Regional Post Adoption Consortium Services
The Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Family Services is committed to providing high quality, adoption-competent services and supports to adoptive and kinship families living in Virginia.
In 2020, VDSS launched the Regional Post Adoption Consortium Services (RPACS) approach to funding services, to ensure a consistent, comprehensive array of services to families across the Commonwealth. Shineforth is the lead agency in the Central and Eastern regions.
Regional Post Adoption Consortium Services
The Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Family Services (VDSS-DFS) is committed to providing high quality, adoption-competent services and supports to adoptive and kinship families living in Virginia.
In 2020, VDSS launched the Regional Post Adoption Consortium Services (RPACS) approach to funding services, to ensure a consistent, comprehensive array of services to families across the Commonwealth. Shineforth is the lead agency in the Central and Eastern regions.
Now Serving Kinship Families!
RPACS is now supporting Kinship families in Virginia. For eligibility information, please reach out to a team member in your region.
Our Work in Action
“[RPACS] has been our saving grace. [Our Case Manager] has been a shoulder to cry on, a validating and encouraging voice and has been so instrumental in teaching us and supporting us. I am SO grateful for RPACS and the training and support we have received. These services are VITAL and I’m not sure what we’d do at this point without [them].”
– RPACS Family
Over the last four years:
303
Families were served in the Central Region
244
Families were served in the Eastern Region
Available Services
Through the RPACS model, Shineforth, with collaborative partners C2Adopt, and Children’s Home Society of Virginia, is able to offer the following services at no cost to adoptive and kinship families with children or youth up to the age of 21*, and reside in the Central and Eastern regions of the state.
*Youth ages 18-21 must be residing in the home to be eligible for services.
- Information and Referral
- Case Management
- Education and Training
- Support and Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Planned Respite Activities
- Crisis Planning
- Clinical Services
Interested in services for your family or a family that you work with? Submit a referral and one of our staff members will reach out to the family with more information.
Locations Served
RPAC services are available to adoptive and kinship families with children and youth birth to 21 and reside in these Central & Eastern Virginia counties.
Central Region
Denise Purgold, LCSW
804.254.9465
dpurgold@Shineforth.org
Eastern Region
Vineta Watson
757.490.9791 x2049
vwatson@Shineforth.org
If you’re Interested in services for your family or a family that you work with, submit a referral and one of our staff members will reach out to the family with more information.
If you reside in Virginia, but outside of the counties featured on the map, please visit the agency appropriate to your region in order to access adoption and kinship support services:
Northern Region: Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)
Piedmont & Western Regions: DePaul Community Resources
Program Partners
Jennifer L. Surratt, LCSW
Director of Programs
jsurratt@c2adopt.org
804.928.9399
Amber Bumbry
Post Adoption Program Manager
amber@chsva.org
804.301.4430
