S.T.E.P.
S.T.E.P. is a no-cost after-school program for 7th graders in Berkeley County attending North and South Middle School.
Infant Adoption
As a certified foster/adoptive family through the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, you have the option to be considered by birth parents for placement of a newborn child.
Adoption from Foster Care
The largest number of adoptions completed each year are foster parents adopting their foster children who cannot return home.
Adoption Counseling for Pregnant Birth Parents
Are you pregnant and unsure if you are ready to be a parent? The Children's Home Society of West Virginia can help.
Healthy Grandfamilies
Since 2016, the WVSU Extension Service has partnered with the WVSU Department of Social Work to offer the Healthy Grandfamilies project to 125 grandparents in the Greater Kanawha Valley.
Kinship Services
As many as 22,000 children in West Virginia live with a relative instead of their parents due to the impact of the opioid crisis and other unforeseen issues.
RPG Wraparound Substance Abuse Program
The West Virginia Regional Partnership will improve the well-being, safety, and permanency of children and their families involved with the child welfare system due to parental substance use.
School-Based Therapy
Services include individual therapy with children and families, group therapy, case consultation, training and education services, and crisis support services for elementary and middle school students.
In-Home Therapy
Services include clinical evaluation, treatment planning, supportive individual counseling, individual/family therapy, crisis intervention, and targeted case management.
Emergency Child Shelters
We operate eight shelters that provide short-term and emergency care for youth in crisis.
Foster Care & Adoption
We offer foster care and adoption services statewide, with the goal of finding every child who comes through our doors a secure, loving, and permanent home.
Right From the Start
We help high-risk birth mothers and infants meet their medical, economic, and social needs by offering home visitation services with a highly qualified Designated Care Coordinator.
Birth to Three
WV Birth to Three is a statewide system of services and support for families with children under age three who have a delay in their development or may be at risk of having a delay.
Victoria’s House Child Advocacy Center
The Safe Haven Child Advocacy Center (CAC) uses a sensitive, collaborative, and child-focused approach to respond to issues of child abuse.
Children First—Parents Apart
With the support of local county court systems, we provide parenting education services to parents involved in divorce in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.
Child and Family Services
The goal of Child and Family Services is to enhance, strengthen, and improve family-functioning while ensuring the well-being of children.
Resource Centers
Our Resource Centers play an important role in our efforts to help families in their own communities across the state.
WECAN
WECAN is a volunteer program that recruits and trains volunteers and mentors.
Youth Services
Our Youth Services program offers essential support to children and youth whose behavioral problems put them at risk of involvement with the Juvenile Justice and/or child welfare systems
Parents as Teachers
This program assists parents of children from prenatal to kindergarten obtain age-appropriate health and development information and support, enabling parents to play a more active role in their child’s language, intellectual, social, and motor skills development.
Transitional Living Program
Our Transitional Living Program helps young adults aged 16-22 transition to adulthood by providing them assistance with housing, life skills training, educational support, and vocational assistance.
Play Therapy
Our Play Therapy services offer opportunities for children to explore, learn, heal, and gain confidence in a safe and comfortable environment.
Safe at Home
Our Safe at Home initiative supports family members, caregivers, and foster parents in developing and maintaining a safe, stable, and caring environment for children 12-17 years old.