by Kathryn Jean Lopez “Be my Mommy!” the banner in the CVS window read, part of a display of surplus Baby Emma dolls. It was the fifth day of Christmas, […]
Tag: foster care
CASA for Kids provides caring guidance for abused, neglected kids in the foster system
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia had 6,796 children in foster care in November. According to various sources, the state had 5,235 child abuse and neglect cases in 2020, 5,975 in 2019 […]
Advocates for foster kids to hold golf tournament fundraiser
The first CASA For Kids Golf Tournament is being held Oct. 16 at the Preston Country Club in Kingwood. Executive director Chrissi Christy said CASA stands for Court Appointed Special […]
U.S. Children & Families leader comes to Morgantown to talk about foster care
MORGANTOWN — Lynn Johnson, assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, came to Morgantown Thursday to learn about a unique program […]
Students pitch ways to improve the state’s foster care system
Hosted by WVU’s Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship In the COVID-19 summer of 2020, it probably couldn’t have been anything but a mask. At least that’s what Ana Galvez […]
Packed with Love
Organizations fill backpacks for kids in the foster care system Newsroom@DominionPost.com On Tuesday, representatives from the local Northwestern Mutual and CASA For Kids team members packed 40 backpacks in the […]
