JOIN THE VEFC HOST HOME NETWORK

Thank you for your interest in Volunteer Emergency Families for Children. VEFC has provided safe shelter to over 16,500 at-risk children in Virginia over the past 29 years. VEFC has made its service free-of-cost for organizations such as yours. Is your agency currently a part of the VEFC network?

Agency Brochure

Services VEFC Provides:

• Shelter for emergency removals
• Respite for kids needing a “cooling off” period from their birth or adoptive family
• Respite for children currently in foster care
• Respite for youth who have earned time away from a residential facility

Facts about VEFC:

• VEFC is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the philosophy that a child’s needs are best met in a caring family environment.
• VEFC does not charge a fee for use of the homes that we recruit and train.
• Each partner agency helps approve the VEFC host homes in their community using their own approval standards.
• Each DSS, CSU or licensed child placing agency participates in their locality’s VEFC training to ensure families will be able to meet the agency’s needs.
• As a VEFC Partner Agency you will have access to our entire statewide network of host homes.
• VEFC host homes receive no financial compensation for their service.
• VEFC serves children from the ages of birth to age 18.
• All VEFC volunteers are able to choose the age, gender, and length of stay for each placement that is appropriate for them.
• VEFC accepts placements for 1 to 21 day periods.
• VEFC families do not shelter children who are violent to strangers, suicidal, or currently on drugs or alcohol.

We welcome the opportunity to answer your questions and to talk more about working with VEFC to make a difference in the lives of the children and youth in your community.

Interested in learning more?

Please fill out this form and a VEFC representative will contact you shortly: