Children and teens in foster care often face more obstacles to learning than their peers. Fortunately, educators can empower students in foster care to perform well academically and feel safe and welcomed at school. Learn how you can support the kids in your classroom who are experiencing foster care. Check out these strategies for success!
Nearly 6,000 West Virginia children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you? Learn more about foster parenting or adopting from foster care.
Nearly 6,000 West Virginia children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you? Learn more about foster parenting or adopting from foster care.
Nearly 6,000 West Virginia children and teens need foster families to open their hearts and homes. It only takes ONE caring adult to change a child’s life. How about you? Learn more about foster parenting or adopting from foster care.
Alyssa’s wish for a sister inspired her parents to become foster parents with KVC West Virginia. Discover how foster care changed her family’s life and how you can make a difference, too.
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. Learn more and find engaging foster care and foster parenting resources today.
Before enrolling in KVC’s First Star Academy, Daren was shy and struggling in foster care after experiencing trauma and an unsupportive biological family. Through unwavering support from his foster mom and KVC professionals, coupled with meaningful connections with peers who understood his experiences, Daren found success, a sense of belonging and a second family.
Explore valuable foster parent resources in West Virginia, where the need for loving caregivers and homes continues to grow. Learn about foster care, how to become a foster parent, why KVC is the right agency for you, self-care tips and more.
“Kinship caregivers give a hopeless child, hope.” Kinship care is a placement option in which relatives or close family connections care for a child who is in foster care.
The teen years are a unique time of brain development. In this article, parents will discover how to better understand their teen and promote healthy behavior.