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Overview
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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Spotlight on Providers
In this section, we recognize KVC staff and partners who are making a difference.
Tamara Nichols, Logan Permanency Case Manager started working for KVC initially in June 2003 as a Family Support Specialist. In September of 2006 she was promoted to supervisor where she remained until July of 2011. At that point, she transitioned to a Marketing Coordinator position and then Team Leader.
In January of 2013, Tamara returned to KVC as a Permanency Case Manager. She currently serves foster homes in the Logan and Mingo areas, and has recently started a role as an Adoption Worker. Tamara reports that she is glad to be back working with the children in foster care in this area, in a community that she was welcomed into with open arms after moving here from Ohio. Tamara also notes that she enjoys being back with her KVC family in the Logan office that has always been a great support to her.
Tamara grew up in northern Ohio and attended Bluffton College where she received her Bachelors degree in Social Work. She is married and has two daughters. In her leisure time, Tamara enjoys swimming, reading and spending time with her family.