The Department of Social Services

The Giles County Department of Social Services is located in Narrows , VA
at 211 Main Street, Suite 109

Mission Statement 
To promote self-sufficiency while providing support and protection to the citizens of Giles County through the delivery and coordination of community based social services.

Financial Services Unit
The financial services unit administers many financial assistance programs which are:

• Aid to Families with Dependent Children – Foster Care (AFDC-FC)
• Auxiliary Grants
• Emergency Assistance
• Energy Assistance

  Fuel Assistance application period begins Tuesday, October 10, 2006 and closes Monday, November 13, 2006.

  Crisis Assistance application period begins Wednesday, November 1, 2006 and closes Thursday, March 15, 2007.

  Applications for Crisis Assistance primary fuel and primary utility will be accepted beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2007.  The application period for all types of Crisis Assistance will close Thursday, March 15, 2007.

  Cooling Assistance application period to be announced.

  • Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS)
  • Food Stamp Program
  • General Relief (Indigent Burials)
  • Medicaid
  • Neighbor to Neighbor
  • Refugee Resettlement Program
  • State and Local Hospitalization
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF)

Service Unit
The service unit provides support to individuals, families, and children. 
Included programs are:

• Adoption Services
• Adult Services
• Adult Protective Services
• Child Protective Services
• Chore Services
• Companion Services
• Day Care Services
• Family Preservation
• Foster Care Services
• Homemaker Services
• Intake Services
• Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare Program (VIEW)
• Special Needs Adoption/Adoption Subsidy after Intake Services.

In addition to the programs and services listed, Giles County Department of Social Services administers the State’s Fraud Free Program and sponsors a Volunteer Program. 

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Virginia Department of Social Services in an equal opportunity service provider.  If you need assistance to access services or material in an alternate format, please call (TTY/TDD) (800) 828-1120.

This is an equal opportunity program.  If you believe you have been the victim of discrimination in your efforts to receive government benefits because of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religious creed, or political beliefs, write immediately to the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA  22302.