RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- The Virginia Department of Social Services said emergency allotments for its Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) should be available to all eligible households as ...

Dr. Danny Avula, the director of Richmond and Henrico County‘s health districts and the state’s former COVID vaccine coordinator, has accepted Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s appointment to become commissioner ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Some Virginians eligible for hundreds of dollars in Pandemic-EBT benefits that were scheduled to go out on August 25 have not received them yet. The P-EBT one-time summer ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officials are racing to reduce errors in the state's food benefits program to avoid paying a $270 million annual penalty if improvements ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Applications for cooling assistance under the Virginia Department of Social Services’ Virginia Energy Assistance Program is now available for qualifying households. The Virginia ...

Read full article: Roanoke residents face EBT card fraud as benefits disappear Imagine checking out at the store, only to find your Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, card declined—because your ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has opened applications for fuel assistance as part of a federally funded program. “The Energy Assistance Program is a critical ...

Virginia's local social services agencies say they will run out of state funding to cover their expenses next month if the federal government shutdown extends into December.