Jaiden Holt, 20, is photographed in St. Albans, W.Va. on Dec. 5, 2025. (Erica Peterson/Mountain State Spotlight via AP) When Jaiden Holt was growing up, there wasn’t a whole lot in his life that made ...

Calling creative WV students! Draw or paint why clean water matters, write a short essay & you could win prizes for yourself, ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s foster care plan brings kids back to West Virginia, but it still leaves the state overreliant on group homes.

As West Virginia lawmakers kick off this year’s legislative session with talk of kitchen table issues and “Jobs First — Opportunity Everywhere,” a recent report by WalletHub suggests they will have to ...

New data from the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network shows a growing need for protecting children, driving several legislative proposals. Figures show nearly 46% of referrals involved allegations of ...

WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s annual “Celestial” gala drew 1,300 guests and raised more than $2 million to expand care for kids and expectant mothers across West Virginia. Hosted by Emily ...

A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care. Kinship caregivers, often grandparents, take in kids on a moment ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is spending more than $62 million putting hundreds of foster children in out-of-state facilities across the country. Some children are more than 2,000 miles from home in ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) is shining a light on the sustained success and growth of Functional Family Therapy (FFT ...