B3 - The Possibilities Project:  Investing in Youth Aging Out of Foster Care to Change the Trajectory of Their Lives

Presenters will share how their direct service agency and a housing coalition, two Richmond-based nonprofits, have collaborated to address the challenges of youth aging out of Virginia’s foster care system. Each year about 500 young people in Virginia “age out” and are sent into the world with nothing—no reliable housing, no job options, no education, no transportation, and no one to rely on for help. The collaboration has developed a comprehensive evidence-based and trauma-informed program that provides critical supports and housing to these youth in order for them to develop into independent and engaged community members.

Presenters: Nadine Marsh-Carter and Diehdre Gregory, Children's Home Society of Virginia, Richmond, VA