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About DePaul
About DePaul

About DePaul

Our vision: opening doors to hope and belonging.
Our values: fairness, integrity, respect, safety, and trust.

For 48 years, DePaul Community Resources has opened doors to hope and belonging for families and individuals across Central and Southwest Virginia.

We are not only a nonprofit human services organization—we are a social impact organization. Every day we work to change the world by improving the lives of children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities. With more than 160 staff, a network of over 400 care providers, foster and adoptive parents, and a host of volunteers, advocates, and partners, it is work that we cannot accomplish alone. Hope and belonging is for all of us—with your help, we can make this vision a reality for countless Virginians who cannot imagine it today.

DePaul is dedicated to fostering a culture of Hope and Belonging for All within and outside of our organization. We empower our team members and community partners to value and integrate a full range of experiences and perspectives to optimize contributions to our collective mission.

DePaul Community Resources is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization.

Our Leadership

DePaul exercises leadership at all levels of the organization. We have many teams working each day to make decisions that help us do our best work. Each team has its own unique purpose and brings a distinct value to our work. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, DePaul is led by a volunteer board of directors. The board is tasked with establishing the strategic direction for the organization to ensure DePaul is poised for a vital future in the decades ahead. The executive leadership team is responsible for ensuring organizational strategy, organizational health, and organizational structure. Under the direction of the president and CEO, the executive team provides direction, protection, and order for the organization and to ensure alignment of all departments as DePaul heads toward our north star of hope and belonging.

News & Events

Spotlight Stories

A New Year’s Message

From DePaul President and CEO Renee Brown… Dear Friends, Donors, and Partners, On behalf of everyone at DePaul Community Resources, I extend our sincere thanks to each of you. Your generosity and partnership have carried DePaul through another impactful year filled with hope and belonging. Every success story we celebrate was made possible by your […]

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Finding Joy and Peace

You can see the joy in Charles’ smile—joy he finds from music, from shopping, from picnics in parks, and from living in a loving, caring home with Cynthia and her husband, George. Charles may not say many words, but that smile could light up a thousand rooms. “He’s very happy with them and peaceful, like […]

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Looking Back With Love

“They always showed up for me,” said Brooke. “My entire perspective of the world changed from negative to positive because of them.” Brooke holds immense gratitude for the role her former foster parents, Dollie and Richie, played in her life. They gave her a firm foundation, and that stabil­ity, support, and love led her to […]

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The Road To Hope

When Stephanie turned 18 years old and aged out of the foster care system, she reached a fork in the road—one path led back home to her family of origin and the other led to DePaul’s Independent Living program. Stephanie struggled with such a big decision at such a young age, but in the end, […]

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A Moving Bridge to Hope Story

Removing barriers, bridging gaps, and building hope. That has been the goal of DePaul’s Bridge to Hope Fund since its inception. For four years, the fund has been there for individuals in need, for individuals like Jimmy and his mom, Peggy. “I just couldn’t believe that something like this was possible,” said Peggy. “I am […]

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Love for Liam

Danny and Jenny always imagined themselves as parents. But they could never have imagined the journey, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, that would bring them their son, Liam. “He is the missing piece of our family,” said Jenny. “We feel like everything happened so we could be led to him.” After […]

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