@ForKidsVA

ForKids,Inc. is a #nonprofit that works to break the cycle of homelessness & poverty for families & children in #HRVA. Follow us on Instagram @ForKidsVA

 Hampton Roads, VA
ForKidsVA.org
Joined February 2009
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We don’t want one child to sleep on the street in our community. On #GivingTuesday please support ForKids. We work hard to make a difference. Donate at app.mobilecause.com/form/P2l…
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.@ForKidsVA has been looking for ways to fund a new shelter and services in Chesapeake. bit.ly/2OCGWaB

ForKids receives $2.5M grant from Jeff Bezos fund for families living through homelessness

Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, has given a nonprofit in Norfolk $2.5 million to help families living through homelessness and poverty.

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Excited to announce this year's Bezos Day One grants. Thank you to these 32 organizations in 23 states working to end homelessness. I recently spent time with the amazing team at Community of Hope in Washington, D.C. – one of last year’s grantees. bezosdayonefund.org
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We just reached the #GuideStarPlatinum #NonprofitProfile participation level -- we're committed to the highest level of transparency!
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We acted like pirates in the children’s play area at the Mariners Museum on our last day of @CoxVA’s #CoxScavengerHunt #Cox40inHRD #1058 props
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Trying our best to dance the cotton eye joe! #cox40inhrd #CoxScavengerHunt @CoxVA
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It’s a beautiful day to save lives @CoxVA #Cox40inHRD #CoxScavengerHunt #pamelawantabe
Freeze Frame! @CoxVA #coxscavengerhunt #cox40inhrd #pennisulatowncenter
Keeping things in perspective @CoxVA #coxscavengerhunt #cox40inhrd
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Trying our best pin up pose at the #newportnewsvictoryarch! @CoxVA #coxscavengerhunt #Cox40inHRD
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It’s the circle of life 🦁🎬 @CoxVA #Cox40inHRD #CoxScavengerHunt
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Reliving our boy band days with Grace @CoxVA #Cox40inHRD #coxscavengerhunt
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Enjoyed learning about the #coxsmarthome in the #coxscavengerhunt #cox40inhrd! Thanks @CoxVA and @dragascompanies
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Thanks to @CoxVA we are getting our workout in at Great Bridge Battlefield! #coxscavengerhunt #Cox40inHRD
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Thanks @CoxVA. Having so much fun on our first day of the #CoxScavengerHunt! #Cox40inHRD
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Only 2 short weeks left until the Keystone Education Kickoff to Halloween FRIGHTraiser! Admission is free, so RSVP to the Facebook event and let us know you're coming! facebook.com/events/71755663…
nytimes.com/2018/07/20/nyreg… – at Norfolk, VA

Fighting Back Against the War on Homeless Shelters (Published 2018)

The city’s attempts to battle homelessness keep running afoul of neighborhood groups like the one resisting a men’s shelter on West 58th Street.

nytimes.com
pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/artic… – at Norfolk, VA

How Poverty Can Follow Children Into Adulthood | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary...

Poverty can follow children into adulthood, affecting their long-term physical and mental health, and making it harder to finish school and climb out of poverty.

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Don't forget about the Keystone Education Kickoff to Halloween FRIGHTraiser! All proceeds from the event will go to ForKids. Check out the event page and let us know if we'll see you there!
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theatlantic.com/business/arc… – at Norfolk, VA

It Is Expensive to Be Poor

Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can’t save up enough to move on.

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