Struggling to make ends meet? Single Stop can help!
Single Stop connects students to local community and government resources for food (SNAP, WIC, etc), health insurance, community support, and other needs. Students can use the Single Stop Benefit Screener to check for eligibility for supplemental resources.
Click “Sign Up” or “Let’s Get Started!”: Use your email address or phone number to start the confidential screener. You will be sent a verification code that will be used to continue the screener.
Fill in your information: Take 5-10 minutes to fill in your information. It will automatically calculate your eligibility.
Submit: Make sure you hit the “send” button. A Single Stop staff member will contact you to discuss resources you may be eligible for.
TimelyCare – Free Virtual Mental Health for All Students
Get connected with a licensed provider from your smartphone or online
24/7 support is available through the TalkNow Feature!
Visit TimelyCare and setup an account with your Student Gmail account
Career Closet
Dress for Success. Free Professional Attire for Students.
The Laurel Ridge Community College Career Closet provides free professional clothing to help students feel confident and prepared for interviews, internships, career fairs, presentations, and other professional opportunities.
Whether you’re preparing for your first interview, or updating your professional wardrobe, the Career Closet offers access to business and business-casual attire at no cost.
Who Can Use the Career Closet?
The Career Closet is available to:
Laurel Ridge students
Laurel Ridge employees
No appointments are required.
What Is Available?
The Career Closet currently offers:
Professional interview attire
Men’s and women’s business and business-casual clothing in a variety of sizes
Location & Hours
The Career Closet is located on the Middletown Campus in Cornerstone Hall Room 607 (TRIO Lounge/Food Pantry) and is available during pantry hours:
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to noon
Stop by anytime during pantry hours to browse available items.
Service Category
Sub-Category
Resource Name
Description
Website
Health and Mental Health Support
Substance Misuse Referral
Alcoholics Anonymous of Virginia
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking
Health and Mental Health Support
Substance Misuse Referral
Start Your Recovery
Online recovery tool that helps students take steps toward a more healthy relationship with drugs and alcohol.
Health and Mental Health Support
Substance Misuse Referral
SoberNation
Online drug and alcohol recovery resource.
Personal Budgeting and Financial Wellness
Taxes
Free Tax Preparation
As a student, file your taxes for free using this service!
Personal Budgeting and Financial Wellness
Budgeting
YNAB’s Budgeting App
Stop living paycheck to paycheck and take control of your money! Their simple method will teach you how to reduce your dependency on debt and pay it off faster.
Personal Budgeting and Financial Wellness
Transportation and car loans
HumanKind Ways to Work
They help individuals access reliable transportation and build credit with fair-interest car loans. In addition to loan assistance, program participants receive additional supportive services including life skills, financial resources, and credit education.
Family Services
Child Care Assistance
Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program
The Child Care Subsidy Program assists families in paying child care costs for children under age 13 or children with special needs under age 18 who reside with the applicant. If you are eligible and are approved for services, the subsidy program can pay a portion of your child care costs directly to the child care provider.
Family Services
Child Care Assistance
Child Care Aware of Virginia
Child Care Aware of Virginia is a community-based network of child care and early education specialists. We deliver services to families, child care professionals and communities, working to increase the accessibility, availability and quality of child care in Virginia.
Family Services
Services for Child Abuse
Child Safe Center
The mission of the Child Safe Center is to promote a child focused approach to the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse by providing a safe, child-friendly facility, a Multidisciplinary Team response to abuse allegations and professional support, education and advocacy services.
Employment Assistance
Virginia Employment Commission
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is committed to guiding you through the unemployment process. We’ll help you understand the benefit requirements and navigate the system as you seek temporary assistance while looking for new employment. Our unemployment benefits program provides short-term aid to those who have lost their job through no fault of their own.
Family Services
Assistance for New Parents
Healthy Families NSV Resource Center
Healthy Families is a nationally known, voluntary, community based, non-profit program designed to assist new families at no cost. Healthy Families Northern Shenandoah Valley and Valley Health have the shared goal of improving the health and well-being of our community.
Housing
VA Department of Housing and Community Development
Legal Assistance
Blue Ridge Legal Services
Blue Ridge Legal Services is the nonprofit legal aid society providing free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke Valley of Virginia.
Legal Assistance
Immigration Legal Services
Just Neighbors Immigration Legal Services
Just Neighbors is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to serving and supporting the immigrant community of Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. We foster mutual understanding between immigrants and the larger community in which they live.
LGBTQ+ Support
PFLAG Woodstock VA
PFLAG Woodstock VA is creating a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Woodstock, Virginia, we provide support and resources to the LGBTQIA+ community as well as their families and allies!
LGBTQ+ Support
Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
LGBTQ+ Support
ARE's LGBTQ+ Center
ARE’s R.I.S.E. (Resources, Inclusion, Support and Empowerment) Center celebrates, empowers, educates and elevates and connects queer communities in Winchester and Frederick County. We are dedicated to creating an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. Our center provides a wide range of programs and services.
LGBTQ+ Support
Rainbow Ridge Social Club
An all-ages social group for LGBTQIA+ people in the northern Shenandoah Valley
LGBTQ+ Support
Fauquier Pride
A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit dedicated to the LGBTQ+ Community
Public Transportation
Winchester Public Transit Bus Route
The Laurel Ridge We Care team can connect students to resources in our community that can help with your specific needs. Please use the form below to request assistance. If you haven’t already, we also recommend submitting a Single Stop Benefits Screener to jumpstart the connection with other resources.
