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New Initiative Aims To Ease W. Va's. Childcare Shortage - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (269+ words) The winning stories from the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest are now available to read! Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday the America250 Poetry Contest, inviting West Virginians of all ages to submit original poems. Home " Stories " New Initiative Aims'To'Ease'W. Va's. Childcare…...
How A Wide Range Of Agencies Are Tackling The Foster Care Crisis, This West Virginia Morning - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1+ week, 6+ day ago (378+ words) The winners of the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest have been announced! On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Chris Smither, Joan Shelley, Yarn, Calvin Arsenia, and Hu Dost. WV Educational Broadcasting Commission, the…...
Us & Them Encore: Our Foster Care Crisis - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1+ week, 6+ day ago (464+ words) The winners of the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest have been announced! This week, Hurricane Helene devastated central Appalachia and disrupted the lives of people in recovery. Also, in West Virginia, fur trapping continues, even in the 21st century. And, baseball…...
Study Identifies Needs For W. Va. Teens Aging Out Of Foster Care - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2+ week, 6+ day ago (170+ words) State officials are reporting West Virginia has less than 6, 000 kids in state care for the first time in seven years. Young adults transitioning out of foster care in West Virginia'can't'access key resources for success, according to a new study." The'Foster…...
Study Identifies Needs'For'W. Va. Teens Aging Out'Of'Foster Care' - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2+ week, 6+ day ago (18+ words) A new study identifies significant gaps in service for teens aging out of foster care in West Virginia....
W. Va. Joins "Home For Every Child" Foster Care Initiative - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (594+ words) The winners of the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest have been announced! On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, John Pizzarelli, Peter Case, Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore, and Jedd Hughes....
At Foster Care Summit, Morrisey Promotes Increased Church Involvement" - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (455+ words) The winners of the 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest have been announced! Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston " which encompasses all of West Virginia " starting in July. WV Educational Broadcasting Commission, the WVPB…...
Bills To Protect Students And Help Foster Kids Aging Out Head To Governor - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (627+ words) The 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest is underway! Submissions are due by March 31, 2026. Browse TV Schedule | Find WVPB Television | Special Screening Event of 'The American Revolution' at Marshall Up Next: BBC World Service This week, when an award-winning Asheville chef…...
CPS Could Be Privatized Under Senate-Approved Pilot Program - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (345+ words) Under a bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday, part of the current CPS worker functions would be privatized. A bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday creates a pilot program to privatize parts of West Virginia's child welfare system....
Listening Session Highlights Troubled Child Welfare System - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) The 2026 WVPB PBS KIDS Writers Contest is underway! Submissions are due by March 31, 2026. Browse TV Schedule | Find WVPB Television | Special Screening Event of 'The American Revolution' at Marshall The Legislature This Week This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West…...