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Social Services

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Eligibility Staff

The King William County Department of Social Services is committed to helping local citizens improve their lives and confidently meet the challenges of the future by promoting self-reliance through community-based services. Our goal is to:

• Create and maintain an environment that fosters self-reliance,
• Create and maintain a safe living environment for all citizens of the County,
• Be responsible stewards of the taxpayers’ funds.

The Department provides assistance through a number of programs including Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS), Food Stamps, Child Day Care Services, Medicaid and Auxiliary Grants, Emergency Assistance and General Relief.

Social Services also assists with Foster Care, Adoption Services, Child Protective Services, Adult Services and Adult Protective Services.

Programs are available to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, political beliefs or disability.

Further information regarding programs and services can be found on the websites for the Virginia Department of Social Services and the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid).

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Contact Information

King William County Social Services Department
P.O. Box 187
King William, VA 23086

Phone: (804) 769-4905
Fax: (804) 769-4979
Email: agency101@central.dss.state.va.us

The Social Services Department is located in the L.T. McAllister Human Services Building at 172 Courthouse Lane.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Staff

Ben Owen
Director
(804) 769-4914
bowen@kingwilliamcounty.us

Erin Porter
Food Stamp Clerk/Administrative Support
(804) 769-4905
eporter@kingwilliamcounty.us 

Darlene Chamberlain
Office Manager
(804) 769-4907
dchamberlain@kingwilliamcounty.us


Wendy Shew-Summers
Social Worker
(804) 769-4910
wshew-summers@kingwilliamcounty.us

Susan Thomas
Eligibility Worker
(804) 769-4912
sthomas@kingwilliamcounty.us

Anne Mitchell
Social Work Supervisor
(804) 769-4913
amitchell@kingwilliamcounty.us 

Patti Previs
Eligibility Supervisor
(804) 769-4909
pprevis@kingwilliamcounty.us 

Joan Nelson
Senior Eligibility Worker
(804) 769-4906
jnelson@kingwilliamcounty.us

Stacey Smith
Eligibility Worker
(804) 769-4903
ssmith@kingwilliamcounty.us

Ann Porter
Comprehensive Services Act Coordinator
(804) 769-4922
aporter@kingwilliamcounty.us

Florence Horton
Eligibility Worker
(804) 769-4921
fhorton@kingwilliamcounty.us 

Cherlanda Sidney-Ross
Child Protective Services Worker
(804) 769-4924
csidney-ross@kingwilliamcounty.us 

Ivey Blunt
Social Worker
(804) 769-4996
iblunt@kingwilliamcounty.us

Tamika Shelton
Case Aid
(804) 769-4987
tshelton@kingwilliamcounty.us

 

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