Counseling Services can help you find the resources you need off-campus in areas such as housing support, healthcare, food access and nutrition, childcare, utility assistance, transportation and more. Meet with Counseling staff member by emailing germannacares@germanna.edu or ask for an appointment at the Welcome Center.
Crisis & Emergency Support
Search Virginia 211 or dial 2-1-1 TOLL FREE to find community services and programs in your area.
Current or Imminent Homelessness
If you are sleeping outside (including in a car, tent, or abandoned building) in need of emergency shelter, at risk of sleeping outside or needing emergency shelter within 14 days, you are considered to be homeless.
Housing & Shelter Line
(540)358-5801 (City of Fredericksburg and Counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford)
(540) 724-6630 (Serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Rappahannock)
Empowerhouse
Empowerhouse, an accredited domestic violence center, provides free help to survivors of domestic violence—both adults and their children. Thanks to the donations from our community, they are able to continue providing free services to anyone who needs them.
Learn more at empowerhouseva.org
Eviction Legal Helpline
If you are facing potential eviction, call 1-833-NOEvict (1-833-663-8428) or visit evictionhelpline.org. For additional state and local resources call 2 1 1 or visit 211virginia.org
HelpRoom
HelpRoom is an anonymous online group chat option that allows members of the community who have been affected by sexual violence to connect with one another.
Trained staff will facilitate group discussions to ensure a safe environment for all visitors to discuss topics and experiences related to sexual violence.
Path Community Link
Path Community Link has created Google maps to find free community services and resources in Culpeper, Fauquier and Rappahannock Counties. If you offer a resource that you would like to post, or are in need of a resource not listed, please contact the PATH Community Link at 855-495-LINK (5465) or by email at communitylink@pathforyou.org.
Counties:
You can also find them on www.pathforyou.org or PATH Foundation’s COVID-19 Updates page.
If you are in need of resources not listed, be sure to call PATH Community Link at 855-495-LINK (5465) or by email at communitylink@pathforyou.org.
RACSB Crisis Service
540-373-6876 Available 24 hours per day, 7days per week, 365 days per year for individuals in the City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County and Stafford County.
For Caroline County call 804-633-4148 and King George County call 540-775-5064
Learn more about RACSB Crisis Service
RCASA
Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault – 540-371-1666 24-hour Crisis support. Dedicated to helping people recover from sexual violence and abuse.
Providing a safe, healing environment so survivors can express feelings, be understood, and have access to a range of supportive and therapeutic services.
Services for victims of sexual assault and their families, friends and partners. Serving Fredericksburg City, and the Counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford, along with surrounding areas.
Due to COVID-19, we have suspended in-person support groups. To continue to meet the needs of survivors, we have recently launched online support groups for those affected by SV using RAINN’s Helproom at the following link: affiliate.rainn.org/helproom/rcasa.
These groups are free, anonymous, and confidential.
SAFE
SAFE Provides services to Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock VA. The hotline is for victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who need someone safe to talk to or need immediate help.
Family members and friends may call also to seek information to help as well as receive services to help cope during or after the situation as well. The hotline number is 800-825-8876.
Statewide Sexual Assault Hotline
1-866-356-6998 Text: 804-793-9999 Available 24 hours per day, 7days per week, 365 days per year -provides a free and confidential telephone service for callers looking for information or help regarding intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, and stalking.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 provides 24/7 free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Visit the Suicide Prevention Lifeline website
Trevor Lifeline
LGBTQ for ages 13-24 (24/7/365): 1-866-488-7386 for crisis invention and suicide. At www.trevorspace.org you can join an online international peer-to-peer community for LGBTQ young people and their friends.
Veterans Crisis Line
Call:1800-273-8255 or Text 838255 or Support for deaf and hard of hearing 1 800-779-4889. Are you a veteran in crisis or concerned about one?
Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.
Virginia Abuse and Neglect Hotline for Children and Adults
24 Hours a day, 365 days a year. 800-552-7096
Virginia American Red Cross
The Top of Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization, supported by committed staff members, that provides relief to disaster victims and helps people to prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies.
Provides aid to military families, blood services, disaster relief, and health and safety instruction. (540) 662-5412
Learn more about the American Red Cross of Virginia
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
Confidential. 24 hours a day.
1-800-838-8238
Text: 804-793-9999 – if someone has hurt you in the past or is hurting you now, we’re here to listen and to help.
If you are a friend, family member, or professional wondering how to help someone, or just want to know more about sexual assault, stalking, controlling behavior, or intimate partner violence…call us.
Learn about Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance resources
Mental Health & Counseling
Brain Injury Services
(703) 451-8881
Each year, Brain Injury Services assists over 600 individuals and families who have experienced the devastating effects of brain injury, stroke, and concussion.
We provide this assistance through core programs, including case management, specialized programs, and multiple support groups.
Our services extend throughout Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg, Winchester, and the surrounding counties.
Choices Women’s Center
We are a local nonprofit organization that prioritizes women’s health–specifically those facing an unplanned pregnancy or those in search of post-abortive support. We offer free consultations, free pregnancy tests, and free ultrasounds as well as various support groups for women and men.
