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The Children’s Home Society of Virginia | Exploring Adoption in the 2000s
Over the last twelve months, we have been writing about our rich history. Since our founding in 1900, we have overcome a lot of hurdles to best serve the vulnerable youth in Virginia. For 120 years,...
Richmond Times-Dispatch interviews two CHS families and CHS president for National Adoption Month 2020 expose.
Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Jess Nocera interviewed two CHS families--the Mathews and the Steels--and our president and CEO Nadine Marsh-Carter for this in-depth narrative about adoption of...
Kat Simons Interview for National Adoption Month 2020 airs on WRVA and other Entercom radio stations
Kat Simons generously agreed to interview our Chief Advancement Officer Bruin Richardson in November to discuss the great need for adopting young Virginians out of the foster care system and into...
General Assembly’s Special Session Preserves Some CHS Advocacy Successes
Much like for everyone else, 2020 has been an unpredictable year for the CHS Advocacy team. Ending General Assembly session in March, we enjoyed early success with the General Assembly acting...
The Importance of Post Adoption Services and Support
November is National Adoption Month! This month, we want to take the time to shed light on the importance of post adoption services. Adoption is a lifelong process. In order to build strong,...
CBS6 WTVR Interviews CHS Family and CEO for “Hand To Hold” Series
For #NationalAdoptionMonth2020, local newsman Bill Fitzgerald and our great friends at WTVR CBS 6 News interviewed one of our exceptional adoptive parents--and our president and CEO Nadine...
Aging Out Institute Interviews CHS’s Bruin Richardson & Kim Lewis for “Preparing Foster Youth for Adulting” series
Preparing Foster Youth for AdultingEpisode 019: Interview with Bruin Richardson & Kim Lewis from Children’s Home Society of VA (Richmond, VA) My Path Forward was invited by the Aging Out...
MY PATH FORWARD: STORIES OF RESILIENCY I
James is a young man who reached out to My Path Forward (formerly The Possibilities Project) once he was asked to leave an apartment he shared with three other “friends” due to his inability to pay...
The Children’s Home Society of Virginia | Exploring Adoption in the 1980s
Over this past year, we have been writing monthly blogs about our rich history. As one of the oldest adoption agencies in Virginia, we have always dedicated our time to finding permanent adoptive...
The Children’s Home Society of Virginia | Exploring the 1960s & 1970s
Over the last seven months, we have been sharing our organization’s history with you. Founded in 1900, the Children’s Home Society of Virginia is one of Virginia’s oldest adoption agencies. Since...
Virginia Ranks 50th Again–You Can Help Change That Today
Virginia Ranks 50th Again – You Can Help Change That Today Virginia has fallen back to 50th – worst in the nation – for the rate at which youth age out of foster care. While there are many factors...
NBC12: “Richmond-area foster program doubling youth program size”
A recent NBC12 News story from describes the expansion of our MY PATH FORWARD program for aged out foster youth, which is now recruiting new applicants. Thanks Henry Graff and WWBT NBC Channel 12...
