health and developmental-disability services and how to find community pathways. Pair it with Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare for local access.
State crisis-system and emergency behavioral-health information pathway - Virginia, including Salem; local crisis response, screening, and follow-up rules vary; call 911 for immediate physical danger
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Crisis Information
Use Virginia's crisis-services information to understand local behavioral-health response options. Call or text 988 for emotional crisis support and call 911 for immediate physical danger.
Medicaid transportation-benefit information pathway - Virginia, including Salem; Medicaid enrollment, covered-trip, advance-notice, scheduling, and medical-necessity rules apply; not emergency transport
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services Transportation
Virginia Medicaid members can review transportation-benefit information for eligible covered trips. Confirm eligibility, advance notice, scheduling, and emergency limits with the current transportation contractor or member services.
Agriculture, family and consumer education, 4-H, and community-resource pathway - Salem; program availability, eligibility, and schedules vary; not emergency response or clinical care
Virginia Cooperative Extension - Roanoke Valley
Virginia Cooperative Extension connects Roanoke Valley residents with Virginia Tech and Virginia State University programs in family and consumer sciences, 4-H, agriculture, and community viability. Use the current office directory to confirm local classes and contacts.
Free or sliding-scale aging, caregiver, benefits, transportation, elder-abuse-prevention, and limited legal-information pathway for eligible older adults in Salem; confirm age, income, program, and capacity rules; not emergency legal advice
Local Office on Aging - legal and aging supports
Local Office on Aging offers information and assistance, long-term-care ombudsman services, caregiver supports, benefits navigation, and limited legal assistance for eligible older adults in Salem and the Roanoke Valley. Confirm the current program and eligibility before relying on a referral.
State job matching, training, wage, veteran, and employment-navigation pathway - Virginia, including Salem; account, eligibility, employer, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Virginia Workforce Connection
Virginia Works and the Virginia Workforce Connection provide job, training, wage, and employment-navigation information. Confirm the closest workforce center and eligibility for specific programs.
Veteran and family benefits, behavioral-health, housing, employment, transportation, and financial-assistance navigation - Virginia, including Salem; veteran/family eligibility and program capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Virginia's Department of Veterans Services can help veterans and families identify benefits and service pathways. Confirm current regional contacts, eligibility, and appointment requirements.
State affordable-housing, rental, homeownership, and housing-finance information pathway - Virginia, including rural Salem; property, income, lender, waitlist, and program rules apply; no emergency-housing guarantee
Virginia Housing
Virginia Housing provides statewide information about affordable rental and homeownership pathways. Confirm property availability, waitlists, income rules, accessibility, and application requirements directly.
Rural housing, home-repair, rental, and community-development information pathway - Salem and rural Virginia; income, property, loan, grant, and program rules apply; no emergency-housing guarantee
USDA Rural Development - Virginia
USDA Rural Development can help eligible rural households learn about housing, repair, and community-development programs. Confirm current local office contacts, property eligibility, funding, and applications.
City-government, public-safety, code, housing, utilities, transportation, and resident-service navigation for Salem; confirm department, jurisdiction, hours, and current instructions; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
City of Salem Government and Resident Services
Use Salem's official site and current contacts to locate city offices and resident services. Confirm the correct department, jurisdiction, hours, and current instructions.
City refuse, recycling, routine brush, bulk-item, sanitation, and solid-waste pathway - Salem City; schedules, accepted materials, fees, and access rules apply; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Salem Sanitation and Solid Waste
Salem's Sanitation Division handles residential totes, routine brush and bulk items, recycling information, and related city sanitation questions. Confirm collection schedules, accepted materials, and any quantity or disposal limits directly.
City refuse, recycling, routine brush, bulk-item, sanitation, and solid-waste pathway - Salem City; schedules, accepted materials, fees, and access rules apply; not emergency response or a cleanup provider
Salem Sanitation and Solid Waste
Salem's Sanitation Division handles residential totes, routine brush and bulk items, recycling information, and related city sanitation questions. Confirm collection schedules, accepted materials, and any quantity or disposal limits directly.
Vehicle-title, registration, plate, placard, voter-registration, E-ZPass, and related DMV Select pathway - Salem; transaction, identity, hours, and service limits apply; not emergency response
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - DMV Select information
Virginia DMV Select partners handle selected vehicle and related transactions, but not every DMV service. Use the current DMV directory to confirm whether a nearby partner serves Salem or Salem, the transaction type, and current hours before visiting.
Benefits, family services, adult protective-services, community food pantry, and safety-navigation pathway - Salem; intake, confidentiality, eligibility, and response rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Roanoke County/Salem Social Services
Contact Roanoke County/Salem Social Services for benefits, family services, adult protective services, and safety-navigation questions. Call 911 for immediate danger and confirm current intake instructions.
State directory and referral-navigation pathway for community supports - Virginia, including Salem; listed organizations have their own eligibility, cost, hours, and capacity rules; not emergency dispatch
Virginia Support Resources Directory
Virginia's support directories can help identify statewide and local service pathways. Verify the organization, current contact information, geographic fit, and eligibility before relying on a listing.
Official court and clerk information for Salem; use for court location, filing, records, and procedural navigation; not legal advice or emergency response
Salem Circuit Court and Clerk Information
Virginia's Salem Circuit Court publishes current court, clerk, address, and contact information. Confirm the correct court, filing process, accessibility, fees, and whether legal advice is needed.
City and regional navigation for housing, health, benefits, education, utilities, transportation, and practical needs - Salem and the Roanoke Valley; verify every program's jurisdiction, eligibility, hours, and capacity; not emergency response
Salem and Roanoke Valley Community Navigation
Use Salem's official contacts, Virginia 211, and Roanoke Valley agencies to identify current housing, health, benefits, education, utility, transportation, and practical pathways. Confirm every program directly.
City electric, water, wastewater, utility billing, service, and outage-navigation pathway - Salem City; deposits, account, billing, disconnection, and outage rules apply; not emergency response
Salem Utilities and Billing
Salem's utility offices handle electric, water, sewer, and related service and billing questions. Confirm account, deposit, outage, disconnection, and payment rules directly.
Regional public transportation and paratransit pathway for Salem and the Roanoke Valley; routes, fares, eligibility, reservations, accessibility, and weather changes apply; not emergency transportation
Valley Metro and RADAR transportation
Valley Metro and RADAR publish current fixed-route, regional, and paratransit information for the Roanoke Valley. Confirm route, fare, eligibility, reservation, and accessibility details before relying on a trip.
Aging, nutrition, transportation, and essential-needs pathway for eligible adults 60+ in Salem and the Roanoke Valley; age, income, assessment, notice, and program-capacity rules apply; not emergency response
Local Office on Aging - Salem essential-needs support
The Local Office on Aging can explain current transportation and other essential-needs programs for eligible older adults in Salem. Confirm age, income, assessment, advance-notice, and capacity rules directly.