Virginia has a problem:
While Virginia celebrates being the best state for business, this is also happening:
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.
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.
Virginia’s most vulnerable children need help, urgently.
Every other state outperforms us in key child welfare measures. We are dead last.
Outcomes vary wildly in Virginia—getting worse, not better—including child deaths.
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.
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.
When a family and a child encounters the child welfare system, they deserve to have the support they need to thrive.
We aim to drive change in Virginia—driven by innovation, research, a commitment to sound public policy, and a deep understanding of the Commonwealth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
