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Post Adoption, Peer Support and Two Families Bonding

By Anna Yates Post Adoption Social Worker Maria became a licensed family through CHS in Spring of last year. She already had a successful career and actively pursued science fiction writing, among her other eclectic interests. Maria was eager to dive into being a parent of a teen from foster care. She was quickly matched […]

Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Equity Champion Interview: Nadine Marsh-Carter

As part of their 20th Anniversary Celebration, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation interviewed Honorary co-chair and Children’s Home Society of Virginia CEO Nadine Marsh-Carter for their newsletter. “At RMHF, we recognize that the work of equity takes courage and collaboration. Each month we want to highlight an individual in our community committed to championing equity. To […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch: After scathing report, lawmakers aim to improve Virginia foster care system

Over the last two months the CHS Advocacy team, launched last year and supported by a newly formed Panel of Experts, descended on Virginia’s Capitol Hill early and often to promote and monitor the progress of nearly a dozen new bills related to foster care and child welfare. The results were spectacular, as reported in […]

CHS Published Law Review Article in University of Richmond Annual Survey 2019

Curious about the state of our foster care system or what’s happening legislatively involving youth in foster care? A law review article authored by CHS staff was recently published in University of Richmond School of Law’s Annual Survey. In this detailed article, you can find information on the structure of foster care in Virginia, the […]

Week 6 Recap: Some Foster Care Bills Have Passed Both the Senate and the House!

We’ve wrapped up the second to last week of session and have some big news! Some of the bills we support have passed both the House and Senate and are now waiting to be signed into law by the Governor. For the bills that have not yet passed both chambers, there’s still another week for […]

World’s longest mini golf tournament to benefit CHS in 2019

The Mini Golf Guys are taking on Virginia in 2019, and they’re raising money and awareness for Children’s Home Society of Virginia along the way. Make your donation to support CHSVA here today and make a difference in the life of a child in Virginia.  Mini golf has been an American classic for the entire […]

The Children’s Home Society of Virginia: Organized in 1899, Chartered by the General Assembly on January 30, 1900.

Here’s a neat write up about the founding & incorporation, early days and ongoing history of The Children’s Home Society of Virginia, which enjoyed our 119th birthday on Wednesday! The Children’s Home Society of Virginia was organized in 1899, and chartered by the General Assembly on 30 January 1900. Inspired by the work of the National […]

Week 4 Midweek Updates from the General Assembly

With the House and Senate coming out with their budgets this coming Sunday, we’ve had a lot of movement of some of the bills we support in Senate Finance and House Appropriations this week! Here’s a quick update on some of the bills that have progressed further through the legislative process so far this week. […]

Week 2 At The General Assembly

It was a busy first full week of session this week! We spent the week advocating for children in foster care and youth who age out of foster care without a permanent family. Here are some highlights from this week at the General Assembly. On Tuesday, members of the General Assembly launched the very first […]

CHS Panel of Expert Participants Quoted in Virginia Mercury Story Announcing Formation of Legislative Foster Care Caucus

LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF FOSTER CARE CAUCUS: A bi-partisan group of Virginia lawmakers, including CHS Panel of Experts Co-Chairs Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) and Delegate Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville,) is focused on improving the state’s foster care system, which is struggling to care for some of the state’s most vulnerable children. Last year The Possibilities Project, a partnership between CHS and Better […]