Augusta County Sheriff's Department

The Adult Division provides a range of programs and services for adults. It offers general relief, energy assistance, adult protective, and state and local hospitalization services. The division also provides companion, nursing, long-term care, emergency and case management services for disabled people and senior citizens. In addition, the Adult Division offers the Medicaid and Food Stamps programs. It is a part of the Department of Social Services, which is governed by the County of Albemarle in Virginia. The department operates the Families and Children Division, which provides employment, adoption, family support, and child and foster care services. It also offers the Bright Stars and the Family Unification Programs.

Albemarle County Sheriff focuses to provide law enforcement services to the citizens. The sheriff operates Crime Prevention Academy to offer educational programs for the community. It offers safe surfing on the Internet program for online safety of children and their parents. Its sexual assault prevention program provides tips to stay safe from sexual assaults, such as rape, date rape, inappropriate touching, obscene exposure and verbal assaults. Albemarle County Sheriff has a lost but found safe and sound series of programs that are designed to show ways to children if they become get lost in remote areas, such as parks and forests. The other programs include Eddie eagle and teen suicide prevention. Its Web site provides information on wanted persons and missing children. Located in Charlottesville, Va., it has a team of pipes and drum performers representing Albemarle County Sheriff.

The Amherst County Sheriff s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency that is responsible for covering more than 450 square miles in Virginia. It employs a staff of over 80 full- and part-time officers. The office maintains a Special Response Team (SRT) that deals with high-risk and dangerous situations, including warrant arrests and explosive devices, as well as heavily armed criminals and barricaded persons. The Amherst County Sheriff s Office also supports Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which is a nontransport advanced life support program that augments and enhances health care services provided by volunteer rescue squads. Located in Amherst, Va., the Amherst County Sheriff s Office has field operations, investigations, crime prevention and corrections divisions.