Promoting Better Outcomes for Kids in Foster Care
Voices has long championed public policies that improve outcomes for children in Virginia’s foster care system. For example, in 2015 we launched Fostering Health VA, a website that walks youth…
Voices has long championed public policies that improve outcomes for children in Virginia’s foster care system. For example, in 2015 we launched Fostering Health VA, a website that walks youth…
Our partners at Greater Richmond SCAN will host a screening of the documentary “Resilience” from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond. This short documentary covers…
Join Voices’ policy team to learn more about the priorities included on our 2018 Legislative Agenda including access to children’s health insurance, foster care/kinship care, improve mental health systems, addressing…
During the busy Labor Day week of campaign events, gubernatorial candidates Ed Gillespie and Ralph Northam took time to talk about critical issues facing Virginia’s families. Close to 200 voters…
Voices for Virginia’s Children 2019 Election Guide The 2019 Election Guide is a helpful tool that can be used by organizations and individuals for voter education and advocacy. It features “cheat…
Over the past few years, Virginia has been striving to reduce the number of children who enter the juvenile justice system. Juvenile and Domestic Relation court Judges are increasingly asking youth…
By: Sophia Booker According to the Kids Count Data in 2013, Virginia had 1,563 youth residing in Juvenile Detention, Correctional and/ or residential facilities. Youth involved in the juvenile justice…
During the 2016 Virginia general assembly legislative session Voices and our partners successfully advocated for the closure of Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center (one of the two remaining large juvenile prisons…
By Ashley Koski Last week the city of Richmond hosted the first local Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Community Resilience Summit. The two-day conference attracted over 200 participants and brought…
Voices for Virginia’s Children is pleased to announce the 2016 honorees of the Carol S. Fox Making Kids Count and Theodore R. Groves Memorial Awards! The Making Kids Count award recognizes a…