Mission

ForKids is dedicated to our mission of breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty for families and children. Established in May 1988 as an 8-family emergency shelter in Norfolk, ForKids is one of the largest providers of year-round homeless services for families in Virginia, delivering quality Crisis Response, Housing & Critical Services and Children's Education programs. Averaging about 26 calls per day at its inception in 2011, the Housing Crisis Hotline, operated by ForKids, answered nearly 54,000 calls last year. Our extended services, spanning 14 localities and over 3,000 square miles, touched the lives of nearly 70,000 people last year.