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Outdoors Foundation, Virginia

101 N. 14th St., 17th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
324 Waterloo St.
Warrenton, VA 20186

Accepts gifts of land and administers open space easements.
804-225-2147 (Voice)
804-371-4810 (FAX)
540-347-7727 (local office)
www.virginiaoutdoorsfoundation.org 

Parole Board, Virginia

6900 Atmore Drive
Richmond, VA 23225

Administers the parole program.
804-674-3081
800-467-4943 Inmate status service
www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Preparedness, Office of Commonwealth

1111 E. Broad St., 3rd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218

Coordinates state’s security and preparedness strategy.
804-225-3826
804-225-3882
(FAX)
804-371-8015 (TTY)
www.commonwealthpreparedness.virginia.gov

Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of

3600 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230-4917

Regulatory boards establish minimum standards for licensing and enforce standards of conduct for these occupations or professions:

Architects Geologists Real estate/Fair Housing
Asbestos, lead and home inspectors Hearing aid specialists Real estate appraisers
Auctioneers Interior designers Soil scientists
Barbers/Cosmetologists Land surveyors Tattoo artists
Branch pilots Landscape architects Tradesmen Certification
Boxing and wrestling Opticians Water & wastewater works operators
Cemetery board Polygraph examiners Waste management facility operators
Contractors Property registration

804-367-8500  for licensing or examination requirements
888-551-3247 discrimination in housing concerns
804-367-9753 (TDD)
804-367-8504 for consumer complaints
www.state.va.us/dpor

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Protection and Advocacy, Virginia Office for

1910 Byrd Ave., Suite 5
Richmond, VA 23230

Protects rights of disabled persons and offers individual case advocacy, technical assistance, inormation and referrals.
800-552-3962 (Voice/TDD)
804-2662-7057
(FAX)
www.vopa.state.va.us

Public Defender Commission

701 East Franklin Street
#1416
Richmond, VA 23219
Fairfax Public Defender Office:
4103 Chain Bridge Rd. #500
Fairfax, VA 22030

Provides defense services for indigent defendents.
804-225-3297 (Richmond)
703-934-5600 (Fairfax)
www.publicdefender.state.va.us

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Rail and Public Transportation, Department of

1313 East Main St., Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23218-0590
3900 Jermantown Rd., Suite 300
Fairfax, VA 23030

Provides technical assistance and funding to transit systems throughout Virginia; promotes rail and public transportation.
804-786-4440
804-786-7286
(FAX)
703-934-4636 (Local office) 
www.drpt.state.va.us

Rehabilitative Services, Department of

8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond, VA 23288
11150 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 300
Fairfax, VA 23030

Provides comprehensive rehabilitative services to physically, mentally and emotionally and sensory disabled persons; assistance to employers in hiring workers with disabilities.
800-552-5019 (Voice/TDD)
703-359-1124 Local
www.vadrs.org

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Retirement System, Virginia

1200 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
P.O. Box 2500
Richmond, VA 23218-2500

Administers retirement and group life insurance programs for state and local government employees.
888-827-3847
804-649-8059 (TDD)
www.varetire.org