Do a little spring (and summer!) cleaning for a good cause! CHS is collecting donations of gently used books for a book sale at this year’s Carytown Watermelon Festival on Sunday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sales of the donated books will directly benefit our mission to build strong families. We need books […]
Today there are more than 1,300 children in Virginia’s foster care system waiting to be adopted. Learn more about what hope means to children who are waiting to be adopted — and to the families who adopt them — and how CHS impacts the lives of children and families in our community every day. Watch […]
Each year, CHS hosts an invitation-only event to raise community awareness of adoption-related issues as well as raise funds to support our impactful work. This year’s Legacy Breakfast welcomes VCU’s Head Basketball Coach Shaka Smart as our featured speaker. Smart, in addition to CHS’s speakers at the event, will focus on permanency and the importance […]
Find out more about foster care adoption by listening to CHS’s own Director of Social Work Laura Ash-Brackley on B101.5 Fredericksburg’s “Sunday Mornings with Dee” radio show, along with Michelle Matthews, Family Services Specialist with the City of Fredericksburg. It’s 13 minutes of terrific information! You’ll learn about common myths, the process, and the difference […]
CHS is developing a new video about who we are and what we do, and we need kids’ artwork to include in the film! We are collecting WORDS, which we will use in the finished video. Meaningful words. Words that tell the story of what kids and families experience. If you can help, please share […]
As part of its work for the State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC), NACAC recently produced updated state adoption fact sheets. Based mostly on 2011 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reports System (AFCARS) data, the fact sheets present information about the number of adopted and waiting children, the length of time children spend in care, the […]
Amy and Shannon Fields are special parents to two special needs children. Many of Virginia’s waiting children are classified as special needs, either traditional special needs like the Fields’ children, or children who are unlikely to be adopted in a reasonable time span because of physical, mental, or emotional conditions, or even their age. Read […]
The Hiltons were inspired to make a difference in the lives of children in need. Learn about their experiences, and hear from Nadine Marsh-Carter, CHS’s President & CEO, talk about the importance of foster care adoption. Click here to read the story online. Or download the PDF.
Michael’s story has a happy ending. So many children are still waiting for theirs. Today there are 1,300 Virginia children like Michael who need a new hope. Please consider making a donation as part of our 2013 Red Stocking Campaign, to support our mission to find homes for Virginia’s forgotten children, and help keep adoptive families […]
Meet Mark, one of CHS’s waiting children–and one of many teens in Virginia’s foster care system who is at risk of “aging out” of the system without a permanent family. CBS6 shares Mark’s story and relates to Virginia’s challenge of finding families for teens before they reach legal adulthood. For children who do “age out” […]