Collegiate School’s Fairy Godmother Program provides prom dresses to JFBHS students

Thanks to the Collegiate School’s Fairy Godmother Program, students at Jackson-Field Behavioral Health Services now have the perfect prom attire.

The program, which is in its 24th year, provides prom dresses, shoes and jewelry for students in the program, which provides psychiatric, residential, educational and recovery treatment services for children who suffer from severe emotional trauma, mental illness and/or addiction. Jackson-Feild’s campus is located in Jarratt, Virginia, but its development office is in Henrico.

This year, for the first time, students also received makeup products, thanks to a donation by Mary Kay (through Tracey Allen). Nearly 800 prom dresses have been handed out since the program’s inception.

The Fairy Godmother Program helps students at JFBHS feel confident and beautiful on prom night, according to school officials. It has been run for the past 14 years by Helen Markiewicz, who is stepping down and handing control over to Christina Dobson.

Students will hold their prom night May 31 at JFBHS.

To donate to JFBHS, mail a check to Jackson-Feild, 546 Walnut Grove Drive, Jarratt, Virginia 23867. JFBHS is a 501(c)(3) entity.

Was this article informative? Help us write more like it.

Trustworthy, non-partisan local news coverage is a vital component of our democracy – it’s why the press is the only private institution mentioned by name in the Constitution. But it costs money to keep a newsroom like ours at the Henrico Citizen alive, and we no longer can rely upon advertiser support alone.

That’s why we’re asking readers like you to support our independent, fact-based journalism. We know you value it – you wouldn’t be here otherwise. Help us keep this critical source of fair coverage alive in Henrico County by making a contribution today: https://henricocitizen.fundjournalism.org/contribute/.

Show your support.