“2nd Annual Chas Foundation Celebration” Supporting Families With Mental Illness
Please Purchase Tickets at O’Connor’s Come join us at O’Connor Brewing Co. on October 25, 2014 for great food, drinks, and music in aid of The Chas Foundation. The event will be held from 5 pm until...
View ArticleWe Wish Everyone A Happy And Safe Holiday
The “2nd Annual Chas Foundation Celebration” held this fall was a huge success thanks to all of our sponsors, supporters, and volunteers. The weather was fabulous with a turnout of nearly 350 people...
View ArticleSpring Update
Currently, we are in the process of transitioning to a new website and gathering resources in order to connect those in need to effective treatment. The Chas Foundation would like to keep you up to...
View ArticleChas Foundation offers mental illness advocacy, support
The Chas Foundation is a Norfolk-based nonprofit dedicated to helping those with mental illness and working to dissolve its stigma by offering resources for the mentally ill and their families. Tucker...
View ArticleFirst Person: Beau Kirkwood
BEAU KIRKWOOD, executive director of The Chas Foundation, was presented an award by the city of Norfolk and the Norfolk Police Department for his dedication as a trainer in the department’s Crisis...
View ArticleSpring 2015 Newsletter
Newsletter June 1, 2015 Dear Supporters, When The Chas Foundation started two and a half years ago, identifying major gaps in our mental health system became the first priority. One aspect of mental...
View ArticleHelp The Chas Foundation via Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support The Chas Foundation every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com (our unique link), you’ll find the exact same...
View ArticleReframe The Shame
Sentara Healthcare and EVMS Brock Institute Official Community Medicine and Health Partners GSA Department of Theatre & Film presents REFRAME THE SHAME A Theatrical Event Confronting the Sigma of...
View ArticleThe Chas Foundation donates $40,000 to CHKD’s behavioral health program
The Chas Foundation presented a $40,000 gift to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) to support staff training and education for CHKD’s pediatric behavioral health program.
View Article2016 Annual Newsletter is Out
If you haven’t received one, you can download a copy right here! Click to Download The Chas Foundation 2016 Annual Newsletter
View ArticleDecreasing Time to Mental Health Services
Getting help to people with mental illnesses is not always easy. That’s why the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is rolling out a new plan to reduce the time it...
View Article2017 Annual Newsletter is Out
If you haven’t received one, you can download a copy right here! Click to Download The Chas Foundation 2017 Annual Newsletter
View ArticlePatient Recreation Material Initiative
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, The CHAS Foundation is starting a new initiative to help provide local In-Patient Psychiatric Treatment facilities with safe recreational items for the...
View Article2018 Annual Report/Newsletter
Looking for the digital version of our 2018 Annual Report / Newsletter? You’ve found it! Click here to download
View ArticleAn important message from The CHAS Foundation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
Dear Friends, The CHAS Foundation is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and Virginia...
View Article2019 Annual Report/Newsletter
Looking for the digital version of our 2019 Annual Report / Newsletter? You’ve found it! Click here to download
View ArticleThe Dragonfly Collection
Inspired by the story of a mother who lost her son to mental illness. She recognized her son’s spirit in the form of a dragonfly at their family lake house and has since seen the dragonfly as a...
View ArticleGetting the word out during Mental Health Awareness Month
A recent promo video in association with Mental Health Awareness Month on WTKR News3, WGNT27, and Antenna WGNT02. The post Getting the word out during Mental Health Awareness Month first appeared on...
View Article2020 Annual Report/Newsletter
Looking for the digital version of our 2020 Annual Report / Newsletter? You’ve found it! Click here to download The post 2020 Annual Report/Newsletter first appeared on The Chas Foundation.
View Article2021 Year in Review Newsletter
Looking for the digital version of our 2021 Year in Review Newsletter? You’ve found it! Click here to download The post 2021 Year in Review Newsletter first appeared on The CHAS Foundation.
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