Educational Resources
Below are regional social services agency resources. Please consult your local social services agency for more detailed information. If you are a Chesterfield, Chester, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights, or Prince George county resident, please find below various emergency financial assistance resources.
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Want a food pantry appointment? Call our Client Services Team at 804-796-2749, click here to access the CCHASM Food Pantry app, or use the online Food Pantry Form Appointment Request Form. Download the Client Service Food Pantry and Resource List.

Regional Resources
Here are website links and telephone contact
information for the local government
agencies in our service area.
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Chesterfield County Social Services 804-748-1100
Dinwiddie County Social Services 804-469-4524 x1144
Prince George County Social Services 804-733-2650
Petersburg Social Services 804-861-4720
Colonial Heights Social Services 804-748-1100
Hopewell Social Services 804-541-2330
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Regional Organizations
211 Virginia www.211virginia.org or dial 2-1-1
Low-income Household Water Assistance Program
1-888-373-9908 - Out of funding as of 7/7/23
Chesterfield Salvation Army (804) 225-7470
Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People (CAPUP)
(804) 788-0050
Commonwealth Catholic Charities (804) 285-5900 Out of funding as of 8/31/23
Petersburg Hope Center (804) 861-3470
Chesterfield Public Aid (804) 318-8777
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society 1-800-868-1012, 1-800-390-9983 or 1-866-534-5243 or intake online at http://cvlas.org/
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Housing Resources
Housing Resource Line 804-422-5061
Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot (VERP)
Homeward Virginia
Rent Relief Program 1-833-736-8735
Homeless Connection ( 804) 982-0813
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Other Food Resources
1. Chesterfield Farmer's Market
2. No Child Hungry - Summer Meals Program
Click here to find free meals or text "food" or "comida" to 304-304.
Via a program hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, children can receive free breakfast and lunch at sites, including throughout Chesterfield County.
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On a first come, first served basis, free breakfast and lunch will be available to all children ages 1-18.
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Meals must be eaten on-site.
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Texting “food” or “comida” to 304-304 provides information about nearby meal sites.
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Regional News
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COVID-era Emergency SNAP benefits to end this month in Virginia (Progress-Index)
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SNAP Benefits returning to pre-pandemic levels; food insecurity implications
NBC12 News (January 2023)
Advocates Working to Protect 1000 Facing Eviction
FoxRichmond News (January 2023)
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NBC12 News (April 2022)
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Transportation Services (Shared, On Demand, Public)
Access on Demand (Chesterfield)
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Local and Regional Resources
