Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families announced in a news release Tuesday that recipients of the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) released a study this week about the barriers kinship foster care families face, and…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChildcare 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…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChildren 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…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia officials have established a centralized system for reports of abuse and neglect.The state Department of Health and Human Resources…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAn audit of the Bureau for Children and Families says the Department of Health and Human Resources needs to focus on the safety of Child Protective…
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