Child Welfare Data Book The Numbers West Virginia 4317 children were in some sort of outofhome care on November 31 2014 3984 in West Virginia 333 Out of State 171 were in Emergency Shelter Care ID: 366980
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Our State, Our Community, Our Children
Child Welfare Data BookSlide2
The Numbers – West Virginia
4,317 children were in some sort of out-of-home care on November 31, 2014
3,984 in West Virginia333 Out of State171 were in Emergency Shelter Care2,259
were in Foster Care961 of this population were in Therapeutic Foster Care951 in West Virginia10 Out of State
1,298 of these were in Foster Family Care1,266 in West Virginia32 Out of State
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The Numbers – West Virginia
180 were in Adoptive Homes147 in West Virginia
33 Out of State22 were in detention centers operated by the division of juvenile services in West Virginia865 were in Group Residential Care
695 in West Virginia170 Out of State575 were in Kinship/Relative Care
560 in West Virginia15 Out of State
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The Numbers – West Virginia
2 were in Medical Hospital settings out of state125 were in Long Term Psychiatric Facilities52 in West Virginia
73 Out of State27 were in Short Term Psychiatric Facilities in West Virginia2 were in Schools For Children with Special Needs in West Virginia
8 were in Specialized Family Care (Medley) in West Virginia14 Were in Specialized Family Care Home (Medley) in West Virginia67 were in Transitional Living
Programs in West Virginia
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The Numbers – West Virginia
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Alliance Agencies
Of the 4,317 West Virginia children in out-of-home care 598 or 13.9% of this population were placed with an Alliance agency.229 children or 5.3% were placed with Children’s Home Society
149 children or 3.5% were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services23 children or 0.5% were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
63 children or 1.5% were placed with Davis-Stuart32 children or 0.7% were placed with Cammack Children’s Center
59 children or 1.4% were placed with Elkins Mountain School43 children or 1% were placed with Youth Services System
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Alliance Agencies – Foster Care
Of the 2,259 children in foster care, 207 or 9.2% were placed in an Alliance agency’s foster care program.135 children or 6% were placed with Children’s Home Society
72 children or 3.2% were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family ServicesOf the 961 children in non-Department of Health and Human Resources (private agencies) foster care, 21.5% were with Alliance agencies
14% of this population were placed with Children’s Home Society7.5%
of this population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
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Alliance Agencies – Foster Care
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Alliance Agencies – Residential & Shelter Care
Of the 865 children placed in group residential care, 248 or 28.7% were placed in an Alliance Agency’s residential program.77 children or 8.9% were placed with
Burlington United Methodist Family Services63 children or 7.3% were placed with Davis-Stuart32 children or 3.7% were placed with
Cammack Children’s Center59 children or 6.8% were placed with Elkins Mountain School17 children or 2% were placed with Youth Services System
Of the 171 children placed in Emergency Shelter Care, 143 or 83.6% were placed in an Alliance Agency’s Emergency Shelter Program.
23 children or 13.5% were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center94
children or 54.9% were placed with Children’s Home Society26 children or 15.2% were placed with
Youth Services System
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Alliance Agencies
Of the 1,817children placed in the state of West Virginia, private sector, in level I, II, III, emergency shelter, and foster care, 598 or 32.9%
were placed with an Alliance Agency.229 children or 12.6% of this population were placed with Children’s Home Society
149 children or 8.2% of this population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
23 children or 1.3% of this population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center32
children or 1.8% of this population were placed with Cammack Children’s Center63 children or
3.5% were placed with Davis-Stuart59 children or 3.2%
were placed with Elkins Mountain School43 children or 2.3% were placed with Youth Services System
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Success of the Adoption Contract
Since the beginning of the adoption contract on July 1, 2010, 438 adoptions have been finalized by private agencies in West Virginia. Of these finalizations,
197 or 45% were completed by an Alliance agency: Braley
& Thompson has finalized 19 or 4.3%Burlington United Methodist Family
Services has finalized 53 or 12.1%Children’s Home Society of
West Virginia has finalized 144 or 32.9%
KVC has finalized 75 or 17.1%.NECCO has finalized 51 or
11.6%NYAP has finalized 44 or 10%Potomac Center has finalized
3 or .06%Pressley Ridge has finalized 25 or 5.7%Try-Again has finalized 24 or 5.8%11Slide12
Success of the Adoption Contract – Last Fiscal Year
In the last fiscal year, private agencies have finalized 209 adoptions in West Virginia. Of these finalizations,
65 or 31.1% were completed by an Alliance agency.Braley and Thompson finalized 1 or
.05%Burlington United Methodist Family Services finalized 13 or 6.2%
Children’s Home Society of West Virginia finalized 52 or 24.9%KVC finalized 53 or
25.4%NECCO finalized 38 or 18.2%NYAP finalized
17 or 8.1%Potomac Center finalized 3 or
1.4%Pressley Ridge finalized 11 or 5.3%Try-Again finalized
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Alliance Agencies Statewide Footprint
The Alliance Agencies are either headquartered in, or have offices in twenty-one of the fifty-five counties in West Virginia, or, approximately
38%.Headquarters/Locations: Cabell, Greenbrier, Harrison, Kanawha, Mineral, Ohio and Randolph counties.Other Locations: Berkeley, Cabell, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Kanawha, Logan, Marion,
Marshall, McDowell, Mercer, Monongalia, Nicholas, Ohio, Raleigh, Taylor, Wetzel and Wood counties.The Alliance for Children serves 598 children
in out-of-home care, daily, from all over the state of West Virginia utilizing these twenty one locations.