Learn more about Choices Women’s Center
Encompass Community Support
(formerly Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board)
Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services offers outpatient services for individuals experiencing mental health symptoms, substance use behaviors and those with a co-occurring disorder.
These strength-focused, recovery-oriented services target evaluating and treating the effects of mental health symptoms that impair an individual’s ability to function. Individually designed, the goal of these services is to empower individuals in their recovery through short term, evidence-based approaches.Services include diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, Individual group and family counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, Acudetox treatment.
A Community Services Navigator can help students and families understand their options, connect with services, and receive referrals.Services are available at two clinic locations. Insurance is accepted, and individuals without insurance may qualify for a sliding fee scale.
To get started, contact the Community Services Navigator at (540) 825-3100
Learn more about Encompass Community Support
FAHASS (Fredericksburg Area Health and Support Services)
Fredericksburg and Culpeper locations: (540) 907-4555
Provides counseling services to HIV-positive clients.
Specific counseling services that are offered are: individual, couples, and family counseling. The counselor at FAHASS specializes in HIV specific issues, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, grief and loss, relationship and family issues, as well as, LGBTQ issues.
Counseling provides a safe, non-judgmental and confidential place to discuss your concerns with a skilled professional. Additional services: medical case management, medical transportation, housing assistance, and support groups.
Mental Health America of Fredericksburg – Find a Provider
The HelpLine is an information hub and referral source for local mental health professionals and agencies licensed by the State of Virginia who practice in the City of Fredericksburg, and counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
Learn more about Mental Health America of Fredericksburg – Find a Provider
Need Someone to Talk To? – Warm Line
(866) 400-6428
Try Virginia’s warmline at Monday-Friday 9am-9pm; Sat-Sun 5pm-9pm.
Warmlines were created to give people support when they just need to talk to someone. Speaking to someone on these calls are typically free, confidential, and run by people who understand what it’s like to struggle with mental health problems. Warmlines can also link you to a crisis hotline if you need support for suicidal thoughts or crisis.
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board is committed to helping community members lead the best lives possible.
We help babies speak their first words and adults with severe mental illness take their first steps back into the community. Whether you have a brief bout of depression, a debilitating mental illness, or a crippling addiction, we have outpatient services to help.
For adults with developmental disability and their families, we offer top-notch care. We have proudly served the Fredericksburg community since 1970, and we are here to help.
Clinics:
- Fredericksburg (540) 373-3223 (600 Jackson Street)
- Fredericksburg (540) 891-3136 (2016 Lafayette Boulevard)
- King George (540) 775-9879
- Ruther Glen (804) 633-9997
- Spotsylvania (540) 582-3980
- Stafford (540) 659-2725
RCASA
(540) 371-1666
Dedicated to helping people recover from sexual violence and abuse. Providing a safe, healing environment so survivors can express feelings, be understood, and have access to a range of supportive and therapeutic services.
Services for victims of sexual assault and their families, friends and partners.
Providing crisis services, counseling and outreach. Serving Fredericksburg City, and the Counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford, along with surrounding areas.
SAFE
(540) 825-8891
Weekly support groups and individual counseling in Culpeper, Madison, Locust Grove, and the Town of Orange for victim or survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.
The groups are held in casual setting and aim to help victims and survivors grow in their journey to recovery.
Contact us to learn which groups have corresponding children’s group and/or daycare as well as dates, times and locations.
Grief Services
Comfort Zone Bereavement Camps
Comfort Zone Bereavement Camps are offered free of charge to children ages 7-17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. info@comfortzonecamp.org (866) 488-5679
For more information, visit Comfort Zone Bereavement Camps
Hospice of the Piedmont No Cost Grief Care Services
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a painful, yet natural part of healing. We’re here to help you navigate through that process. We offer ongoing bereavement support at no cost, even if your loved one hasn’t received care from Hospice of the Piedmont. You’re always welcome to join our support groups, events, workshops, camps, and individual counseling. See below for more information about how Hospice of the Piedmont’s Center for Grief & Healing serves our community.
A vital part of the services we provide is our Grief Intervention Support Team (GIST), which provides bereavement and trauma services at no charge to schools, workplaces, and organizations after a loss or disaster. To learn more about GIST, call 434-817-6900, email info@hopva.org, or click to see our flyer.
If you’re grieving and need support, we understand and want to help. Contact us now at 434-817-6900, 1-800-975-5501, or bereavementinfo@hopva.org.
Culpeper Office (540) 825-4840
Charlottesville Office (434) 817-6900
Mary Washington Healthcare
Fredericksburg offers several grief-support groups for individuals, families, and teens as well as grief camps for children and teens.
Contact their Grief Support Counselor at (540) 741-1874 griefsupport@mwhc.com.
Spiritual Care Support Ministries (SCSM)
Spiritual Care Support Ministries (SCSM) provides free counseling services and grief support groups in Culpeper and Fauquier county.
