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 as provides awareness of the difficulties faced by these youth. This […]
We are at the tail end of the 2020 General Assembly session and will post an update within the next couple of days on how things are ending up. Spoiler alert: we may have some action items for those interested in joining our advocacy work! As we finish our work this session, CHS was featured […]
CHS supporters will be delighted to listen to CEO Nadine Marsh-Carter’s interview with talk show favorite John Reid on Tuesday Feb 4 (see link below) announcing our 120th birthday—and describing our May 7 “120th Anniversary Celebration” fundraising gala at the Jefferson. As always she does a great job!
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.” They also linked to the announcement in Richmond-Times Dispatch’s richmond.com. VA: What Happens When Youth Age Out of Foster Care? Presenting […]
CHS is grateful that Richmond Times-Dispatch and their website www.richmond.com promoted our documentary, “Aged Out: Finding Home” to be aired on VPM PBS at 9 pm on Jan 23rd. Click here to read the article online. ..or read it here: ‘Aged Out’ documentary on VPM PBS sheds light on local youth aging out of foster […]
We had a great time being a part of the Youth Foster Care and Kinship Care Advocacy Day on Wednesday! A huge thank you to our partner Voices for Virginia’s Children for organizing and hosting! We joined 16 youth with foster care and kinship care experience at the General Assembly to meet with legislators and […]
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 within 2 years. 1 in 5 will be homeless within 2 years. […]
This is a wonderful video profiling Children’s Home Society of Virginia, artfully and mindfully created by Cyndi Merritt and her team at Make Yourself At Home. (Including Courtney at Mischief Media Productions) A great overview of CHS’s programs and mission with compelling video, which is broadcasting now on Cindi’s Facebbok page Make Yourself At Home. […]
The Matthews, a family that CHS helped to adopt a wonderful boy, offered to “give back” AGAIN by telling their story for National Adoption Month 2019, and to encourage more families to adopt just like they did. Bill Bevins interviewed them on CBS6 for the Virginia This Morning show on Monday morning, and the result […]
One of our exceptional adoptive families, Roger and Cameron Baughan, offered to tell their story to the public during National Adoption Month 2019. NBC 12 reporter Karina Bolster took them up on their offer, and produced an interesting and moving story about them—and the important need for adopting older youth in foster care in Virginia. […]