What We Do
Crisis & Emergency Numbers
Amherst County Sheriff's Department
911
YWCA Domestic Violence Prevention Center (24-hour emergency shelter)
(434) 528-1041
(434) 528-1041
Sexual Assault Response Program (24-hour hotline assistance)
(434) 947-7273
(434) 947-7273
Crisis Line of Central Virginia (24-hour hotline assistance)
(434) 947-4357
(434) 947-4357
Financial Assistance
Amherst County Social Services (food stamps, general relief, state and local hospitalization)
(434) 946-9330
(434) 946-9330
Lynchburg Social Services (food stamps, general relief, state and local hospitalization)
(434) 847-1551
(434) 847-1551
Interfaith Outreach Association
(434) 846-6098
Law Enforcement Offices
Amherst County's Sheriff's Department (non-emergency) (434) 946-9381
Amherst Police Department (Town of Amherst non-emergency) (434) 946-7874
Amherst Magistrate's Office (434) 946-9349
Inmate Locator & Notification
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority Inmate Information
(434) 847-1300
Victim Noticification of Offender Status (VINE)
(800) 467-4943
General Information
United Way Information & Referral Center
(434) 845-8016
Virginia Lawyer Referral Service
(800) 552-7977
Other Victim / WItness Programs
Bedford County, VA (540) 586-7628
Campbell County, VA (434) 332-9627
Lynchburg City, VA (434) 455-3780
