Department of Family Services

• Apply for Food Stamps (SNAP) or Medicaid
• Find free or low-cost health care
• Locate a homeless shelter
• Get help and training for a new career
• Check out a nursing home
• Get tips on parenting and child supervision
• Become a foster or adoptive parent
• Discover a new volunteer opportunity

More ways we can help you

Fuel Assistance and Crisis Assistance Programs
Application deadlines and additional information.

New to Fairfax County?
Choose a child care provider with a permit or license.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month
 On Friday, November 6, the Fairfax County Department of Family Services celebrated "Under the Big Top" in honor of adoptive families as part of the National Adoption Awareness Month.

Fairfax Families4Kids
Find out about children who need adoptive homes and ways you can help children in foster care.

Blue Ribbon Campaign to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
The Blue Ribbon Campaign provides great information about keeping kids safe.

Public Assistance & Education and Training

• Medicaid
• Child health care programs
• Food stamps (SNAP)
• Public assistance
• Employment services

Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

• Aid to older adults
• Adult abuse and neglect
• Adults with disabilties

Office for Women/Domestic and Sexual Violence Services

• Resources for women
• Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers with Fairfax County's Department of Family Services make a real difference. Explore the many volunteer opportunities with us.

Children and Families

• Adoption and foster care
• Keeping children safe
• Child abuse and neglect
• Support for families
• Parenting resources

Child Care

• Explore child care options
• Search for child care
• Pay your SACC bill online
• Get assistance in paying for child care
• Get information on being a child care provider

About the Department of Family Services

• Annual Report
• List of Progams
• Press Releases
• Media Contacts