Welcome to the CSA Web Site!

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.
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.
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.
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

Information for CSA about Fostering Futures CANVaS 2.0 is Coming!! Fact Sheet #1 Fact Sheet #2 Fact Sheet #3 Fact Sheet #4 Fact Sheet #5 CanVaS 2.0 Video Series: CANVaS Demo Local Administrator Part 1 CANVaS Demo Local Administrator Part 2 CANS Demo DSS Enhanced Part 1 CANS Demo DSS Enhanced Part 2 CANS Demo DSS Enhanced Part 3 CANS Demo DSS Enhanced Part 4 CANS Standard Demo Part 1 CANS Standard Demo Part 2 Standard CANS for Children Ages Birth to Four (Comprehensive and Reassessment) Standard CANS for Children and Youth Ages 5-21 (Comprehensive and Reassessment) DSS-Enhanced CANS for Children Ages Birth to Four (Comprehensive and Reassessment) DSS-Enhanced CANS for Children and Youth Ages 5-21 (Comprehensive and Reassessment)

Center of Excellence The list of trained ICC Providers has been updated to reflect HFW Training in 2016.Trained ICC Providers 2016

Program Audits The Audit Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2019 is now available. Please visit the Program Audit Information page. Program Audit Information

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