Greensville County
A variety of community resources are available to residents of Greensville, including the following:
- Meherrin Regional Library
- Financial and legal support services
- Health and social services
- Life skills and guidance
- Medical and dental services
- Mental health services
- Pregnancy, prenatal and pediatric services
- Resources and support for seniors
- Virginia and interstate financial, legal and insurance resources
Meherrin Regional Library
Main Library - Brunswick County Library
133 West Hicks Street,
Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
Phone: (434) 848-2418
www.meherrinlib.org
The Meherrin Regional Library provides the following special services. Fees are charged to offset some costs to the library:
- CDs, DVDs and games on disc can now be repaired and cleaned for a fee of $3.00 per item
- Photocopy Services - 20 cents per page
- Printing from public access computers - 20 cents per page
- Sending a fax - $2.00 for first page, $1.00 per page thereafter
Receiving a fax - $1.00 per page - Rental of slide projector and film projector - $10.00
- Rental of projector screen - $5.00
- Inter-library loan - $3.00 postage fee per item (see also Fines)
Financial and legal support services
Virginia Legal Aid Society
412 South Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-5127
www.vlas.org
Serving the City of Emporia and the counties of Brunswick and Greensville. Provides legal assistance to low income individuals in civil suits.
Greensville/Emporia Department of Social Services
1748 East Atlantic Street 100
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-2905
http://www.gedss.org/
Provides social services to the residents of Emporia and Greensville County.
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Health and social services
Greensville/Emporia Health Department
140 Uriah Branch Way
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-4235
www.vdh.state.va.us
Provides immunization clinics, communicable disease services and STD and HIV education and counseling. Working together to foster healthy communities.
Samaritan Helping Hands Home
North Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634 2905
Provides emergency lodging for transients and also provides lunch on Monday through Friday for the needy.
Hospice Support Group of Southside VA
412 Ingleside Avenue
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348 3353
Provides comfort and supportive health care to terminally ill persons and their family members.
Emporia/ Greensville Habitat for Humanity
P.O. Box 1229
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 594-4899
http://www.habitat.org/cd/kit/homepage.aspx?page=eghabitat
Work in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing.
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Life skills and guidance
Southside Virginia Education Center
1300 Greensville County Circle
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-9358
http://www.southside.edu/
Dedicated to the belief that all citizens should be given an opportunity to acquire an educational foundation that develops and extends their skills and knowledge.
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
105 Oak Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-4233
http://www.ext.vt.edu/
Provides educational programs to help improve the lives of the residents of the Emporia/Greensville area.
Emporia/Greensville Literacy Council Inc.
Richardson Memorial Library
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-7373
Volunteers tutor in reading and studying skills to help prepare persons for the General Education Diploma exam.
Medical and dental services
Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center
727 North Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-4400
http://www.svrmc.com/pages/home.aspx
A 24 hour full service hospital, providing quality health care.
Southern Dominion Health System
702 North Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 696-2165
http://www.sdhsinc.com/
A non-profit organization committed to the health care of individuals and families, regardless of ability to pay.
Veterans Outpatient Clinic
East Atlantic Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-1055
http://www.richmond.va.gov/visitors/Copy_of_Emporia_Community_Based_Outpatient_Clinic.asp
Reduces travel distance to the nearest Veterans Hospital and increases access to health care for veterans in Southside Virginia.
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Mental health services
Greensville/Emporia Counseling Services
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
215 West Atlantic Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634 5181
www.d19csb.com
Clinics provide a wide array of mental health , mental retardation and substance abuse services to residents of the area.
Family Violence/Sexual Assault Services Unit
420 South Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-0100
Hotline: 1-800-838-8238
A 24 hour, seven day a week service for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Provides services in the City of Emporia and the Counties of Greensville, Brunswick, and Sussex.
Adult Activity Services
307 East Atlantic Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-2124
http://www.greensvillecountyva.gov/Health%20and%20Welfare/adult_activity_services.htm
Provides a variety of training opportunities to adults with mental retardation. Levels of services include intensive day support, regular day support, work adjustment training and long term sheltered employment.
Pregnancy, prenatal and pediatric services
Greensville/Emporia Coalition for Delaying Parenthood in Youth
400 Halifax Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 336-1501
The goal of the coalition is to promote abstinence in youth.
Boys and Girls Club
105 School Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 336-1443
www.bgcemporiava.org
Provides programs and activities to enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
Emporia/Greensville Recreation Association
PO Box 865
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-9400
Provides a cost efficient recreation delivery system to adults and children.
Resources and support for seniors
Crater Area Agency on Aging
23 Seyler Drive
Petersburg, Virginia 23847
Phone: (804) 732-7020
www.cdaaa.org/
Committed to helping seniors remain in their homes for as long as possible while helping to maintain their quality of life and independence as the age.
Emporia Senior Center
106 West Atlantic Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 634-9688
Provides weekly activities for seniors.
Jarratt Senior Center
114 Halifax Road
Jarratt, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 535-8364
Provides weekly activities for seniors.
Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center Senior Circle
727 North Main Street
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-2000
www.svrmc.com
Committed to enriching the lives of adults age fifty and older. To encourage the healthiest most active lifestyle possible through meaningful education, wellness, health, volunteer opportunities and social activities.
YMCA Silver Sneakers Program
212 Weaver Drive
Emporia, Virginia 23847
Phone: (434) 348-3462
An innovative health, exercise and wellness program helping older adults live healthy active lifestyles.
Virginia and interstate financial, legal and insurance resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services
http://dmasva.dmas.virginia.gov/default.aspx
The Department of Medical Assistance Services website includes information about high-quality comprehensive health services for qualifying Virginians.
- DMAS Information for Medicaid Clients
http://dmasva.dmas.virginia.gov/Content_pgs/rcp-home.aspx
The DMAS Medicaid website includes instructions on applying for Medicaid in Virginia. - DMAS Pharmacy Assistance Programs in Virginia
www.dmas.virginia.gov/rcp-prescription_assistance.htm
Pharmacy Assistance Programs provide information for Virginia residents who need help paying for prescription medications.
Family Access to Medical Insurance and Security Plan
www.famis.org
FAMIS is a state program that helps working families provide health insurance for their children.
Instructive Visiting Nurse Association
www.ivna.org/index.html
The Instructive Visiting Nurse Association is a nonprofit organization providing comprehensive health care to people in their homes, regardless of their ability to pay.
NeedyMeds
www.needymeds.org
NeedyMeds provides information about patient assistance programs that provide no-cost prescription medications to eligible participants.
Virginia Poverty Law Center
www.vplc.org
The Virginia Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization concentrating in the areas of law that affect low-income families.
Patient Advocate Foundation
www.patientadvocate.org
The Patient Advocate Foundation is a nonprofit organization aimed at solving insurance and health care access problems for specific patient populations.