11/07/2023
The President’s Charity Ball committee is excited to announce the 2024 selected charities our Ball will be supporting this year! We are kicking things off with Virginia’s House.
Virginia’s House was established in 1992 as a Children’s Advocacy Center by a group of concerned community leaders who saw the problematic cycle of violence within families and wanted to be a part of the solution to see it end. Virginia’s House strives to help children and their families who suffer from all types of abuse, as well as to assist children in situations of risk and immediate danger through trained staff and qualified volunteers from Graham, Olney, Newcastle, Throckmorton and Breckenridge.
With the donation, Virginia’s House plans to expand their child-family indirect services by improving their in-house process related to receiving in-kind donations from churches, local companies, and individuals who “answer the call” when a child in need or the child’s family contacts staff to communicate a specific need as related to a crisis, or moving in with a new family, a natural disaster, or fulfilling a concentrated need for the child’s health/well-being in specific situations. These items are temporarily stored for the child/family in an auxiliary facility, which is nearing full capacity as it additionally holds program materials and supplies for our OUTREACH programs, and CASA Volunteer Recruiting/Training program needs. The request is for repurposing the current layout to increase holding capacity by organizing the safekeeping of household, baby & child items for critical need. The change will allow staff to more readily and efficiently support their “mission” initiatives by freeing up existing space that houses project items for projects such as, “Toys-n-Joys”, “Toys for Tots”, and ISD curriculum pack-n-go materials for mandatory reporting and essential information for Senate Bill 9 requirements. We are proud to support Virginia’s House and all of the amazing work they are doing for our community and beyond!