Clarke County Department of Social Services promotes and supports the development of healthy and protects Virginia’s children and adults from abuse and neglect, because all children and communities deserve to be safe. CCDSS believes in family, child, and youth-centered practice, and believes children do best when raised by their families, and all children deserve and need a safe and permanent family. CCDSS partners with others to support child and family success in a system that is child, family, and community based. CCDSS staff members believe that how they do their work is as is important as the work they do.

Clarke County Department of Social Services is located at 311 E. Main St. in Berryville, Va. 

Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Fax:
(540) 955-3958

Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
(800) 552-7096
Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline:
(888) 832-3858

Nadia Acosta
Children’s Services Act
Coordinator
(540) 955-5198
nadia.acosta@dss.virginia.gov

Sarita Emmons
Family Services Supervisor
(540) 955-5167
sarita.emmons1@dss.virginia.gov

Hannah Lockhart
Family Services Specialsit I-Child Protective Services
(540) 955-5174
hannah.lockhart@dss.virginia.gov

Cortney Roloff
Human Services Assistant III
(540) 955-3810
cortney.roloff@dss.virginia.gov

Mandy Smulik
Family Services Specialist II-In-Home Services
(540) 955-5193
mandy.smulik1@dss.virginia.gov

Iyana Thomas
Family Services Specialist I-Foster Care
(540) 955-5171
iyana.thomas@dss.virginia.gov

Peter Van Eck
Family Services Specialist I-Adult Services
(540) 955-5172
peter.vaneck@dss.virginia.gov