KVC Behavioral HealthCare, Inc.
KVC is a nonprofit that strengthens families, prevents child abuse and neglect, and helps both children and adults achieve mental wellness.KVC strengthens families using wraparound services so children can remain with their own families and in their own communities. We also provide foster care, reunification support, adoption, substance use treatment, in-home family services, educational support, and child, family and adult therapy.
We all need connection. That’s why we’ve been serving children, individuals and families for more than 20 years. When a child has experienced abuse or neglect, or when a family is facing a mental health challenge, KVC West Virginia is there with the support needed to move through difficult times. KVC is a private, nonprofit child welfare organization that provides a diverse array of services including in-home family support, foster care, adoption, in-home mental health therapy and youth educational support.
Our compassionate, dedicated team helps strengthen individuals and families every day.
Each year, KVC West Virginia helps nearly 1,000 children, individuals and families feel safe and connected to each other and their communities. Take a look at how many West Virginia children, individuals and families we were able to positively impact this past fiscal year:
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Start by researching the state requirements for new parents. In Kansas, all foster parents must:
- Be 21 years or older
- Maintain financial stability
- Live in a safe and comfortable home
- Pass the home inspection
- Provide enough personal space for a foster child
- Clear a background check (all adults in the house)
- Have a valid driver's license and an insured vehicle
- Finish required foster parent training
- Complete the Home Study Process
Good foster parenting requires your best effort, but not "perfect" parenting. Spend time to learn about the foster care system and the information given to you during training and orientation. Once you have become a licensed foster parent, focus on your foster child's wants, needs, and overall well-being.
To learn more about becoming a foster parent in Kansas, contact your local child-placing agency. These social service agencies are state-approved to match foster children with licensed foster care homes.
Every foster agency provides orientation, where you will receive information about foster care and how to obtain a license. Orientation will help you decide if fostering a child is the right path for you and your family. If you are married or in a relationship, ask yourselves questions before committing to fostering together.
After orientation, your next step is the family assessment process, including the Home Study. A social worker at your local child-placing agency will help you through every step.
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Mar 24, 2016
A tool that kansas uses to hide there broken child in need law ect they should be ashamed The ceo makes 300'000 a yr you think he'd spare some to keep more famlies together try harder and stop advertizing kid on facebook Really