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Foster care: A system in crisis

by Mountain State Spotlight Staff October 1st, 2021February 6th, 2023

Read the Mountain State Spotlight/GroundTruth Project investigation into West Virginia’s foster care system.

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Impact: WV lawmakers promise look at system that left foster kids in abusive out-of-state facilities

by Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 28th, 2021September 28th, 2021

West Virginia knows how to keep kids out of foster care. But funding for key programs has been in short supply.

by Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project and Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 23rd, 2021September 23rd, 2021

Foster kids need families to live with and state social workers to check on them. West Virginia doesn’t have enough of either.

by Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project and Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 22nd, 2021September 23rd, 2021

West Virginia’s reliance on out-of-state group homes leaves some foster kids in unsafe, abusive situations

by Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Molly Born, The GroundTruth Project September 21st, 2021September 22nd, 2021