Volunteers Take On Needed Repairs For Annual 'Day Of Caring'
More than 1,200 volunteers spent Wednesday in six counties of central West Virginia for the United Way's 21st annual Day of Caring.
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Social Services Chief 'No Longer Employed' With DoHS
After just over a year in the top role at the Bureau for Social Services, Lorie Bragg is "no longer an employee" of the Department of Human Services, a spokesperson confirmed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMullins Named Acting Secretary Of DoHS
Christina Mullins, who has served as deputy director has been appointed to serve as the acting secretary. Alex Mayer, the former secretary of the Department of Human Services, has resigned his position, effective Sunday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Child Support Resources Now Consolidated Into Single Website
The state’s Bureau for Child Support Enforcement has a new, renovated website to make child support services more digitally accessible.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Statewide Review Of Child Welfare And A Trip To DC For WorldPride, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear more about a statewide review of child welfare, and catch up with a Hardy County group that marched in this year's WorldPride parade.
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State Officials Reassure Public Of Access To Critical Services Amid Federal Grant Cuts
As federal level grants and cooperative agreements are being cut in Washington D.C., state officials say some program’s funding will be affected, but promise to ensure access to essential health and human services.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Secretary Talks More Training, Retention Plans For Department Of Human Services
On this episode of The Legislature Today, Health Reporter Emily Rice talks with West Virginia’s new secretary of the Department of Human Services, Alex Mayer, to discuss the future of child welfare in a state with more than 6,000 children in its custody.
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