March 2025 VDSS Highlights

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…

Youth Mental Health First Aid Workshops

Upcoming Regional and Hybrid Events Project LIFE Presents: Old Dominion Job Corp. Careers begin here.  When it comes to your future, you should have choices. Choose your path, and Old Dominion Job Corps will provide you with free career training so you can gain the skills and tools you need to be successful.   Learn more about a career path in Old…

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…