IntertwinedFamily

03/15/2022

03/15/2022

03/14/2022

Let’s be doers.

03/14/2022

67,000 kids are currently in kinship care in Virginia. The vast majority of these kids are not currently part of the VA foster care system.

A kinship placement allows children to be placed with a relative when birth parents are unable to care for them. Kinship care may be either informal or formal depending on whether or not the local department of social services is involved.

At VKB we know that kinship families need wrap around support just like foster families.

If you are, or know a grandparent, cousin, aunt, uncle, or other relative taking care of child this resource provides some good state specific information about support available. Please share it!
http://grandfamilies.org/State-Fact-Sheets

03/12/2022

We're gearing up for our March 24th I Belong Project video shoot and you can be a part of making it happen this weekend!

Check out our Amazon Wish List for needed items.

https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/1T1Z20PMRABW2/guest-view

Choose from gifts for the kids making videos, thank you gifts for hard-working social workers, and supplies to help make our "I Belong" day special!

Choose one or several items and they will be sent straight to us.

Want to do more? We are still looking for a lunch sponsor. Contact Kate Ashby at [email protected].

THANK YOU for being part of our I Belong Project. Together we can provide a day that lets these kids know they are valued and special.

03/04/2022

How can the church influence culture? By opening our doors, preaching the Good News and shining a light on the injustices around us.

03/02/2022

Social workers make a huge difference in our community. Thanks to each of you for your often unseen & under appreciated sacrifices!

03/01/2022

It’s Social Work Month and we want to highlight, honor, celebrate and recognize the amazing social workers who fight for kids and families.

We see you. We need you. We thank you.

02/20/2022

Let's help these kids stay together!!

Justus, who is 14, and his 12 year old twin brother and sister, Canyon and Analea, are siblings who look forward to finding a family and moving on to happier times together.

Justus is outgoing, social and athletic. He enjoys baseball and plays on his community soccer team. His holds his Christian faith close and and finds comfort in the presence of God in his life. He is protective of his brother and sister, and hopes to become an attorney so he can help others.

Analea is fun-loving girl with a great sense of humor and enjoys singing and cooking. She is proud of doing well in school and would like to become a veterinarian. Her religion is important to her and she wants to grow in her faith.

Canyon is a caring, nurturing boy who enjoys the outdoors, video games, reading — and would love to visit Virginia Beach. He dreams of becoming a Youtuber, and likes spending time with his family.

Could you be the forever family this trio is looking for?

Watch their video at:https://americaskidsbelong.org/project/canyon-justus-analea/

CANYON, ANALEA AND JUSTUS NEEDS OUR HELP! Please share their video so more families waiting to adopt will know about them.

02/13/2022

Please be praying for the Fox Elementary community as they wake up to this heartbreaking news. You can also pray for the leadership of RPS as they navigate finding space for the school.

UPDATE FROM RPS:
If you would like to make a financial contribution to help the Fox ES community, please donate to the Richmond Education Foundation. 100 percent of the donation will be used to support Fox. Simply designate your gift to the "Fox Elementary Fire Response." https://www.rpseducationfoundation.org/

02/10/2022

Changing the world begins with changing ourselves.