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Harrisonburg Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Harrisonburg, Virginia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Virginia page.

Blue Ridge Legal Services, Harrisonburg OfficeFree civil legal assistance
Websitebrls.org
Phone540-433-1830
Address204 N. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
HoursMonday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:45 PM (intake)

Blue Ridge Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke Valley. Its Harrisonburg office serves Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta County, Highland County, Page County, and Rockingham County. Contact the office during intake hours or apply online.1

Food

Patchwork PantryFood pantry
Websitepatchworkpantry.org
Phone540-466-4173
Address70 S. High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
HoursWednesdays, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Patchwork Pantry distributes food to people in need in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County from Community Mennonite Church. Guests may visit two times per month.2

Hope DistributedFood pantry
Websitehopedistributed.org
Phone540-578-3510
Address1869 Boyers Rd, Rockingham, VA 22801
HoursThursdays, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM on the first Thursday; first, second, and third Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hope Distributed runs a food pantry set up like a grocery store, with perishable and nonperishable food. It delivers food to shut-in, elderly, and disabled households through its Hope Delivered program.3

Social services

The Salvation Army, Harrisonburg CorpsEmergency assistance and shelter
Websiteharrisonburg.salvationarmypotomac.org
Phone540-434-4854
Address185 Ashby Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

The Salvation Army Harrisonburg Corps provides material, emotional, and spiritual support, with emergency assistance by appointment on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It operates the Family Services and Emergency Shelter, a 40-bed facility on Jefferson Street.4

Harrisonburg Rockingham Social Services DistrictBenefits and social services
Websiterockinghamcountyva.gov
Phone540-574-5100
Address110 North Mason Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Harrisonburg Rockingham Social Services District runs the joint city and county social services department. Its Benefits Program covers medical, financial, fuel, and food stamp assistance, and its Service Program covers adoption, adult protective services, child protective services, day care, employment services, and foster care.5

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Blue Ridge Legal Services, Harrisonburg Office. ↩

  2. Patchwork Pantry, Visit Us. ↩

  3. Hope Distributed, What We Do. ↩

  4. The Salvation Army Harrisonburg Corps, Who We Are and Emergency Assistance. The street address, phone number, and office hours come from The Salvation Army national location page for Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, Virginia. ↩

  5. Rockingham County, Social Services. The county page describes the district and its programs but gives no office phone number, address, or hours. The phone number, address, and hours here come from the Virginia Navigator listing for the district, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Social Services District. A separate directory listing gives the closing time as 4:30 PM rather than 5:00 PM. ↩

  1. Lynchburg Local Assistance Programs, Virginia.
  2. Newport News Local Assistance Programs, Virginia.
  3. Norfolk Local Assistance Programs, Virginia.
  4. Portsmouth Local Assistance Programs, Virginia.
  5. Richmond Local Assistance Programs, Virginia.

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