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Our mission is to build strong permanent families and lifelong relationships for Virginia’s at-risk children and youth.


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Nahdiyah - Participant in My Path Forward program

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The Mintz Family - Participants in the Post Adoption program

Celebrating 125 years in 2025

In recognition of its 125th anniversary, Children’s Home Society of Virginia will be celebrating with the community with a full calendar of events in 2025. Once you’re part of the CHSVA family, you’re always part of the CHSVA family. To foster connections and build relationships, we invite CHSVA adoptive families, friends, donors, and volunteers to celebrate with us at the following 2025 events:
  • 2025 Annual Let Love Grow Event at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Sunday April 27, 2025 from 1-4pm.
  • Summer 2025 CHSVA Family Day at The Diamond. Time and date TBD.
  • CHSVA Family Reunion Picnic, Saturday August 23, 2025. Location and date TBD.

My Path Forward

Empowering Former Foster Youth

My Path Forward provides foster youth who “aged out” of the system without being adopted with housing, trauma-informed counseling, and critical supports to help them achieve independence.

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Waiting Children

Waiting Children

Over 700 children are available for adoption right now. But time is running out. Childhood doesn’t last forever. You can end the wait. Adopt a child from foster care.



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What Is Family?

Children in foster care are removed from unsafe families. Then they have no family. Their future is unknown. They may not even be adopted. What happens when teens aren’t adopted?

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