The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced that effective Monday, Oct. 4, offices of the Division of Senior Citizens Affairs in the St. Croix District will be relocating from the Herbert Grigg Homes for the Aged Campus to 1401 Mars Hill, Suite No. 2 in Frederiksted (former Energy Office).
Additionally, offices of the Division of Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Services, which have been housed on the campus of the Youth Rehabilitation Center in Anna’s Hope, St. Croix, will relocate to No. 2 Estate Carlton, Suites No. 4 and 7, also effective Monday, Oct. 4.
“I am pleased to see our Division of Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and the Division of Senior Citizens Affairs relocating to new office space, which will greatly improve the public’s access
to services,” DHS Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez said. “Both Divisions were displaced from the former Golden Rock location since 2017, when Hurricane Maria devastated much of St. Croix. Our staff has faithfully continued to provide direct services to our clients, but the new office space will give them dedicated comfortable spaces to work. Kudos to our team and to their hard work.”
The senior programs that are relocating and will be housed next to the Division of Financial Assistance (SNAP) Medicaid Program office at 1401 Mars Hill, are:
- Senior Citizens Affairs Administration Office
- I and R (Senior ID)
- Pharmaceutical Assistant Program (PAP/SPAP)
- Adult Protective Services Unit (APS)
- Nutrition Program (Meals on Wheels)
- Homemakers Services
- Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
- Family Caregivers Support Program
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
To contact the Division of Senior Citizens Affairs, call 772-7148.
Press Contact:
Michal Rhymer-Browne, Assistant Commissioner
Phone: 690-0299; Michal.Rhymer-Browne@dhs.vi.gov
Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States
To contact the Adult Protective Services Unit, call 340-642-8820.
The Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Services Programs that will be housed at No. 2 Estate Carlton, Suites No. 4 and 7 are:
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Supported Employment
- Older Blind Independent Living
- Randolph Sheppard
To contact the Division of Disabilities and Vocational and Rehabilitation Services, call 643-8145 or 626-6268.
For more information, visit the Department of Human Services website at www.dhs.gov.vi or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/usvidhs) at U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services.
The department (DHS) exists to provide social services to members in the community with diverse needs. In times of national uncertainty and hardship DHS acts as a safety-net and exists to inspire hope and empower change through non-judgmental, quality delivery of needed services and resources.
Visit the Department of Human Services website: www.dhs.gov.vi for more information. For more information on COVID-19, the new strain of coronavirus, visit the USVI Department of Health’s website: www.doh.vi.gov/coronavirus or text COVID19USVI to 888777.
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