Some services rely on volunteer support. The mission of these programs is to advance the care, education and healthy development of children from birth to intermediate-school age. These programs are designed to enable children to live safely in families, to ensure that families remain safely together whenever possible, to protect children from harm and prevent abuse and neglect, and to ensure the normal development and long-term emotional and physical health of children by supporting families who provide for them. Through Virginia s Comprehensive Services Act , Family Services is able to access funding for purchased services for youth who have, or are at risk of having, severe emotional or behavioral difficulties. A main emphasis in the new act is meeting the needs of businesses for skilled workers, while meeting the training, education and employment needs of individuals.
Volunteers provide invaluable support to ongoing work in specific program areas.
Volunteers commit for one year to the program. Volunteers make a one-year commitment to the program. Time commitments vary. Commitment is for three months. Positions include program assistants, tutors, small group facilitators, and child care providers.