MORGANTOWN – Around 6,000 children and teens are currently in foster care in West Virginia. With the Mountain State’s population of 1.7 million, that’s one of the highest per-capita rates in the nation chronicling a segment of youth often set adrift, for lack of resources and ...
MORGANTOWN – These are the kinds of numbers, Leah Turner says, that can make you feel intimidated and overwhelmed, even. Depending upon which report you read, you’ll learn that there are nearly 6,000 children in foster care in West Virginia at present – give or take. This, in a ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer came to Morgantown on Thursday to join with Chad Clutter, director of Chestnut Mountain Village, social workers and members of churches across Monongalia County to celebrate the launch of CarePortal ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The full House Health and Human Resources Committee got a first look at two foster care bills – one regarding LGBTQ issues and one regarding vaccines. The Human Services subcommittee advanced both of them. HB 2033 says a foster or adoptive ...
The first group of teens enrolled in Fairmont State’s Middle College program have moved onto campus. And like any student heading off to pursue their education, they are need of all types of items to ease the transition. The new program provides youth in foster care with safety, ...
Gov. Jim Justice outlined his administration’s efforts to sort out the state’s handling of a neglect case where a 14-year-old girl wound up dying “emaciated to a skeletal state.” And the governor again confirmed a State Police trooper drove to a local child protective services ...