The Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia celebrates 35 years!

This week the Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia will be celebrating our 35th Anniversary! FACT was created by the General Assembly in 1986 as a public-private partnership to raise funds for the prevention and treatment of family violence, including child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse and neglect.

For the last 35 years, FACT has provided funding for hundreds of programs focused on preventing and treating family violence through the power of direct donations from public and private sources, revenue from the sale of the KIDS FIRST license plates, and voluntary donations on state income tax returns. Since 2003, we have raised approximately $5 MILLION to support local efforts across Virginia. Starting in 2012, FACT has been supporting the Trauma-Informed Community Network movement with financial and technical support.

Anniversary Week Event Schedule

All of these events will be held virtually and will be recorded and posted for later viewing on our Facebook page.

Monday 12 - 12:30 PM: Anniversary Kick-Off Event - Come learn about FACT’s latest projects and how you can support them throughout our anniversary week and beyond. Join us on Facebook Live for this event!

Tuesday 12 - 1 PM: Housing, Homelessness and Trauma - Join us with Nichele Carver, Associate Director of Homeless and Special Needs Housing for the Department of Housing and Community Development to discuss trauma related to housing. Register for this event here.

You can review our previous issue brief on housing and trauma here.

Wednesday 12 - 1 PM: FACT Anniversary Celebration - Join us in celebration as we release our grantee and partner impact video and award key Virginia leaders for their efforts in preventing and treating family violence. Register to attend the event here.

Thursday: Stay tuned to our Facebook page as we play our pre-recorded panels focused on child-on-child sexual abuse.

Friday 12 - 1 PM: How Ageism Shapes Our Framework - Join us with Gerontologist Gigi Amateau, PhD to discuss ageism and how that impacts our work with family violence. Register to attend the event here.

You can review our previous issue brief on trauma-informed approaches to elder abuse here.

Impact Videos

Want to see the impact that FACT has made over the last 35 years? Check out these videos from our community partners and grantees. You can find additional videos on our YouTube page throughout the week!

FACT 35th Anniversary Fundraiser

In honor of our 35th anniversary, we have a goal to raise $10,000 for the opportunity to provide TWO additional emergency fund grants to our TICNs. Please go to fact.virginia.gov/donate and put “FACT Anniversary” in the In Honor Of box. Every donation matters and is tax deductible. To honor our 35 years, you can donate $35, $350, or even $3500.

We ask that once you finish donating, you please share with family, friends, and colleagues to encourage them to donate as well. The social media toolkit can be found on our anniversary website page to help you engage with folks about why this work is so important.

Social Media Toolkit

You can find our social media toolkit here with some example posts and graphics to post on your own social media pages!