County residents who meet eligibility requirements may apply for federal- and state-funded public assistance programs through the Department of Family Services. For more information call: 703-324-7500
Learn how to apply at an office near you.
Public assistance programs designed to help people become self-sufficient and independent, include:
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Family Access to Medical
Insurance (FAMIS): Virginia's health coverage for children
0-18 without health insurance coverage; designed to cover children of
working families.
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Food Stamps: electronic card to buy food at participating
grocery stores; intended to help prevent hunger, malnutrition.
Please contact Fairfax County Department of Family Services at 703-324-7500; TTY 703-222-9452 as there are several factors to consider in evaluating eligibility for the Food Stamp program.
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General Relief: temporary assistance/medical care for
disabled or ill adults and for certain children living with families
unrelated to them.
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Medicaid:
assistance in medical and health care to elderly, disabled, or blind
individuals; pregnant women; and some needy children and their
caretakers.
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Refugee Assistance: monthly grant to assist in
economic/social adjustment of refugees; limited to first eight months
in United States.
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State-Local Hospitalization (SLH): assistance with hospital
bills for income-eligible individuals.
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Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF): monthly payments to children/families
deprived of support; formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependent
Children.
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Employment
and Training Services in Northern Virginia
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Information about Food Stamps from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (including
information in Spanish)
- Information from Virginia Department of Social Services: