Albemarle Department of Social Services

We provide services that promote self-sufficiency and support individual and family well-being. Our primary external customers are individuals and organizations who use our services and those who are in need of services. These services are provided through six broad program areas: Child Care Services, Economic Assistance Programs, Adult Services, Family Support, Medical Assistance Programs

There are many faces and stories behind the services delivered by this Department.  Whether it is an adult who receives home care services that keeps her out of a nursing home, the child who is now attending school successfully and no longer at risk of dropping out of school, the family who has food on the table as a result of obtaining their electronic debit card for food, or the child who now has health insurance, all have names, faces, and real life problems that confront them everyday.   In this day of "reality based" media, the talented staff of the Department of Social Services faces the daily realities that our customers present.  At times, the tasks are daunting and the barriers seem insurmountable.  But the Department prevails in offering quality customer services to the citizens of the County of Albemarle through perseverance, dedication, and commitment to service.  These successes would not happen without the unwavering support of the Board of Supervisors and the citizens of the County.