Virginia Home for Boys and Girls
Ashley Hessler is currently a Clinical Social Work Intern at Virginia Home for Boys and Girls and a Wellness Advisor at YogaSix, both positions held since August and April 2023 respectively. Prior experience includes roles as Family Services Coordinator, Senior In-Hospital Intern, and Program Support Intern at Ronald McDonald House Charities from May 2021 to the present, as well as Assistant Studio Manager and Lead Cyclebar Experience Specialist at CycleBar from August 2020 to August 2022. Ashley is pursuing a Master’s degree in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University, expected to be completed in May 2024, after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from the same institution in December 2021.
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Virginia Home for Boys and Girls
Virginia Home for Boys and Girls (VHBG) is a nonprofit organization that has been serving youth in crisis since 1846. We now provide transitional living services, specialized education, and therapeutic resources to youth with emotional and behavioral health concerns. Program fees paid for with public dollars only cover a portion of what is needed to provide the trauma-informed care youth in crisis require. Nearly 50% of VHBG’s budget is supported by philanthropic dollars and other sources of income. Community volunteers play a critical role in supporting the organization’s needs. Our mission is to restore hope through teaching and healing to ensure youth, young adults, and their families thrive. We help youth across Virginia with emotional and behavioral health concerns by facilitating the healing process using a relationship-based, cognitive-behavioral approach. The trauma-informed care youth receive in our group homes, independent living apartments, specialized K-12 school (John G. Wood), and therapeutic resource center restores hope to them and their families who then find the courage to thrive.