12/05/2019 - Where Does Your Money Go When You Donate to Charity?

With the holiday season in full swing, many will want to donate to local charities and nonprofits. However, there is a lot of gray area when it comes to how much money supports the mission of the nonprofit, as opposed to administrative expenses.   Local Charities to Donate to Before donating, you should do your research […]

11/27/2019 - It’s the Season of Giving: Donate to Our Red Stocking Campaign

As National Adoption Month comes to a close, Children’s Home Society of Virginia is celebrating 120 years of innovation. That’s right—for 120 years, we have been hard at work serving Virginia’s youth. CHS has helped more than 14,000 youth find their permanent, loving home. We have placed infants all the way up to teenagers into […]

11/20/2019 - Debunking 8 Adoption Myths for National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month. This year, the theme is Youth Voices: Why Family Matters.  Permanency matters, even for older children and teens. Currently, there are nearly 1,000 children waiting for an adoptive family in Virginia. Of those 1,000 children, 33% are 13 years of age or older. Unfortunately, these teens are at risk of […]