Child Services

Child Care Services

Child Care Services are provided to enable low income families, including recipients of TANF, to become employed, or prepare for employment through education and job training. Children may receive day care which enhances their development in day care centers, family day care homes, or in their own homes. For more information about day care services, please call 434-985-5246.

Protective Services To Children (CPS)

Protective Services to Children (CPS) consist of the identification, receipt, and immediate investigation of complaints and reports of neglect and abuse of children under 18 years of age. Protective Services require an immediate response on a 24-hour basis to complaints received by investigation, assessment, and documentation as well as arranging and providing immediate and intensive services to the child, the family, and the alleged abuser. For more information about CPS or to report a CPS complaint please call:

• Greene County Social Services at 434-985-5246 (Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
• Greene County Sheriff's Department at 434-985-2222
• 911 (for emergencies)
• VA Child Protective Services Hotline at 800-552-7096 (Anytime) or 804-786-8536 (Out of State)

Family Services

Family Services are provided to individuals and their families to strengthen their relationships and their capacity to function independently. Court ordered home studies are done for the purpose of supplying the courts with information regarding the appropriateness of placements with persons seeking adoption, custody or visitation.