Resources

Food Stamps /Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Woman, Infant, and Children Program (WIC)

Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS)

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

TANF Diversion Payment

Kinship Guardian Assistance Program (KinGAP)

Common Help - Eligibility Guide

Administrative Code :  Adoption Assistance

Grandfamilies

Foster the Family DC

Project Belong

Formed Families Forward

Assessment and Intake : Adult Mental Health & Substance Use Programs 

2-1-1

Arlington County - Adult Behavioral Healthcare

Arlington County - Children's Behavioral Healthcare

Arlington Childcare Programs

• Arlington Thrive
• • Provides same day emergency assistance to Arlington residents
  • Requires a referral from a case manager at DHS or Arlington nonprofit

Transportation

Vehicle Resources

• Northern Virginia Services - Vehicles for Change
• • Provides qualifying, low-income families with reliable transportation so that they may readily access more job and school opportunities
• The Car Ministry
  •  Assists low-income individuals, full-time ministry workers, and other Christian workers to obtain auto transportation
  • (703)237-8479
• Free Charity Cars
• • Provides free, donated vehicles to families to assist them in their transition from dependency to self-sufficiency

Arlington County Public Schools
Fostering Connections and the Every Child Succeeds Act

• Project Family/Projecto Familia
• • Virtual classes for parents of children ages 0-5, classes build parental resilience, knowledge of child development, social and emotional competence of children, and support

APS Kinship Registration: Kinship Care - Arlington Public Schools (apsva.us)

Supervision Guidelines

• How young is too young to be home alone?

Arlington County Transportation

Community Regional Crisis Response

Regional Mobile Crisis Response Services (REACH)

Arlington County Emergency Services

Food

• Food Assistance & Free Food Resources
• Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
• Our Lady Queen of Peace

Clothing

•  The Clothesline for Arlington Kids
•  Groveton Baptist Church
  •  Clothes Closet provides free clothing to individuals and families every Thursday evening and Friday afternoon
  • (703) 768-9084

• Arlington Mill Community Center Diaper Bank
  • Referral form
  •   (703) 228-7798

•  Greater DC Diaper Bank
  •  (202) 656-8503

•  The MaRiH Center
  • Offers clothes up to size 2T and maternity and nursing clothes
  • (703) 370-4774

CRAFFT

• Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare (mathematica.org)
• The relationship between kinship and foster placement on mental health indicators in children and youth seeking treatment - ScienceDirect
• Kinship Symposium: Keynote Presentation  |  Panel Discussion