ADOPT is committed to promoting and assuring that children in Virginia have the right to permanent homes through advocacy, education, legislative activities, and the examination of organizational practices.
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Virginia Department of Social Services
801 East Main Street Richmond VA 23219
Contact Person- Claudette Henderson, Adoption Specialist/AREVA Coordinator
(804)325-8492
Claudette.Henderson@dss.virginia.gov
Services Offered- State oversight of local departments of Social Services, no direct services
Alexandria Department of Community & Human Services (City of Alexandria)
2525 Mt Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22315
Alexandria Department of Community & Human Services
Contact Person-Odessa Becker
(703)746-5722
Odessa.Becker@alexandriava.gov
Local DSS, Child Welfare Services
Fredericksburg DSS
608 Jackson Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Contact Person-Christen Gallik
(540)372-1032
christen.gallik@dss.virginia.gov
Public DSS
Roanoke County Department of Social Services
PO Box 1127 Salem, VA 24153
Roanoke County Department of Social Services
Site Location- 220 E Main ST Salem, VA 24153
Contact Person-Joyce Earl
(540)387-6087
Jearl@roanokecountyva.gov
Services Offered-Adoption Services, Adult Protective Services, Adult Services, Child Protective Services, Child Care Services, Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment(EPSDT), Foster Care, Foster Parenting, SNAPET, VIEW, AFDC-FC, Auxiliary Grant Program, Disaster Assistance, Emergency Assistance to Needy Families with Children, Energy Assistance, Medicaid & FAMIS, Nursing Home Care, Refugee Resettlement, SNAP, TANF, Weatherization Program
Virginia Beach Department of Human Services
3432 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Contact Person: Ashley Conrad
(757)385-3539
aconrad@vbgov.com
Services offered: Adoption, Foster Care, Fathers In Training, Family Preservation, CPS, CPS Ongoing
Adoption-Share, Inc.
PO Box 1532 Brunswick, GA 31520
Locations-Available for all DSS offices and ATCP providers across the country
Contact Person: Thea Ramirez
(912)-222-8819
support@adoption-share.com
Services offered: Family-Match is a data driven application of Adoption-Share, Inc., designed to promote permanency for our youth in foster care through compatibility matching. Family-Match allows placement workers to use a centralized list of families across the Commonwealth of Virginia to better match children and families. Family Match works hard to expand state-wide, allowing additional recruitment tools for workers. Family Match travels to each DSS to offer training. Provides follow up questionnaires to track progress of placements.
Bethany Christian Services
8100 Three Chopt Rd Suite 220 Richmond, VA 23229
Locations-Richmond, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Virginia Beach
Contact Person-Lacey Fraser
(804)360-0466
lfraser@bethany.org
Services offered: Pregnancy counseling, Domestic Adoption, International Adoption, Foster Care Adoption
Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia
5361 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Catholic Charities of Eastern VA
Locations-Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News
Contact Person- Rebekah Hall
(757)533-5217 x1019
rhall@cceva.org
Services offered-Pregnancy counseling, Adoption Services, Home Studies for International Adoption, Parental Placement Adoption, Independent Adoptions, Kinship Adoptions, Post Adoption Support, Post Adoption Case Management
C2Adopt
8100 Three Chopt Rd Suite 101 Henrico, VA 23229
Site Location-Richmond
Contact Person-Rebecca Ricardo
(804)354-1881
rricardo@c2adopt.org
Services offered-Adoption & Resource Family HS assessments, Parental Placement, Waiting Child Adoptions, Post Adoption Services including case management, counseling, assessment, parent coaching, support groups, training and advocacy with schools, courts and DSS
Child & Family Development and Consultation Services
1508 Treboy Ct Richmond, VA 23226
Site location-Richmond but can travel throughout state and train in different states, too
Contact Person- Carol Dolber McMurray
(804)673-7060(w) (804)402-1484(c)
Dolber@msn.com or c.mcmurray@cfdsva.com
Services offered-Life Book work with children in foster care and adopted; Training and Consultation services on child welfare matters(see website): Pre-service and in-service workshops or trainings for foster/resource/adoptive parents, Training in Nurturing Pareenting Programs for parents and their children
Children's Home Society of VA
4200 Fitzhugh Avenue Richmond, VA 23230
Site Locations-Richmond & Fredericksburg
Contact Persons-Debra Wilson, Lauren Weidner & Krista Watson
(804)353-0191
debra@chsva.org, lauren@chsva.org, krista@chsva.org
Services offered-Infant Adoption, Foster Care Adoption, Post Adoption Training, The Possibilities Project, Wendy's Wonderful Kids(recruitment), Adult Adoptee, Birth Parent Services
Depaul Community Resources
106 N Franklin St
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Site Locations-Roanoke, Abingdon, Amelia, Big Stone Gap, Cedar Bluff, Charlottesville, Christiansburg, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Fisherville, Madison Heights
Contact person: Andrea Sabourin
(540)-381-1848
asabourin@depaulcr.org
Services offered-TFC, Adoption(ATCP, PASS, &AFR), Sponsored Residential, Independent Living, Community Based Services, Group Home Services, Options Day Support Services
Extra Special Parents
711 N Courthouse Road
N Chesterfield, VA 23236
Site Locations-Richmond, Roanoke, Mt Crawford, VA
Contact Person-Toni Collins
(804)714-1776
tcollins@espva.org
Services offered-Level I, II, III TFC, Non-treatment Foster Care, Infant/Dependent Care, Independent Living Arrangement, Parenting Skills Training and Coaching, Parent Coaching, Resource Famly Casework Services, Supervised Visitation, Intensive Care Coordination/High Fidelity Wrap-Around Services, Mentoring(Therapeutic Mentoring/Stablization Services) Independent Living Services, Individualized Support Services(Aftercare/Transitional Services), Stand Alone Transportation Services.
Families First of VA
4701 Columbus St Suite 305
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Site locations-Virginia Beach
Contact Person: John Murray, CEO
757-689-3818, 757-450-7329
jmurray@familiesfirstofva.com
Services offered-TFC, Reunification Training, Parent Coaching, IDL
Garrett Gift For Adoption Foundation
Business Mailing Address
3420 Short Pump Road Suite 356
Richmond, VA 23233
Site Location-Richmond
Contact Person- Amy Feaster
(804)665-5316
ggfa@garettgiftfor adoption.org
Services offered: Provides financial assisstance in the adoption process, increase awareness of adoption as a positive option for serving needs of children and building families, help to make adoption affordable for more families and meet the permanency needs of children in foster care
Lutheran Family Services
11832 Rock Landing Road
Newport News, VA 23606
Locations-Tidewater & Richmond
Contact Person-Desiree Sterling
(757)880-2878
dsterling@lfsva.org
Services offered: TFC, Foster Care, Adoption
People Places, Inc
1002 E Jefferson Street Charlottesville, VA 22902
Site Locations-Staunton, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg
Contact Person-
(434)979-0335
Services offered- TFC( 3 levels), Non-treatment Foster Care, Foster Care/ Adoption, Family Mentor Services, Parent Skills Training, Pygmalion School, Ride with Pride, Individual & Family Counseling, Psychoeducational Groups, Therapeutic Mentoring, Supervised Visitation
United Methodist Family Services (UMFS)
3900 Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230
Site Locations-Richmond, Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg, Tidewater, Lynchburg, South Hill, Charlottesville
Contact Person-Allison Wheeler
(804)347-2914
awheeler@umfs.org
Services offered-TFC, AFP, ATCP, ICC, Residential
