Spring Conference 2024: Recap On April 26 – 28, 2024, Project LIFE provided a weekend Spring Hybrid Statewide Youth Conference in the Western region with in-person and virtual participants for selected workshops using our Zoom application. This conference was located in Bristol, Virginia at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel throughout the weekend. The theme of…
CATCH THE VIBE TO THRIVE at our next statewide youth conference! Mark your calendars and apply for our Spring 2025 Statewide Youth Conference: April 25th – 27th in Lynchburg, VA. Our theme for this conference is: Livin’ It Up – Catch the Vibe to Thrive. We will focus on experiences of young adulthood and how…
Project LIFE (Living Independently, Focusing on Empowerment) helps youth in Virginia succeed when they age out of foster care. We do that by helping youth directly and by supporting the professionals who work with them. Our free services are available to any youth ages 14-23 who has experienced the foster care system, as well as any DSS or…
Upcoming Statewide Events Lunch & Learn Training with VDSS & Casey Family Programs February 9, 2024 from 12:00pm-1:00 pm Immigration Basics (Key terms and players) March 8, 2024 from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Immigration 2.0 Immigration and Undocumented Children/ Youth in Foster Care For Professionals, via Zoom All DSS agencies are invited to attend this youth services training provided by VDSS Youth…
Project Specialist – Statewide Prior to joining UMFS, Kelly began her career as a middle school English teacher for 8 years after graduating from Longwood University. In 2017, Kelly joined UMFS with the Richmond Systems of Care grant program and then worked her way up to Project Coordinator since 2019. Kelly has been the point…