Debra Wilson has served as an adoption social worker for nearly 40 years and will retire from CHS on June 28th. Her impact on adoption will be forever on the hearts of the birthmothers, families and staff. Please read her thoughtful “parting thoughts” below. We wish Debra well and will miss her! Thank you, Debra, […]
Here is an article by CHS friend Katie O’Connor published in The Virginia Mercury about KINSHIP CARE in Virginia. There has been renewed interest in improving policy for kinship programs to provide support for grandparents and others who officially adopt the children of family members. Laura Ash-Brackley, our Chief Programs Officer and Bruin Richardson, our […]
When NBC12’s Dan Heffner invited us to participate in their Call 12 segment in May, we were thrilled. This was a great venue to promote the cause of foster care adoption and recruit adoptive families from the RVA region during National Foster Care Awareness Month. But we had no idea the invitation included a professionally produced […]
Here’s a great, brief interview of Chief Advancement Officer Bruin Richardson by Desire Moses of WNRN, an independent “new music” station in Richmond (88.5FM) and Charlottesville, Roanoke and Harrisonburg. They feature a great variety of new rock, local artists and independent programming and are listener supported. VISIT THE WEB PAGE created by WNRN just for […]
Guest Blog: Every Child Deserves A Thriving Family Posted: May 1st, 2019 – By: Allison Gilbreath Guest Author: Cassie Cunningham, Children’s Home Society During Foster Care month, and every other month of the year, Children’s Home Society of Virginia focuses on the importance of permanency for children and youth with foster care experience. As an organization, we recognize […]
by Dale Johnson-Rany Chief Operations Officer As I prepare to leave CHS, I am filled with gratitude. I am grateful Nadine gave me the opportunity to be the CFO/COO at CHS and I have had the opportunity to work with her and beside her. She is a special person and I have learned a lot […]
March is National Social Work Month By Laura Ash-Brackley Chief Programs Officer “I am a social worker…what is your super power?” When I came across this saying I loved it! It’s funny and true and reflects my pride in the profession. What really is a super power? If you Google super power and you find […]
By Kristen Turso The Possibilities Project Case Manager I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day we moved our first youth into the TPP apartments 3 years ago. Lyla, age 23 at the time, and Michelle age 20 at the time, loaded their belongings into their new home, so excited to start their new life. […]
By Anna Yates Post Adoption Social Worker Maria became a licensed family through CHS in Spring of last year. She already had a successful career and actively pursued science fiction writing, among her other eclectic interests. Maria was eager to dive into being a parent of a teen from foster care. She was quickly matched […]
Over the last two months the CHS Advocacy team, launched last year and supported by a newly formed Panel of Experts, descended on Virginia’s Capitol Hill early and often to promote and monitor the progress of nearly a dozen new bills related to foster care and child welfare. The results were spectacular, as reported in […]