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Keeping Siblings Together in Adoption: The Importance of Unity and Support

Embracing Togetherness: A Family’s Journey in Keeping Siblings Together in Adoption Kathleen and Nick wanted to grow their family, and during the pandemic, they began exploring adoption. Through an online search, they found us and began gathering more information. They started the process with us, completed adoption training and a home study, and were ready […]

Embracing Kinship Care: Strengthening Family Bonds and Creating Stable Homes

In a world where family ties are the bedrock of our social fabric, kinship care stands as a powerful testament to the strength and resilience of these connections. Kinship care, where relatives or close family friends step in to raise children when their parents cannot, offers a lifeline to those most vulnerable. This form of […]

My Path Forward Spring & Summer 2024 Updates

This month, we want to highlight the many recent successes of our My Path Forward Program. We have celebrated high school graduations and new jobs and held many community events, strengthening and broadening the network of each youth. My Path Forward is a collaboration between our organization and the Better Housing Coalition. It was established […]

15 Frequently Asked Questions About Adoption

Adopting through foster care is a life-changing journey filled with both challenges and rewards. Whether you are in the first steps of considering foster care adoption or are already in the process, you likely have many questions about what to expect. In this blog, we aim to answer the most frequently asked questions about foster care […]

National Foster Care Month: Engaging Youth. Building Supports. Strengthening Opportunities

National Foster Care Month, observed every May, spotlights the thousands of children and youth in foster care across the United States. It is a poignant reminder of their critical need for safe and loving homes. Foster Care Month is a call to action to raise awareness about the challenges children face in foster care and […]

How Friends and Family Can Support Adoptive Families

In a world where every child deserves a loving, stable, and forever home, adoption offers hope and possibility. However, the adoption journey extends far beyond placing a child into a new family. It’s a lifelong commitment with unique challenges, joys, and triumphs.  The Children’s Home Society of Virginia understands that adoption is a lifelong process. […]

Let Love Grow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Join us for this year’s anniversary celebration at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden! Sunday, April 28 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Last year’s event at Main Line Brewery was a huge success, and we are excited to see the community come together once more to support Virginia’s at-risk children. During our time together at these events, […]

Foster Care Advocacy Day 2024 in Richmond, Virginia

Annual Foster Care Advocacy Day took place on January 31, and it was a huge success! On Foster Care Advocacy Day, the Children’s Home Society of Virginia leads groups of advocates, families, and youth through the General Assembly to meet with legislators and lift the voices of those with foster care experience. Attendees share with […]

Celebrating 124 Years of Helping Virginia Foster Care Youth

This month marks our 124th anniversary! Since 1900, we have been helping Virginia foster care youth and have served over 17,000 children, youth, and families. We believe every child deserves a loving home. Through our four main programs, we strive to find permanent adoptive homes for children of all ages throughout Virginia and provide critical […]

2023 Red Stocking Campaign | Year-End Giving Supporting Kids in Foster Care

As one of Virginia’s oldest adoption agencies, we operate by the fundamental belief that every child deserves a home. This has been our cardinal principle since 1900.  To date, we have had the honor of serving nearly 17,000 Virginia children, families, and youth.  Just over the past five years, 427 children found their forever home […]