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Charles (Dick) and Dorothy Reeves

(Winner of Members' Showcase: November 2007)

7310 Hatton Cross, Williamsburg, VA  23188

Dick and Co-Author Dorothy Reeves (at left in photo) receive an Outstanding Service Award from James City County for their new book “Adoption . . .a New Step in Life.”  

Created at the request of the county Division of Social Services,  the book is about victims of child abuse and neglect who are taken from their parents and placed  in foster  care.

It is hoped these children eventually will be returned to  their families. If return is not possible, parental rights may be terminated and the children put up for adoption.

Included in the book are stories written by adopted children.  Adoptive parents describe their experiences.   The roles of social services and the courts are explained and  experts  in child development and behavior  discuss their specialties.

The book is designed to provide information for children and adults, particularly those interested in becoming or in training as foster or adoptive parents. If you wish to obtain a copy, click here to email Dick or Dorothy for instructions.

Other social service divisions in  Virginia have inquired about using the book in  their programs.

about the authors . . .

Dick and Dorothy Reeves moved to James City County from northern New Jersey in 1994.  Dorothy retired from the Westwood Regional School District where  for more than twenty years, she was a Speech Language Specialist and Teacher of the Handicapped.  Prior to that she spent six years  as a broadcast journalist during which time she and Dick met.

He retired after more than thirty years at CBS and CBS News in New York City. He was a news writer, radio news anchor, correspondent, producer and executive producer.

After settling in James City County, Dick and Dorothy served  as volunteers, working separately and together, in the Colonial CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program in Judge Fairbanks’ Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

They have two children and two grandchildren.  In 2005 they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

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