Family Chance
Family Chance offers families the opportunity to build the skills they need to succeed. Focused on both caregivers and individuals with disabilities, these practical, skills-based programs provide tools and knowledge to help families confidently navigate daily life - giving every family a real chance to thrive.
Family Events
Date: Saturday, November 1st
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Chesterfield Career and Technical Center Thomas R. Fulghum Conference Center Hull Street Campus (13900 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, VA 23112)
Ages: 13+
Cost: $25
Jacob's Chance, which is a part of the Central Virginia Transition into Adulthood Coalition, is sponsoring this must-attend conference for teens and adults with disabilities and their caregivers!
Participant-Focused Workshops
Financial Literacy Series
with Virginia Credit Untion
Dates: Mondays, September 29th - November 3rd (5 weeks)
***There will be no session 10/13***
Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Virginia Credit Union
(7500 Boulder View Drive Richmond, VA 23225)
Ages: High School - 40
Cost: $25
Learn the ins and outs of personal finance in this upcoming workshop series, presented by our friends at Virginia Credit Union! Over the course of 5 weeks, we will explore topics like Banking Basics, Building a Budget, Understanding Credit, Saving Strategies, and Preventing Fraud.
*Caregivers are encouraged (but not required) to attend!*
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Restaurant Ready!
Dates: Thursdays, September 11th - November 13th (10 weeks)
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: ECPI University: Culinary Institute of Virginia
(11104 W Broad St, Glen Allen, VA 23060)
Ages: High School Graduates - 40
Cost: $230
Applications for Fall 2025 are CLOSED
Restaurant Ready is a new Jacob's Chance culinary arts program, developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and designed to help individuals develop the essential life and workplace skills needed to launch successful careers in the hospitality industry.
This initiative blends practical training from our Culinary Arts: Advanced Recipes & Practical Skills program with six industry-defined core competencies. Restaurant Ready empowers participants to grow professionally and work toward long-term independence.
This pilot program is application based and registration is open to those who have been selected for the program.
More info can be found HERE!