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Welcome to the CSA Web Site!

WHAT IS CSA?

The Children's Services Act (CSA) is now the name for a law enacted in 1993 that establishes a single state pool of funds to purchase services for at- risk youth and their families. The state funds, combined with local community funds, are managed by local interagency teams who plan and oversee services to youth.

Mission Statement

The mission of the CSA is to create a collaborative system of services and funding that is child-centered, family-focused and community-based when addressing the strengths and needs of troubled and at-risk youth and their families in the Commonwealth.

Administration of the CSA

The State Executive Council (SEC) is the supervisory body responsible for the establishment of programmatic and fiscal policies that support the purposes of the CSA. The Office of Children's Services (OCS) is the administrative entity responsible for implementation of the decisions of the SEC.

Vision Statement

OCS envisions CSA as a national model in providing effective and innovative systems of care statewide for at-risk youth and families. We strive for CSA to be highly regarded as a leader in: improving outcomes for children and their families; facilitating the highest quality technical assistance and training to strengthen the capacity of communities to implement CSA; maintaining high standards for sound fiscal accountability and responsible use of taxpayer funds; and partnering with families and all CSA stakeholders to implement best practices and technology to continually improve the performance of CSA. OCS strives to maintain an enthusiastic, creative and knowledgeable staff empowered to work with CSA stakeholders to sustain the highest quality system of care for Virginia’s youth and their families.

What's New

Proposed Policies Open for Public Comment

Participation in Meetings of the State Executive Council for the Children’s Services Act from Remote Locations are Not Open to the Public.
Final Public Comment Period.
Close date: February 8, 2016, 5:00 PM

Links to the following documents:

Transmittal Letter for Participation in Meetings of the SEC
Policy on Electronic Participation in State Executive Council meetings

Notice of Intent to Develop Policy:
Public Participation in Policy Making Activities of the State Executive Council for Children’s Services.
Initial Public Comment Period.
Close date: February 1, 2016, 5:00 PM

Links to the following documents:

transmittal letter for Notice of Intent to Develop Policy
NOIDP - Public Participation in SEC Policy Making

Work Group on the Role of the State Executive Council
Final Report

Model Family Referral Policy. (Click here For Policy)
2015 General Assembly amended §2.2-5206 requiring local Community Policy and Management Teams to establish a process for parents to refer children to the local CSA teams. This Model Family Referral Policy is available to localities as an option in meeting this requirement.

Center of Excellence
The list of trained ICC Providers has been updated to reflect HFW Training in 2015.Trained ICC Providers 2015

CANVaS
CANVaS 2.0 is Coming!!

Program Audits
Final audit reports are now available. Please visit the Program Audit Information page.
Program Audit Information