A Children's HOme Changing Lives

Providing nurturing, compassionate services for the at-risk youth

statistics that speak for themselves

We forever change the lives of the youth we serve. Our statistics prove that our programming is having positive impacts on our youth and in turn, our community.

50% obtained driver's licenses
42% owned vehicles
100% gained employment
100% maintained bank accounts
89% received vocational certificates or degrees
406 days was the average length of stay at Gateway Children's Homes.

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Our Story

Learn the amazing story behind Gatewood Children's Homes and about the incredible owners, Kiva & Anthony Gatewood. Their passion for the at-risk youth is unwavering and is shown in the care and compassion expressed at the Gatewood Children's Homes. Contact us for more information about programming.

Why Gatewood Children's Homes

Learning life skills

Those who are a part of the Independent Living Agency community will be mentored and educated on critical life skills necessary to function as self-sufficient and healthy young adults.

This includes:

Educational/Vocational Planning
Employment Seeking/Job Maintenance
Money Management
Nutrition Services
Building Interpersonal/Social/Self-Care Skills
Transition/Permanency Planning

Forge Your Path

Gatewood is here to help you realize your dreams, plan the necessary goals to achieve them, and guide you as you commence the path to your future.

The Independent Living Agency team is committed to providing the best possible wrap-around support to ensure that residents are at a point of self-sustainability.

Personalization

In order to foster growth and success you need to feel safe, happy, and comfortable at home. To achieve this, all Gates to Success Independent Living Agency apartments are personalized to cater to the unique tastes and needs of the residents living in them. What are your favorite colors? What are your hobbies and interests? These are just a few of the questions an individual will be asked when being placed in an Independent Living Agency apartment.

Programs Offered at Gatewood Children's Homes

Gates To Success Independent Living Agency

Gates to Success Independent Living Arrangement gives young men and women, 17-21, the ability to live on their own in a personalized, fully furnished, single-occupancy apartment. The program promotes self-reliance and problem-solving skills once living on their own.

Jordan House Group Home

For girls, ages 12-18, Jordan House’s direct care staff are trained to provide fair and consistent care to the youth while being nurturing, compassionate, caring, and therapeutic. Our initial goal is to stabilize youth physically and emotionally by providing a safe, structured, yet family-oriented environment. Jordan House implements emotional support through weekly, individual, and group therapy provided by licensed clinicians.

Our staff has experience managing:

Behavioral Disorders
Delinquency
Dysfunctional Family Relations
Learning/Developmental Disorders
Poor Academic Performance
Physical/Emotional Abuse or Neglect
Parental Substance Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Runaways

gates to succes Mommy And Me

Gates to Success Independent Living Agency also offers a Mommy and Me component for pregnant youth or mothers ages 17 to 21 and their children. Mommy and Me participants also receive services geared towards assisting the mother with parenting the child.

Services provided to Mommy & Me participants are:

Monitoring Attachments
Connections to Childcare & Prenatal Services
Access to Parenting Resources
Support with Visitation Arrangements for Children
Parent/Coaching Behavior Modeling
A Dependent Care Allowance
Safety and Child-Proofing Standards in Place
Special Equipment and Furnishings for Children
Assigned Separate Resources Case Manager

Gates to success uniquely me

Foster youth that turned 18 that has special needs, lower functioning youth.

A Few Words From Gatewood Children's Home's Founders

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you tell me more about Gatewood Children's Homes?

Gatewood Children's Homes is a home for at-risk children in the Mechanicsville, VA area. Gatewood Children's Homes was founded by Kiva and Anthony Gatewood in an effort to provide instruction, structure, and a safe place for children to receive the services needed to become independent, successful adults.

The professional team at Gatewood Children's Homes is comprised of an LPC and the staff is QMHP-certified. The programming for the children's home is youth-specific and accommodates children ages 12-21, depending on their needs. Gatewood Children's Homes has three specific programs targeting girls ages 12-18, new and to-be moms ages 17-21, and boys and girls ages 17-21.

For more information about Gatewood Children's Homes please call or email.
What programs do you offer?
We have 3 programs at Gatewood Children's Homes.
- Jordan's House Group Home - for girls ages 12-18
- Gates To Success Independent Living Agency - independent living arrangements for boys and girls ages 17-21
- Mommy & Me Independent Living Agency - independent living arrangements for new moms and moms-to-be.
- Gates to success uniquely me - foster youth that turned 18 that has special needs, lower functioning youth.
What is the best way to contact Gatewood Children's Homes?

There are multiple ways you can contact us. You can call us at 804-928-2561, email us at kivagatewoodgch@gmail.com or you can fill out the form on our contact us page. Whichever method you choose one of our friendly staff is happy to give immediate attention to your inquiry.

Children's Home

Phone: 804-928-2561

Gates to success office: 804-323-1837

Jordan house: 804-229-4203

Email: kivagatewoodgch@gmail.com