Legal and Medical Resources

Legal:

Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV)

Telephone: 703.778.6800

Website: www.lsnv.org

Provides legal services regarding domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking. Attorneys are available for Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, regarding: serious abuse; protective order; custody; mental health; support and/or shelter for clients; custody and/or visitation; child support; and spousal support.  Eligible clients must reside in Arlington County, Fairfax County, Alexandria City, Price William County and Loudoun County.

Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter

Telephone: 703.777.6552  

Website: www.lcsj.com

Provides free legal representation to survivors regarding filing charges against abuser; obtaining protective order; custody; child support; spousal support; advocacy on behalf of child victims of violence; court accompaniment; information and referral services.

Potomac Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Telephone: 703.532.2525

Website: www.potomaclegalaid.org

Staff attorney represent eligible clients free of charge regarding civil legal aid issues. Offers legal assistance for victims of domestic violence/family abuse who are seeking civil protective orders.

Rappahannock Legal Services

Website: www.rapplegal.com

Fredericksburg: 540.371.1105

Serving clients in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George and Caroline Counties

Culpeper: 540.825.3131

Serving clients in Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Rappahannock and Fauquier Counties

Services are free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families regarding Administrative matters (such as: immigration issues, social security, SSI benefits); Domestic concerns (such as: child support, custody, protective orders; spousal abuse); and Housing problems (foreclosures; housing discrimination, landlord-tenant, subsidized housing).  For an intake, contact Potomac Legal Aid Society at 540.374.9101

Medical:

Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS)

Telephone: 866.873.2647

Website: www.famis.org

FAMIS was founded to help families provide health insurance to their children by accessing FAMIS programs, which include: Children’s Health Insurance Program; FAMIS MOMS for pregnant women; and Smile for Children- a dental program. There are no enrollment costs or monthly premium costs for FAMIS, the families will have to pay co-payment. Insurance covers doctor visits, checkups, hospital visits, vaccinations, medicine, tests and x-rays, dental care, vision care, emergency care and mental health care.  Eligibility requirements include being a resident of Virginia; children under the age of 19; does not currently have health insurance; not eligible for Virginia state employee health insurance plan; not eligible for Medicaid and meet income restriction guidelines.  

Free Clinics

Telephone: 804.340.3434

Website: www.vafreeclinics.org/find-a-free-clinic.asp

Free clinics located throughout Virginia, click website to locate the closest free clinic to you.

Medicaid

Website: www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/me_famis/index.html

Medicaid was founded to provide medical care for pubic assistance recipients and medically needy persons (low-income individuals, women and children, individuals with disability, and individual with long term care needs). Medicaid covers a comprehensive range of services, including hospital care, doctor's visits, prescriptions, mental health services, and rehabilitative services.  Contact your local department of social security for an application, click: www.dss.virginia.gov/localagency/index.html  

Virginia Community Health Care Centers

Website: www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov

Health care centers available throughout Virginia to provide medical services to you even if you have no health insurance. You pay what you can afford based on income. Medical services include check ups, treatment, immunization, prenatal care, dental care and prescription drugs. Click website to locate the closest health care center to you.

Additional Medical Resources located in Virginia:

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/me_famis/affordable_healthcare.pdf