Children's Home Society of West Virginia
When you decide to foster or adopt through the Children’s Home Society, we make sure you have all the training and support needed to successfully bring a child into your home. Counseling and other support services are available to all members of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees).
The Children’s Home Society offers individual and family counseling services to birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. Our social workers have expertise in adoption and attachment issues, as well as blended families, school adjustment, and mental health. Foster and adoptive parents can participate in regular family support groups to connect with others experiencing similar challenges. We provide professional and confidential services through consultations, crisis intervention, assessment, and referral. Because we know that the decision to foster or adopt is a life-altering one, we’re here to walk you through it.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
When you want to apply to become a foster parent, your first step should be contacting the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources or a private foster agency. An advocate will reach out to you and answer any questions you have. Your foster agency is one of your best sources of support.
West Virginia HealthCheck is an Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment program available to kids in foster care. Through the program, foster children receive a variety of care options, including appointments for primary health and preventative services. Kids also receive dental screenings, immunizations, behavioral and developmental assessments, etc.
Foster parents may receive a subsidy for each foster child in their care as well as clothing allowances and vouchers. Talk to your foster agency to learn more about monthly foster care payments, as these vary depending on the age and needs of the child.
Check your region for foster parent support groups as well. These groups provide excellent opportunities to meet other foster families and receive help.
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