RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- The Virginia Department of Social Services said emergency allotments for its Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) should be available to all eligible households as ...

In a continued effort to address childhood hunger during the summer months, the Virginia Department of Social Services will again partner with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition ...

The Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) issued a Richmond mother a check for temporary assistance and took the money ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Department of Social Services is accepting applications for those looking for help in "fuel assistance." Anyone can apply for the program, but in order to be considered ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has opened applications for fuel assistance as part of a federally funded program. “The Energy Assistance Program is a critical ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Applications for cooling assistance under the Virginia Department of Social Services’ Virginia Energy Assistance Program is now available for qualifying households. The Virginia ...

Virginia's local social services agencies say they will run out of state funding to cover their expenses next month if the federal government shutdown extends into December.

Read full article: EXPLAINER: The federal government has reopened - what’s next? President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday night that officially reopened the federal government, ending a ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Some Virginians eligible for hundreds of dollars in Pandemic-EBT benefits that were scheduled to go out on August 25 have not received them yet. The P-EBT one-time summer ...

RICHMOND, Va — The Virginia Department of Social Services received federal approval to issue retroactive Summer P-EBT benefits. This will be eligible for K-12 students- as food security continues to ...

A new state office is designed to give a voice to Virginia families and social workers who have had nowhere to turn with complaints about their local social services agencies — a problem that has ...