Child Health Insurance Help 
Virginia's programs that help families provide health insurance to their children are FAMIS and FAMIS Plus (FAMIS stands for Family Access to Medical Insurance Security).
To get more information and/or enrollment assistance, review the list below to find the organization in your area that provides help to families in applying for FAMIS and FAMIS Plus. (Projects marked with an * have Spanish speaking outreach workers on staff).
Northern Virginia
* Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (ANHSI) – Alexandria and Arlington.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Eduardo Mantilla Torres (703) 535-5418.
* Inova Partnership for Healthier Kids – Fairfax City/County, Loudoun.
CONTACT INFORMATION: (703) 321-1993
Pediatric Primary Care Project – Prince William County and Manassas Park.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Outreach Worker (703) 792-7348 or (703) 792-4747.
Stafford County Head Start – Stafford.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Melanie Crummett (540) 368-2559
Central Virginia
* Bon Secours Richmond Health System – City of Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield Counties.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ana Buckman (804) 545-1931
Community Memorial Healthcenter – Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Brunswick.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Gail Rolfe (434) 447-3151 x3380
Johnson Health Center – Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford City/County, Campbel and Lynchburg.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Sara Manley (434) 947-5967
Richmond City Public Schools - City of Richmond
CONTACT INFORMATION: Tiara Love (804) 780-4449 x389
Rural Health Outreach Project (RHOP) - Amherst and Nelson
CONTACT INFORMATION: Dorothy Cash (434) 263-4858.
United Way Thomas Jefferson Area Insurance for Children Project – Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Orange.
CONTACT INFORMATION: (877) 744-6887 or uwkids@unitedwaytja.org
UVA Children's Hospital - pediatrics patients at UVA Children's Hospital
CONTACT INFORMATION: Katina McCain (434) 982-6348
Tidewater Virginia
Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH) – Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and the Peninsula.
CONTACT INFORMATION: (757) 668-6447.
Peninsula Institute for Community Health (PICH) – Greater Peninsula.
CONTACT INFORMATION: (757) 244-8560 Cynthia Newsome x311 or Tina Williams x343
Williamsburg/James City County Public Schools - Williamsburg City and James City County
CONTACT INFORMATION: Marides Daus (757) 887-3985
Southside Virginia
Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness - Henry and Patrick Counties and Martinsville
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ann Walker (276) 629-1076 x303
Southwest Virginia
CHIP of Roanoke – Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke counties and the cities of Roanoke and Salem.
CONTACT INFORMATION: (540) 857- 6993 x101
Cumberland Plateau Health District (in partnership with the Clinch Valley Community Action Agency) – Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell, Wise, Scott and Washington Counties.
CONTACT INFORMATION: For Dickenson, Wise, Lee, and Russell counties - Pat McGlothlin (276) 889-7621 x45
For Tazewell, Smyth, Buchanan, Scott and Washington counties - Letisha Odum (276) 988-5583
Radford University FAMIS Outreach Project - Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe Counties and cities of Galax and Radford
CONTACT INFORMATION: Rhonda Seltz (540) 831- 7693
You can contact FAMIS directly at:
1-866-87FAMIS (1-866-873-2647)
www.famis.org
SignUpNow also may be of assistance:
(804) 828-6062
signupnow@vhcf.org
www.SignUpNowVa.org
Primary Care Services
Community Health Centers and Free Clinics provide care to uninsured and low income Virginians. Care is typically provided on a sliding scale basis. Check our list of Community Health Centers and Free Clinics to see if there is one near you.
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