SELF-RELIANCE
"Assisting Residents to Retain Their Independence"
Children's Services | Emergency | Energy | Housing | Self-Reliance
Choreservice is designed to assist elderly and disabled people remain in their own homes by providing light housekeeping services, errand running, and even meal preparation on occasion. Clients served by choreservice are accepted based on need and require a referral from a medical doctor. Currently, this program operates in Scott County only.
Choreservice allows people like Mr. Jack Haynes
to maintain his independence.
Funding for Choreservice is provided by United Way of Southwest Virginia and Virginia Department of Social Services.
Keys for Success, a car ownership program for people who are transitioning from public assistance, provides zero-percent interest loans to purchase a car for transportation to and from work. This past year, Keys for Success served 37 people with 35 individuals acquiring transportation. The primary funder of this program is the Virginia Department of Social Services.