Youth for Tomorrow

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Founded in 1986 by former Washington Redskins Super Bowl-winning head coach Joe Gibbs, Youth For Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving at-risk youth. Today, with an annual budget exceeding $50 million, the organization provides a comprehensive range of programs and services to support young people and their families. 

👶 Birth to Age 21: Foster Care

  • Programs: Transitional & Treatment Foster Care.

  • Focus: Pairing children and young adults (from birth up to age 21) with trained, supported foster families for stable, therapeutic out-of-home care.

🧒 Ages 5 to Adults: Outpatient Behavioral Health

  • Programs: Outpatient counseling, play therapy (for younger children), therapeutic day treatment, intensive in-home services, and substance abuse counseling.
  • Focus: External mental health support for individuals and families dealing with depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, trauma, and behavioral concerns.

👶 Birth to Age 21: Foster Care

  • Programs: Transitional & Treatment Foster Care.
  • Focus: Pairing children and young adults (from birth up to age 21) with trained, supported foster families for stable, therapeutic out-of-home care.

🧒 Ages 5 to Adults: Outpatient Behavioral Health

  • Programs: Outpatient counseling, play therapy (for younger children), therapeutic day treatment, intensive in-home services, and substance abuse counseling.

  • Focus: External mental health support for individuals and families dealing with depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, trauma, and behavioral concerns.

🧑 Ages 12 to 17: Residential & Education

  • Residential Care: Highly structured living on a main campus featuring 13 active residential homes. Built for teens dealing with anger, defiance, isolation, truancy, depression, substance use, and family strain.

  • Accredited School (Grades 7–12): On-campus, state-accredited private secondary school for residential and at-risk students.

  • Specialized Residential Tracks: Pregnant & Parenting Teens: Housing and specialized care for young mothers (and their babies up to age 4).

    • Girls on a Journey: A highly focused recovery program for teenage victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.

    • Tricare for Military Families: Specialized residential care for military dependents.


🛡️ Accreditations & Licenses Youth for Tomorrow operates as a highly regulated, clinically professional organization backed by national standards: The Joint Commission, COA, Cognia, VAISEF (Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities), State Licenses: Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) (For behavioral and substance abuse treatment), Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) (For group home and foster placements), Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) (As a certified special education secondary school)

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