STUART HAWKINS
Board Chair, Tidewater Youth Services Foundation
Resident of Virginia Beach

“Tidewater Youth Services takes on the challenge of youth that the rest of us would probably just as soon ignore—youth that struggle with emotional and behavioral challenges that sometimes lead to expulsion from school, loss of family connection, and sometimes to incarceration or worse.

These are our “throw-away” kids—the youth that we’d rather not have to think about. As someone who has spent a career educating and working with teens, I would be the first to admit that they can be difficult to love…But not walking away is exactly what they need and is exactly the void that TYS fills. Sometimes what these youth most need is some guidance and support in developing skills that they never acquired.”

Together We Can Foundation – Smart Transitions
Virginia Beach, VA