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April 2023 News
Program Updates Project LIFE Welcomes Two New Staff Same places; new faces! The Project LIFE team wants to welcome two new IL consultants to our team. Cierra Emory-Clegg fills the vacant role in the Piedmont region, and T Murphy is taking over the Central region. We are thrilled to have two more passionate and strong…
Conference FAQs
Project LIFE hosts 2 statewide youth conferences a year. These are for youth who are or have been in care in the state of Virginia and are aged 14-21. Whether you are familiar with the conferences before the pandemic, or are new to Project LIFE’s services and conferences, we’ve put together a list of frequently…
September 2023 News
Fall 2023 Statewide Youth Conference Dates: November 10 – 12, 2023 | Location: Fredericksburg, VA for Youth and Professionals, HybridWe’re pleased to announce the details of the 2023 Fall Hybrid Conference. Learn ways to navigate the read world and get beyond this moment! We have returned to our pre-pandemic sized conferences, also involving our hybrid approach, where…
September 2021 News
Program Updates Summer Bucket List Bingo Wraps Up Our summer challenge of completing a Bingo board of events closed on the last Friday of August. The team is going through the entires and will send prizes through the mail to the youth who completed their boards. Thanks for playing, and we hope that you enjoyed…
July 2021 News
Program Updates Youth Welfare Approach Historically, child welfare focused on providing services to children in foster care, but over time there has been an increase in older youth in care. Though youth in the child welfare system need to be kept safe, during adolescence the focus of care needs to emphasize promoting permanency, normalcy and…
Youth Welfare Approach FAQs
Do you have questions about the YWA? Check out our brief FAQs below. What is the YWA? YWA is an acronym for the Youth Welfare Approach. It was formerly called the Youth Welfare model. Because of the unique needs of youth, the Virginia Department of Social Services is embarking on a different framework to engage…