Working to Ensure Easy Access to the Services and Supports Adoptive and Kinship Families Need to Thrive
All families need support and connection, and adoptive and kinship families are no different. However, these families do face some unique challenges. Because of this we want to help ensure that each adoptive and kinship family is connected to a caring community of individuals who can understand their successes and support them through their challenges.
What we do:
- Case management (advocacy, support, referrals to community resources)
- Group activities and events for parents and youths
- Support groups for parents and youths
- Parent night out events
- Educational and training opportunities
- Access to a lending library including books and online training videos
Who we serve:
Adoptive families who…
- Have any type of finalized adoption
- Have an adopted child between the ages of 0-18
- Live in the Westernand Piedmont regions of Virginia
Kinship families who…
- Have legal guardianship of a relative or fictive kin youth that was previously in foster care
- Currently receive KinGap or kinship state subsidy
- Live in the Westernand Piedmont regions of Virginia
Our services are geared towards families with youth from the ages of 0-17 years old. Once the youngest adopted youth or kinship youth in the home turn 18 years old, there are special circumstances that allow for ongoing services up to the age of 21. Please reach out to rpacs@depaulcr.org with any questions.
All services are provided at NO COST thanks to a generous grant from the Virginia Department of Social Services.
To begin receiving post-adoption or kinship support services, please complete the following steps using the web forms below:
- Complete Make a Referral form
- Complete Service Agreement (RPACS)
- Complete VDSS Data Sharing Consent Form
The Adoptive Family Information Line is 855.554.5240.
For families that live outside the service area, see links below to contact the lead service providing agency in your area:
NORTHERN REGION: adoptionsupport.org/post-adoption-case-management-for-virginia/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN REGION: umfs.org/services/foster-care-adopt/adoption-services/
Advocates and Allies:
DePaul, partner agency Commonwealth Catholic Charities, and the Virginia Department of Social Services are committed to increasing awareness of adoption-related issues, including the need to build strong trauma-informed communities. As such, we operate quarterly meetings that bring together a variety of partners to help advance our mission. For more information on how you can join please send us a message using the link below:
Post-adoption Supports:
http://affcny.org/wp-content/uploads/PAS-Survey-Full.pdf
Resources:
https://wearefamiliesrising.org/
