**The Children's Services Act office in Clarke County is looking for Parent Representatives for one of its community-based teams: the Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT). If you live in Clarke County and have a child in the Clarke school system, or you work with children who have special needs, and you are interested in sharing your perspective to help others, please reach out to Nadia Acosta, CSA Coordinator, at 540-955-5198.**

The Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT) manages the local Children’s Services Act (CSA) program by coordinating agencies efforts, managing the available funds, and establishing local CSA program policies.

CSA is a law enacted in 1993 that established a single state pool of funds to support behavioral health services for eligible youth and their families. State funds combined with local community funds are managed by local inter-agency teams that plan and manage those services for youth. The Office of Children’s Services (OCS) oversees Clarke County’s administration of the program.

Current Members:

• Denise Acker, Northwestern Community Services board representative
• David Ash, Parent representative
• Terri Catlett, Board of Supervisors representative
• Tavan Mair, Private Provider representative
• Frank Moore, Clarke County Public Schools representative
• Jennifer Parker, Department of Social Services representative
• Leea Shirley, vice chair and Virginia Department of Health representative
• Jerry Stollings, chair and Court Services representative

CPMT meetings are from 2 to 4 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the second-floor meeting space of the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center (101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville Va.). CPMT meetings are open to the public. 

For information about CPMT and CSA contact:

Nadia Acosta
CSA Coordinator
(540) 955-5198
nadia.acosta@dss.virginia.gov