by admin | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Foster Care Adoption, My Path Forward
As the CHS President, former board member, and adoptive parent, I am humbled and proud to be small part of the agency’s 120+ year legacy of serving Virginia’s children, youth and families. Like CHS’s charter board members who started the agency in 1900, our current...
by admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog, My Path Forward, News
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 Institute [AOI] to participate in a podcast series. For the series, AOI is...
by admin | Feb 26, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, My Path Forward, News
In January, VPM and 19RED released a new documentary titled “Aged-Out: Finding Home” that provides awareness of The Possibilities Project, a privately funded program for youth ages 18 to 25 who have aged out of the traditional foster care system in Virginia, as well...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, My Path Forward, News
World-wide news aggregator for the child welfare industry Child Welfare Information Gateway published a “News Tip” in their January 28th edition promoting the VPM PBS documentary about CHS’s The Possibilities Project entitled “Aged Out.”...
by admin | Jan 30, 2020 | Blog, Foster Care Adoption, My Path Forward
Adoption reaps many benefits. Aside from placing a neglected or abused child in a loving, forever home, adoption also impacts birth mothers, adoptive parents, extended family and your community. Adoption is important for everyone. If you are thinking about adopting,...
by admin | Jan 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, My Path Forward, News
What happens when youth age out of foster care? Research shows that when youth are no longer supported by the traditional foster care system, and therefore age out of foster care, they are “at-risk” for devastating outcomes: 1 in 4 will be incarcerated...