Call (540) 349-5814, go to our Spiritual Care Support Ministries (SCSM) website or stop by 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton, VA 20187.
Legal Assistance
Legal Aid Works
(540) 371-1105
A non-profit corporation that provides free, high-quality, civil legal assistance to low income individuals and families.
The three offices located in Fredericksburg, Tappahannock, and Culpeper to better serve area residents.
Unlike the constitutional guarantee for legal representation in criminal proceedings, domestic violence victims seeking protective orders, veterans looking to secure their benefits and poor families trying to stay housed do not have the same representation when going up against their abuser, the government or their landlord.
At Legal Aid Works®, we champion fairness for those with the least access to the civil justice system and do so across 17 of the most vulnerable counties in the state of Virginia.
Learn more about Legal Aid Works
Virginia Free Legal Answers
Virginia Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users post civil legal questions at no cost to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state.
Learn more about Virginia Free Legal Answers
Virginia Lawyer Referral Service
The Virginia Lawyer Referral Service (VLRS) was founded in 1977 to assist the public with referrals to practicing members of the Virginia State Bar.
The $35.00 non-refundable referral fee, which is collected by the VLRS at time of referring, entitles the referred caller to an up to one half-hour (30 minute) consultation with a VLRS lawyer that is a VSB member in good standing.
Alcohol/Substance Use Resources
AddictionResource
- It’s difficult to find reliable information on addiction and rehabilitation on the internet, so we created a site that provides up-to-date, accurate, and evidence-based information related to addiction, substance abuse, mental health, and treatment.
- The facilities chosen for our Top 10 lists are put through strict criteria during examination, which you can find on our “How We Choose” page. No facility can submit themselves or pay to be on a list.
- Topics are selected based on research, which tells us what our audience may be looking for, which types of addiction individuals across the nation may be facing, and which types of treatment may be most helpful and effective.
Learn more about AddictionResource
Alcohol Addiction Center
Committed to helping people and their families get help from alcoholism through education and free resources.
Learn more about the Alcohol Addiction Center
AlcoholHelp
Experience life without alcohol addiction.
Now is the time to change your life. Browse resources and get connected to treatment that is right for you.
Come As You Are
Support Groups, Outpatient Treatment, Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT), Inpatient Treatment Resources.
Learn more about Come As You Are
Culpeper Overdose Awareness
Online Recovery Support Amid Meeting Cancellations. Don’t let face to face meeting cancellations affect your recovery.
Learn more about the meeting cancellations
Encompass Community Support
(formerly Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board)
The mission of Encompass is to improve the quality of life in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock Counties by providing comprehensive behavioral health, developmental disability, substance use disorder, and aging services.
Learn more about Encompass Community Support
Free Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers in Virginia
Find an accredited drug rehab center in Virginia by clicking the link below or calling 804-331-4889. Discover all 343 treatment programs, many of which offer low cost payment options like sliding scale payment and financial aid. Find Virginia rehabs that accept Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, as well as local nonprofits and programs to get the treatment resources you need.
Learn more about rehab centers in Virginia
In the Rooms
Whether you’re in recovery, seeking help from any addiction, family or friend, register now.
You’ll get exclusive free access to Daily Meditations, Speaker Tapes and Daily Online Video AA / NA meetings. There are over 240,000 members who are willing to share their experience, strength and hope with YOU.
Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB)
At RACSB, we are committed to helping community members lead the best lives possible. We help babies speak their first words and adults with severe mental illness take their first steps back into the community. Whether you have a brief bout of depression, a debilitating mental illness, or a crippling addiction, we have outpatient services to help. For adults with developmental disability and their families, we offer top-notch care. We have proudly served the Fredericksburg community since 1970, and we are here to help. Serving the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
Learn more about Rappahannock Area Community Services Board (RACSB)
Recovery in Motion
We invite you to take an objective look at the true costs of addiction to you and your family and give us a call for a free consultation.
You will find that our highly tailored, individualized treatment approach is affordable and worth it.
Take this opportunity and make an investment in your life!
Call Us Today (866) 418-1070.
Learn more about Recovery in Motion
SoberNation
Online drug and alcohol recovery resource
Start Your Recovery
Online recovery tool that helps students take steps toward a more healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol
Tobacco Cessation
Plan Your Quit
The first step to quitting is making a plan. From knowing what to expect to being prepared for the challenges ahead, we’ll set you on your path to a smoke-free life.
Learn more about Plan Your Quit
Quit Now Virginia
Provides free information and coaching by telephone or online to residents who want to quit smoking or using tobacco. The counseling is offered by trained Quit Coaches; in combination with nicotine replacement therapy of medication prescribed by healthcare providers. This gives the patient the best chance of quitting successfully.
Learn more about Quit Now Virginia
Tobacco Treatment Program at MWH
The Mary Washington Healthcare Tobacco Treatment Program provides a weekly education/support group open to all members of the community. You may attend at any time and participate as long as you wish. We encourage you to bring family members or friends with you. It is OK if you are still smoking or using tobacco. The program is free. No pre-registration needed – JUST COME!