Family Resources

Virginia Earned Income Tax Credit
EITC is a federal tax credit for low-to-middle income working individuals and families. To qualify you must file an income tax return — even if the IRS doesn’t require filing taxes for your income level. Virginia specific information provided by the Dept. of Social Services.

Family Access to Medical Insurance Security
FAMIS is Virginia’s health insurance program for children. It makes health care affordable for children of eligible families. FAMIS covers all the medical care growing children need to avoid getting sick, plus the medical care that will help them get better if they do get sick or get hurt.

211Virginia
2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number connecting people with free information on available community services. When you dial 2-1-1, a trained professional listens to your situation and suggests sources of help using one of the largest databases of health and human services in Virginia. It also offers resources via the internet on their website.

Lifeline
Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides a discount on monthly telephone service for eligible low-income subscribers to help ensure they can connect to the nation’s communications networks, find jobs, access health care services, connect with family and their children’s schools, and call for help in an emergency. Lifeline is supported by the federal Universal Service Fund (USF).