Getting Involved

1. Community Emergency Response Team

   Chesterfield County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is based on the American tradition of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors Prepare for Emergencies.”

2. Government Citizens Academy

   Learn how to become involved with the Government, Police and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academies in Chesterfield County.

3. My Chesterfield Academy

   Chesterfield County, in partnership with the Asian & Latino Solidarity Alliance of Central Virginia, or ALSACV, is launching a new academy that empowers residents, particularly those from multicultural communities, to understand and navigate Chesterfield County's government, as well connect to other community resources.

4. Parenting Education

   All parenting classes, youth groups, and community education courses are facilitated by Prevention Services. View information about Parenting Education Classes in the community.

5. Police Community Academy

   Participants will learn about the things the Chesterfield County Police Department does to make our community a safer place to live, work and play.

6. REVIVE Training

   REVIVE! is the state’s opioid overdose and naloxone education program, and is offered to professionals, stakeholders and others so that they can learn how to recognize and respond to opioid overdose emergencies by administering naloxone.