West Virginia Bureau for Social Services

Number Of Children In Foster Care At Lowest Level In 7 Years

State officials are reporting West Virginia has less than 6,000 kids in state care for the first time in seven years.

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First Commissioner For Social Services Transitioning Out Of Role

Jeffrey Pack, the state's first commissioner for social services, is slated to assume a new role with the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services once his successor is in place.

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DoHS Announces 47 Percent Vacancy Reduction In CPS

Child Protective Services, or CPS, vacancies have fallen 47 percent in West Virginia in the past year.

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Lawmakers Hear Updates On DHHR Reorganization

The three appointed secretaries of the new bureaus of the DHHR provided lawmakers with updates on restructuring within the department. Legislation passed in 2023 required the department to be reorganized and split into three agencies after concerns of inefficiencies in the system.

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