Mission West Virginia

Statewide Campaign Doubles Number Of Prospective Foster Parents

There were 6,126 West Virginia children and teens in the state’s custody as of mid-June, according to the Department of Human Services (DoHS) child welfare dashboard. That’s why DoHS, in conjunction with foster care agencies across the state and Aetna Better Health West Virginia, launched a four-month drive to find more foster homes.

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Us & Them: Our Foster Care Crisis

Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear the experiences of those who’ve been part of the foster care system.

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Quarterly Newsletter Aims To Help Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Parents

Mission West Virginia and the West Virginia Department and Health and Human Resources (DHHR) have partnered to electronically publish a quarterly newsletter for families called West Virginia Kids Thrive.

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