Foster Care Resources
Navigate Every Stage of the Journey
Whether you’re exploring foster care, pursuing adoption, or providing care for a child through kinship placement, having access to reliable information and support can make all the difference. FrameWorks offers a variety of resources designed to help families navigate every stage of their journey—from understanding the certification process and learning about child welfare to accessing educational materials, family stories, and helpful tools. Explore the resources below to find guidance, encouragement, and practical support as you create a brighter future for a child in need.
Foster Care & Adoption Information Guide
FrameWorks is a program of Mission West Virginia that provides support for those interested in foster care or kinship care to understand the system, find a placement agency, and prepare to make a meaningful difference in the life of a child.
Our efforts include recruiting families to foster/adopt, helping families to navigate the certification process, and providing support to kinship caregivers. Additionally, we organize events throughout the year to promote awareness of foster care, adoption, and kinship care.
If you would like to receive an information packet about how to become a foster and/or adoptive parent, please fill out the online information form. We also encourage you to give us a call if you have any questions. For questions or to speak directly with our Foster Care Coordinator, call (304) 562-0723.
Resource Library
A variety of books and DVDs are available for loan through our FrameWorks Resource Library. Three to four (3-4) materials may be checked out at one time, and materials are due back 4 weeks after they are received. A pre-addressed and stamped mailing envelope will be provided with your materials. To view our library list or request books and/or DVDs, visit: Resource Library Page
Please email for more information at fosteradopt@missionwv.org
Family Stories
Mission West Virginia has worked with many foster and adoptive families throughout the years. We’ve had the opportunity to interview some of these families to share their personal stories with you. Whether you have adopted, you are a certified family waiting for your first placement, or you are just starting the process of becoming a foster and/or adoptive family, we hope these stories fill you with hope and inspiration. To view these videos, please visit the Family Stories page.
WV Foster Parents & Children Have Rights
Foster parents and kinship parents play an integral, indispensable, and vital role in the state’s effort to care for children displaced from their homes, and such parents and persons have the rights. Learn more by downloading the Foster/Kinship/Relative Parent Bill of Rights.
Foster children and children in a kinship placement are active members of the child welfare system and have rights. Learn more by downloading this document: Foster Child Bill of Rights.
If you feel that your rights have been violated, please get in touch with the Foster Care Ombudsman within the Office of Inspector General at:
Office Number: (304) 558-1117
Email: fostercareombudsman@wv.gov
Contact Us Today
Based in Hurricane, WV, Serving All of West Virginia
168 Midland Trail, Suite 1, Hurricane, WV 25526
(304) 562-0723 (Office) | mwv@missionwv.org
Service Area
Mission WV serves all of West Virginia, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and rural communities.