Nadine Marsh-Carter and Cassie Cunningham were interviewed by CBS reporter and multi-media journalist Cameron Thompson on Tuesday, the day we announced our much anticipated Policy Recommendations to the public. The policy recommendations, related to foster care system in Virginia and specifically to support who age out of the system were developed by our exceptional Panel […]
Fredericksburg Parent and Family profiled three successful local adoptive families in their November publication–in recognition of National Adoption Month. The Bratt family that is featured at the beginning of the article is one of our families who come to all the Fredericksburg Kid’s Clubs and family events! They also featured Children’s Home Society of Virginia, […]
Chief Development Officer Bruin Richardson takes our message to the airwaves again this month, this time with an appearance on “12 About Town” on Thursday afternoon, where he was interviewed by NBC12 anchor and reporter Candice Smith. Bruin excellently conveyed the many services and supports that Children’s Home Society provides to families undertaking the […]
Our Chief Advancement Officer was featured on Focus Richmond in an interview for National Adoption Month in November. The interview will air on up to six Summit Media stations for the next six months occasionally on Sunday mornings: K 95 (WKHK) | 103.7 PLAY (WURV) | CLASSIC ROCK 96.5 (WKLR) | JACK 100.9 […]
CHS was honored to be selected this year by The Mini Golf Guys to be the beneficiary of their 2019 Mini Golf Guys Tournament, billed as the “world’s longest golf tournament.” We enjoyed getting to know these three delightful and energetic gentlemen form Michigan, Minnesota and California, and being a part of their ambitious tournament […]
CHS was a proud sponsor of WRIC ABC’s TOP OF THE CLASS Recognition Ceremony at King’s Dominion, where we recognized valedictorians from high schools around the RVA region. We are so proud that several of our adopted youth graduated from high school this year, with much support from their loving and dedicated adoptive families! We […]
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 […]