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KVC strengthens families using wraparound services so children can remain with their own families and in their own communities when safely possible. We also provide foster care, reunification support, adoption, outpatient mental health therapy, in-home family services and educational support.
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Children and Families Need You
Through KVC, you can strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help create a bright future where every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community. Please join us today! Learn More
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Our free resources help you stay informed and educated about foster care, adoption, mental health and childhood trauma as well as how KVC West Virginia is working toward building healthier communities.
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About KVC West Virginia
KVC West Virginia is a private, nonprofit organization that serves over 3,000 children, teens and adults each year. Our team of caring professionals provides home- and community-based services that strengthen families and prevent foster care, outpatient mental health therapy, foster care, foster parent recruitment and support, adoption, and youth academic and mentorship programs.
We envision a world in which every person is safe and connected to a strong family and a healthy community.
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National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month! Foster care is a safe place that gives a child and their birth family an opportunity to resolve conflicts or disruptions and learn healthy skills so the child can safely return home. Many birth families need help in learning effective parenting skills, overcoming substance use or learning healthy ways to cope with trauma they themselves have experienced.
KVC West Virginia proudly certifies and supports hundreds of foster families across West Virginia, but more foster parents are always needed. If you’d like to learn more about the life-changing impact you can make for children, families and your community, contact us today! Visit kvcwv.org/foster to learn more about the process and requirements or submit this form to speak directly with our team and ask any questions you may have.
Resources
Become a Foster Parent in West Virginia
KVC West Virginia and Fairmont State University Launch Middle College, An Innovative Pathway to College for Teens in Foster Care
5 Ways To Help Youth in Foster Care (Without Being a Foster Parent)
Can I Be a Single Foster Parent?
The Truth About Foster Care: Dispelling Myths and Rumors
Where Foster Parents Can Find Resources and Support in West Virginia
West Virginia Couple Adopts Miracle Child From Foster Care
Find more information about foster care and foster parenting on our blog!
Learn more about National Foster Care Month from the Child Welfare Information Gateway.