Dear Fund IRL Partners,

Thank you for signing on to support Fund IRL in Virginia. VPOST is thrilled to welcome your organization to this growing coalition and is grateful for your commitment to ensuring Virginia's young people have access to meaningful, enriching opportunities to connect, belong, and thrive in real life.

As Virginia's coordinating organization for Fund IRL, VPOST will help bring together organizations and leaders from across the Commonwealth around a shared vision for investing in youth through afterschool and summer programs, sports, arts, mentoring, outdoor activities, mental health supports, and other community-based opportunities.

Your participation is important. Together, we can work to share the message that future resources are directed to young people, allocated equitably, guided by community needs and evidence, and governed transparently with meaningful input from youth, families, providers, and community leaders.

Over the coming weeks, VPOST will share updates, resources, and opportunities for engagement, as well as ways your organization can help elevate this work. We encourage you to share the Fund IRL message within your networks and help us bring additional partners into the conversation.

Thank you for standing with VPOST and with Virginia's children, youth, and families. We are stronger together, and this is an important moment to make sure young people have more opportunities to connect in real life.

With gratitude,

Blaire Denson

Executive Director

Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time (VPOST)

View VPOST's official statement here.