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Wishes

Wishes

For every Virginia Beach child in foster care, something special to spark joy and inspire.

Essentials Program

Essentials Program

Meeting the needs of foster parents, kinship families and the children in foster care.

Handle With Care

Handle With Care

Comfort bags with essentials for children being removed from their homes. No child deserves a trash bag.

Clothes Closet

Clothes Closet

Our clothes closet is curated to ensure each child has enough clothes to express themselves.

Birthday Brigade

Birthday Brigade

Every birthday is worth celebrating.

Wish to Dish

Wish to Dish

Pantry essentials & cleaning supplies.

Supporting Success

Supporting Success

Helping older youth and young adults aging our of foster care reach success as independent adults.

Connect to Careers

Connect to Careers

Approachable and tailored career support for youth entering the workforce.

Girls' Youth Group

Girls' Youth Group

Making memories and developing empowered young women.

Boys' Youth Group

Boys' Youth Group

Making memories and developing well-rounded teenage boys.

Mom Squad

Mom Squad

Helping young moms in foster care.

Foster Parent Support

Foster Parent Support

Learning, relaxing and FUN!

Prom Event

Prom Event

Glitz and glamour and a whole lot of self-confidence.

Easter Baskets

Easter Baskets

Easter Baskets for Hampton Roads youth in foster care.

Graduation Celebration

Graduation Celebration

Celebrating graduates as they reach their goals.

Summer Camps

Summer Camps

Providing VB youth in foster care fun & educations summer camps.

Back to School Event

Back to School Event

Distribution of school supplies to all local children, youth, and young adults in foster care in Hampton Roads.

Coat Drive

Coat Drive

Winter Coats for youth in care.

Santapalooza & Holiday Project

Santapalooza & Holiday Project

A holiday extravaganza, with a huge party and wonderful gifts for every local foster child.

Programs & Events

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Connect to Careers’ Mission is to assist the Fostering Futures and Independent Living participants of Hampton Roads

Foster Care to successfully transition into the workforce.

Through this partnership, young adults will obtain 5 goals, in no particular order: (1) transportation plan, (2)  master resume and interviewing skills, (3) housing plan, (4) budgeting and financial planning, and (5) additional education or job training.

Program Spotlight: 

400

Wishes granted

517

Handle With Car Bags

663

Essentials requests

613

Clothing Requests

726

Birthday Bags

336

Supporting Success Requests

1245

Coats

1623

Backpacks with school supplies

Our Numbers

Since our inception in 2014, CWW has continuously added new and innovative programs to support the local foster care population. We serve not only children in the Virginia Beach foster care system but their potential and current foster families, those children deemed old enough to "live independently" within the system, those aging out of the system, children at risk of entering the foster care system, and kinship families. This includes children & foster families in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Newport News.

Here are some numbers of what we have accomplished in the past 10 years.

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