New Documentary ‘O Pioneer’ And Our Song Of The Week On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, an opening partly in French isn’t what you might expect in a film set in West Virginia, but the new documentary O Pioneer is unusual. Inside Appalachia Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Jonathan Lacoque and Clara Lehman, the makers behind their film, to learn what O Pioneer means.

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WVPB News Liz McCormick, Mar. 31, 2020

Some SNAP Recipients In W.Va. Could See Benefits Increase During Coronavirus Pandemic

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families announced in a news release Tuesday that recipients of the…

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WVPB News Emily Allen, Nov. 20, 2019

W.Va. DHHR Shares Study On Ways To Improve Support For Kinship Foster Care Families

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) released a study this week about the barriers kinship foster care families face, and…

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WVPB News Jan. 23, 2017

Parents Struggle to Find Affordable Childcare in W. Va.

Childcare costs are high no matter where you are in the country. But in West Virginia, it's even worse - according to a 2016 report by the think tank New…

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WVPB News Mar. 04, 2016

Changing the Child Welfare System with Safe at Home West Virginia

Children in the West Virginia welfare system are nearly three times as likely as those in other states to be placed in group-care facilities. But a new…

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