Community care of west virginia (CCWV) proposes a community-based initiative to improve outcomes for children involved in, or at risk of entering, the foster care and child protective services systems…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Community Care of West Virginia, Inc. $370,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to implement a community-based initiative improving outcomes for children involved in or at risk of entering foster care and child protective services systems.

CCWV, a federally qualified health center with over 45 years serving rural communities in north central West Virginia, will establish a coalition model beginning in Upshur County and then replicate across all counties in its service area: Lewis, Pocohontas, Randolph, Harrison, Clay, and Braxton. The coalition aims to build communication channels among stakeholders, combine resources, and share information to improve child outcomes within the service area.

Work is performed in West Virginia. The award period runs through August 30, 2027. The Social Services Research and Demonstration program funds research and demonstration projects related to preventing and reducing dependency and improving administration and effectiveness of social services programs.

Community care of west virginia (CCWV) proposes a community-based initiative to improve outcomes for children involved in, or at risk of entering, the foster care and child protective services systems - community care of west virginia, INC. (CCWV) is a federally qualified health center with over 45 years of experience serving rural communities in north central west virginia. This project aims to build those lines of communication in the hopes of combining resources, sharing information and improving the outcomes of the children that live within the services area. CCWV will start this coalition in upshur county and then move to replicate this coalition in all other counties that CCWV serves to include lewis, pocohontas, randolph, harrison, clay and braxton counties.