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Rights & Reporting Complaints
You might contact the West Virginia Department of Human Services for several reasons, including: Concerns or Complaints: To report a concern about...
Rights & Reporting Complaints
As a young person in foster care, you have rights—like the right to feel safe, stay connected to siblings, get the health care you need, go to school...
Rights & Reporting Complaints
The West Virginia Foster Care Ombudsman is here to help foster youth and foster/kinship families when something isn’t right. They can listen to...
School-Based & Campus
If you were in foster care in West Virginia and aged out at 18—or were adopted or placed in guardianship at 16 or older—you may qualify for up to $5...
Youth & Alumni Groups
The Promise Advisory Board is a group of people with different skills and knowledge who work together to help guide and support WV’s Promise Youth...