DePaul Expressions Spring 2025

Your Impact at DePaul

The E. C. Wareheim Foundation supports Independent Living (IL) programs at DePaul Community Resources in a big way! Thank you to the E. C. Wareheim Foundation for a generous grant this year supporting all three of DePaul’s IL programs. The primary goal of our IL programs is to ensure that young people who age out of foster care can successfully transition to self-sufficiency. We assist youth in developing life skills, making permanent connections to caring and committed adults, meeting personal goals, and making well-informed choices for their future. The Foundation’s support helps DePaul offer a safe, motivating environment where young people can start their transition to adulthood. With this grant, we have outfitted all of our IL apartments with doorbell cameras for their safety and so much more.

A Look Back at DePaul’s Day of Hope DePaul’s annual anniversary celebration and giving day was a huge success! Through the generosity of staff members and the community along with matches made by our executive team and board of directors, we raised $4,072 for the organization! Those funds will make a difference in the lives of children, families, and individuals with disabilities. Thank you! DePaul’s Day of Hope celebrates our founding on March 7, 1977 in Roanoke as The Achievement Center Specialized Foster Care, Inc. In 1981, we adopted the name DePaul, named after St. Vincent DePaul—the “Great Apostle of Charity.” Today, DePaul has grown to become one of Virginia’s largest nonprofit foster care, adoption, and developmental disabilities services organizations.

The Al Stroobants Foundation and the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia

We are grateful to both the Al Stroobants Foundation for their support of DePaul’s programs in Lynchburg and the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia for their support of DePaul’s Agency-Directed Services program in Roanoke through the Thomas P. and Lewise S. Parsley Fund. Both grants provided DePaul much needed support for our programs that work to improve stability and quality of life for individuals and families facing extreme challenges. These grants also make treasured, purposeful experiences possible for individuals like Margaret, pictured here at DePaul’s OPTIONS center in Madison Heights. These experiences and opportunities help these individuals achieve their goals, enrich their daily lives, and improve their overall quality of life.

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