Virginia has a problem:
While Virginia celebrates being the best state for business, this is also happening:
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49 children died—including 27 babies—from abuse or neglect last year, even after someone asked for help. The right help didn’t come in time.
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Nearly 500 children 'aged out' of foster care—becoming adults with no permanent home and no one to turn to. That’s 20% of kids in foster care.
Every other state did better than Virginia.
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Virginia’s most vulnerable children need help, urgently.
Every other state outperforms us in key child welfare measures. We are dead last.
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Outcomes vary wildly in Virginia—getting worse, not better—including child deaths.
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The people who help are exhausted. They need help.
Numerous studies have urged change, for years.
Other states are reforming.
Virginia: It’s time to act.
Is Virginia...
Best for Business,
Worst for Kids?
Virginia Has a Problem
How Virginia Compares
What's Happening Inside Virginia
How Did Virginia Get Here?
The Path Forward
About
A non-profit working to reform child welfare in Virginia.
Virginia’s child welfare system is crying out for innovation, modernization, reform, and greater resources.
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We spent a year closely studying Virginia’s child welfare landscape, interviewing hundreds who are served by it and those who labor in it.
We have found an abiding desire to fix a broken system and rebuild a new one worthy of Virginia.
Let's work together.
A society’s strength is measured by how it cares for people who are vulnerable—like the 100,000 kids who encounter Virginia’s child welfare system each year.
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When a family and a child encounters the child welfare system, they deserve to have the support they need to thrive.
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We aim to drive change in Virginia—driven by innovation, research, a commitment to sound public policy, and a deep understanding of the Commonwealth.
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The goal: to benefit children, families, and the people who work on their behalf.
Purpose
Values
Built on Coalition
We put up a big tent and invite all of Virginia’s diverse child welfare community: Together, let's modernize the Commonwealth’s system.
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Innovative & Future-Focused
​We bring pragmatic, forward-thinking solutions, leveraging best practices, rigorous study, innovation, and new technologies to build a modern system in which every child can thrive.
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Strategic & Values-Driven
We bring clarity, insight, and purpose to antiquated and complicated systems—distilling, researching, advocating, and guiding change with a deep understanding of Virginia’s specific needs.
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Centered on Public Policy
We aim to make the complex clear, to engage decision-makers using data, advocacy, and research to shape smarter child welfare policies and drive lasting change with better results across Virginia.​
Let’s Talk
Want to help kids in Virginia's child welfare system?
Let's find a way to work together.