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Alliance Agencies Statewide Footprint
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Alliance Agencies Chamber of Commerce Memberships
The Alliance Agencies belong to seventeen separate Chambers of Commerce within West Virginia, or, approximately 30%
of the total fifty-seven Chambers.Chamber memberships include: Charleston Area Alliance/Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce (EMS), Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Greater Greenbrier Chamber of Commerce (CHS & DS), Hampshire County Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Hardy County Chamber of Commerce (BUMFS & CHS), Harrison County Chamber of Commerce (GYCC), Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Logan County Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Marion county Chamber of Commerce (GYCC), Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Mineral County Chamber of Commerce (BUMFS), Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce (CHS), Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce (
CHS), Ritchie County Chamber of Commerce (CHS
) and the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce (YSS).
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Alliance Agencies Chamber of Commerce Memberships
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Impact of Alliance Agencies on West Virginia Commerce
The six alliance agencies, Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Cammack Children’s Center, Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, Davis-Stuart, Elkins Mountain School,
Genesis Youth Crisis Center, and Youth Services System
employ approximately 1,142 employees, with a total yearly compensation of $33,248,643.30 in salaries and benefits. Children’s Home Society of West Virginia
currently employs 385 individual, with a yearly compensation of $9,590,597.13 in salaries and benefits.Davis-Stuart currently employs 116 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $3,760,053 in salaries and benefits.
Elkins Mountain School currently employs 99 individuals , with a yearly compensation of $4,326,936.43 in salaries and benefits.Genesis Youth Crisis Center currently employs 53 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $1,776,413 in salaries and benefits.
Cammack Children’s Center currently employs 53 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $1,349,856.34 in salaries. Burlington United Methodist Family Services
currently employs 261 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $6,729,051 in salaries and benefits. Youth Services System currently employs 175 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $5,715,736.40 in salaries and benefits.
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State Initiative & Committee Involvement Among Alliance Agencies
Adoption Resource CommitteeAppalachian Family & children First Council Advisory
BoardBureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities State MeetingsBureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Prevention MeetingsBureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Regional Youth Services Center
MeetingsCAPS & CANS Work GroupCEU Alliance
Children’s Summits (Regionally)Court Improvement Program
MDT Study CommitteeTraining committee Child Protection Across Court Systems (C-PACS) Committee
Federal Review CommitteeData, Statutes, and Rules CommitteeYouth Services Committee
Clinical Review Teams (Regionally)Co-existing Disorders CommitteeCommission to Study Residential Placements
Community CollaborativesComprehensive Behavioral Health CommissionAlliance member agencies are represented in the following State Initiatives and Committees:Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Court Improvement Board
D.A.R.E. Tri-State CouncilDay Report Board of DirectorsEducation CommitteeFamily Resource Networks (FRNs)Foster Family Treatment Association (FFTA)Governor’s Regional Substance Abuse Task ForceHuman Rights Committee for Youth Health Services, Inc
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Juvenile
Drug Court Advisory
Committee
Medical Services Fund Advisory Council
Mission West Virginia Strategic Planning
Nicholas County Recruitment Task Force
Out of Home Education Committee
Out of State Review (Statewide)
Paramount Arts Center
Partners in Permanency
Recruitment and Retention Collaborative
Residential/Foster Care Regulation Review
Service Array Task Groups
Service Delivery and Development Work Group
Social Necessity Committee
Strengthening Community Partnerships
Tools 4 Schools
Transitional Living Oversight Committee
West Virginia Child Care Association
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