Alleghany Highlands Community Services

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The Alleghany Highlands Community Services Board is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals in our community with behavioral health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities. AHCS is committed to preventing the occurrence of these conditions through an integrated community-based system of care. AHCS is committed to being responsive to individual needs and choices. Alleghany Highlands Community Services (AHCS) began in 1983 and is one of forty Community Services Boards and Behavioral Health Authorities established under the Code of Virginia to provide comprehensive services to individuals who have mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities, or substance use disorders. As the publicly funded safety net for service delivery, we must continuously monitor and evaluate our cost for services as well as the effectiveness of what we do. AHCS operates multiple service sites throughout the Alleghany Highlands, with over 150 employees working to support our services. We are proud to have served our community for 30 years. AHCSB is accountable to and licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) for the quality of care and fiscal
accountability of the programs under its jurisdiction. AHCS is governed by a nine-person all-volunteer board appointed with members from each jurisdiction by local governing bodies โ€“ Alleghany County, Clifton Forge and the City of Covington. The Board members are people from the community with various occupations and interests who serve three-year terms of office.

We are thankful and honored to see our Executive Director, Ingrid Barber nominated for the Distinguished Leader of the Y...
02/24/2026

We are thankful and honored to see our Executive Director, Ingrid Barber nominated for the Distinguished Leader of the Year!!
We couldnโ€™t agree more!! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ†

๐ŸŒŸ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฌ

Weโ€™re kicking off our Annual Dinner Award Nominee Reveal with ๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’˜๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š 30 ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š!

Next up in our Annual Dinner Award Nominee Reveal is the Distinguished Leader of the Year!

This award recognizes a distinguished leader who has:
โœ”๏ธDemonstrated sustained leadership & professional excellence
โœ”๏ธLong-term community impact (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ+ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ)
โœ”๏ธMentorship & development to others
โœ”๏ธForward-thinking leadership
โœ”๏ธAge 40 and up

Congratulations to this yearโ€™s nominees! ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ“ฃ Reminder as we continue todayโ€™s nominee announcements:
โ€ข School-related awards and anniversary recognitions are not included in todayโ€™s nominee reveals.
โ€ข Chamber staff and the Chamber itself were nominated for some awards; while we are honored, those nominees are considered ineligible as event hosts.
โ€ข Nominations are officially closed and these nominees are final.

๐Ÿ† Winners will be announced at the 47th Annual Dinner on March 14th at The Omni Homestead Resort.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Registration closes Friday, February 27th โ€” donโ€™t miss your chance to celebrate with us! Call the Chamber at (540) 962-2178 or email mnobles@ahchamber.com!

02/19/2026

Take a sneak peek inside to see the progress on the Substance Use Continuum Expansion project!

Be sure to enjoy these great local bites during Restaurant week! We โค๏ธ supporting community partners! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
02/19/2026

Be sure to enjoy these great local bites during Restaurant week!
We โค๏ธ supporting community partners! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

02/14/2026

Sending a little extra love from AHCS!
Our 'heart' belongs to the incredible people we serve and the community that supports us every day.
We hope your day is filled with kindness and connection! ๐ŸŒน

AHCS will hold the Developmental Services Awareness Festival again this March!Vendors, please sign up now and be part of...
02/05/2026

AHCS will hold the Developmental Services Awareness Festival again this March!
Vendors, please sign up now and be part of this great event!!

We are thrilled with the impact of Unity Boxes in the community!
01/28/2026

We are thrilled with the impact of Unity Boxes in the community!

Due to continued inclement weather, AHCS will open at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28th. This includes offices, clin...
01/27/2026

Due to continued inclement weather, AHCS will open at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28th.
This includes offices, clinics, day services, and non-24/7 programs

Due to continued inclement weather, AHCS will be closed on Tuesday, January 27th.This includes offices, clinics, and non...
01/27/2026

Due to continued inclement weather, AHCS will be closed on Tuesday, January 27th.
This includes offices, clinics, and non-24/7 programs.
Emergency services remain available 1-800-446-0128

Due to inclement weather, AHCS will be closed on Monday, January 26th.This includes offices, clinics, and non-24/7 progr...
01/25/2026

Due to inclement weather, AHCS will be closed on Monday, January 26th.
This includes offices, clinics, and non-24/7 programs.
Emergency services remain available 1-800-446-0128

Check it out!
01/23/2026

Check it out!

Great opportunity!
01/08/2026

Great opportunity!

Join us for an ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Training open to the public on January 21, 2026, from 1:00โ€“4:00 PM at the YMCA. This training will explore what ACES are, how childhood trauma can impact brain development, behavior, and long-term physical and mental health, and what protective factors help build resilience and promote healing. ๐Ÿ’™
All are welcomeโ€”registration required!
Contact April Miller at 540-691-5803 or email amiller@ahcsb.org.

Address

205 E Hawthorne Street
Covington, VA
24426

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 5pm - 9pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

Telephone

+15409651180

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