Refugee Unaccompanied Minor Program - Henrico, Commonwealth Catholic Charities
1601 Rolling Hills Drive, Henrico, VA 23229
Eligibility
Languages
Spanish, French
Application process
Agency referral only.
Fees
Call for information.
Service area
Hopewell, VA
Richmond, VA
Chesterfield, VA
Goochland, VA
Hanover, VA
Louisa, VA
Powhatan, VA
Description
The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program provides comprehensive foster care services to refugee minors who enter the U.S. without parents or other adult relatives to care for them. The program also serves unaccompanied children in federal custody. Provides foster care to refugee minors who have fled their home because of war or persecution due to their race, religion or political affiliation. Referrals for children received from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
What's Here
Providing organization
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Commonwealth Catholic Charities is a non-profit agency which provides values-based human services to individuals, children and families, especially the most vulnerable: neglected and abused children, the handicapped, the homeless, and frail elderly.