Income-Eligible Child Safety Seat Program

How it works

Chesterfield Fire and EMS, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), offers free child safety seats and booster seats for income-eligible children and families. The program is intended to help parents, foster parents, and legal guardians obtain and correctly use child passenger safety restraints.

What the money covers

The page states that safety restraint devices provided include:

• A convertible safety seat, starting at 5 pounds
• A belt-positioning booster seat

The page describes these as free child safety seats and booster seats.

Amounts and matching

• Cost to the applicant: free
• The page does not state a dollar cap, reimbursement amount, or matching requirement.

How to apply

For contact information to apply for a free child safety seat or booster seat, contact Fire and Life Safety at 804-748-1426.

Timing and deadlines

• The page does not give an application deadline or a closing date.
• No funding cycle dates are listed.

Additional notes

The page says parents, foster parents, and legal guardians can apply, and that eligible families must complete required training to learn how to correctly use and install a safety seat and booster seat.