The Children's Home Society of West Virginia

Industry:	Charitable Organizations & Foundations
Employees:	600

Description

The Children's Home Society of West Virginia is a private, non-profit child welfare organization founded in 1896. The Society is a participatory organization consisting of employees, foster families, adoptive families, volunteers, Board members, Directors Emeriti, advisory council members, donors, benefactors, supporters, and friends. We are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that is representative of the communities we serve from around the state. We are licensed to provide child welfare and behavioral health services in West Virginia. We are a member agency of the West Virginia Alliance for Children, the Child Welfare League of America and we are fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children.

Comprehensive child welfare, behavioral health, social casework and advocacy services are provided to over 6,887 children each year from twelve primary locations throughout the state. Some of our current programs are adoption, foster care, in-home and in-community services for children and families, emergency shelter care, respite, mediation, parent education training, prenatal and early childhood services, volunteer and mentoring, youth services, visitation and reunification, school based social work, day care and comprehensive assessment services.

What We Hope To Accomplish ...

The mission of the Children's Home Society is to promote the well being of children. Our current efforts are directed at helping children find lifetime families, protecting and nuturing children, and helping preserve and strengthen their families.

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BRAMWELL WALK: ; Ghosts of millionaires can help children Charleston Gazette; 9/11/2009 ...life. Members of the Children's Home Society of West Virginia want to help children...regional director for the Children's Home Society of West Virginia, said the We...information about the ... ...more

Children's chorus to sing songs of peace Charleston Daily Mail; 12/3/2009 ...and dancing from Arts in Action. Little Red Stockings will again be sold as an annual fundraiser for the Children's Home Society of West Virginia. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling 304-561-3570 or by visiting www.theclaycenter... ...more

BULLETIN BOARD Charleston Gazette; 10/7/2009 ...Drawings and food will be featured. Proceeds will help support the club's scholarship program. * The Children's Home Society of West Virginia will have its third annual "Walk for Children" Friday through Sunday. The walk begins Friday at... ...more