Thanks to Donors

Thanks To Our Generous Facebook Community of Support!

Earlier this year CHS announced that The Possibilities Project, our program which provides for young adults who have aged out of foster care, was expanding to serve more youth. With this is great news came the need to ask our supporters for help. While several generous donors had already offered to furnish the new apartments, […]

JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE POSSIBILITIES PROJECT

Sign up to be a member of the Friends of TPP to receive the latest updates and news about the progress of the youth enrolled in The Possibilities Project.  Learn about ways you can help the former foster children who are working towards achieving their dreams. Please sign up here.

SouthsideDaily in Virginia Beach reports on The Mini Golf Guys Tournament 2019 fundraiser for CHS

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 […]

SUPER MOMS Support CHS every month!

Monthly Donors Provide Crucial Support For Our Foster Children And Adoptive Families Programs Cathy Roller Tyrrell is a mom and owner of Blackbird Salon. In December she contacted us because she and her staff wanted to do something for the community. After a chat, Cathy decided she wanted to sponsor the catering for the Holiday […]

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 […]

Mentoring Provides Long-term Positive Connections for Young Adults Transitioning out of Foster Care

Kristen Turso-Whitlow, The Possibilities Project Case Manager We’ve often heard the term “it takes a village” and think only of raising small children. This same sentiment holds true for supporting young adults as they make the increasingly difficult journey into adulthood. The Possibilities Project is often tasked with helping young adults who have aged out of […]

Times Dispatch’s Michael Paul Williams: The gift of laptops creates possibilities for Richmond young people who have aged out of foster care

Richmond Times Dispatch revered columnist Michael Paul Williams wrote a terrific column about a very special gift of computers to Children’s Home Society and The Possibilities Project, after attending a press event at our offices unveiling the generous donation. 25 computers were donated by Pat Hull and his Hull Foundation in December. From the Hull […]

Giving the Gift of Hope Every Month

By Robert W.H. Mish, III About a year and a half ago, I drove to Richmond to attend Children’s Home Society’s Legacy event at the University of Richmond.  It was a beautiful spring day for a drive from Lexington, and as I traveled east I thought about the kids in foster care who needed a […]

Gratitude and Responsibility

By Marny Hackley, Development Officer For the almost three years that  I have worked at Children’s Home Society, one of my responsibilities as the database administrator is to make sure our donor information is up to date and everyone is properly acknowledged for their gifts.  I enter all the gifts in the database and see […]

United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg’s Spotlight on Success: Children’s Home Society of Virginia

Children’s Home Society was graciously chosen to be spotlighted by United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg as part of their Steps for Success campaign. United Way works with 40+ local and regional nonprofit agencies to tackle each of their designated nine Steps to Success. They encourage potential supporters to hear from leaders at these organizations and learn more […]