Post Adoption Program
Supporting Adoptive & Kinship Families for Life
CHS provides free, personalized support to adoptive and kinship families in Central and Northern Virginia. Our goal is to strengthen family bonds, support children’s well-being, and help placements succeed—no matter when or where they took place.
What We Offer
- Information and Referral
- Case Management
- Education & Training
- Support & Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Planned Family Activities
- Crisis Planning
- Clinical Services
Who We Serve
Adoptive and Kinship* Families
- Who reside in Central or Northern Virginia
- With children or youth ages 0-17
- With youth ages 18-21 still living in the home
* Kinship families must be enrolled in KinGAP or the State-Funded Kinship Subsidy program to be eligible.
Free Support for Every Eligible Family
To learn more about our Post-Adoption Program, please email [email protected] or call Amber at (804) 301-4430.
Central Virginia:
Regional Post Adoption Consortium Services (RPACS)
Led by UMFS, with CHS and C2Adopt as partners
Areas served in the Central Region include: Amelia, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, King & Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Nottoway, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Richmond City, Richmond County, and Westmoreland
Northern Virginia:
Northern Post Adoption Consortium (NPAC)
Led by C.A.S.E., with CHS, NACAC, and enCircle as partners
Areas served in the Northern Region include: Alexandria, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax County (incl. Falls Church), Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg, Greene, Harrisonburg-Rockingham, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Manassas City, Manassas Park, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Winchester
Other Areas:
If you reside in Virginia, but outside of the counties listed above, please visit the agency appropriate to your region to access adoption and kinship support services below.
Eastern Region: https://www.umfs.org/rpacs/
Piedmont & Western Regions: DePaul Community Resources
