Monday, September 28, 2009

Sunday's Child Column

There are many children in the state foster care system that are legally eligible for adoption and seeking a loving forever family. To see photos and read information about these children you can visit the West Virginia Adoption Resource Network by clicking here: Adopt a WV Child or by visiting the waiting children page of the FrameWorks website by clicking here: Waiting Kids.

Another way that we reach out to find potential adoptive parents is a column called Sunday's Child. Sunday's Child spotlights the photo and a brief description of a child who is waiting to be adopted.

There are several papers in WV that have agreed to publish Sunday's Child and we are most appreciative of their efforts to help us find loving families. To view the most recent Sunday's Child Column online, you can visit the link below. Not all of the papers who participate publish the column online, so check your local paper for the Sunday's Child column. If you don't see the column in your local paper and would like to help us get it published, give us a call at 866-CALL-MWV. Thanks!

Recent Sunday's Child Column:
The Journal
The Herald Dispatch
The Charleston Gazette

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fall 2009 Newsletter


Check out what FrameWorks of Mission West Virginia has been up to, read about our featured adoptive family, fall in love with two featured youth who are legally eligible for adoption, learn about upcoming news and events, and more!

You can open and read the Fall 2009 Newsletter by clicking on the picture above or by visiting the link: http://www.missionwv.org/frameworks/documents/fall2009newsletter1_000.pdf We hope that you take a few minutes to read our newsletter and share it with friends. You can read past newsletters by visiting: http://www.missionwv.org/frameworks/Newsletters.html

If you are currently a FrameWorks newsletter reader, what do you like most about the newsletter? Or perhaps, there is something you would like to see featured? PLEASE, let us know! We would love your input. Thanks!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Save the Date!


This is a "Save The Date" notice for a workshop the Relatives As Parent Program is hosting on Saturday November 14 at Berkeley Springs, WV. The workshop will be presented by Heidi Epstein JD, MSW, Director of Kinship Policy, with the American Bar Association in Washington, DC. The subject is provisions of The Fostering Connections to Success & Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.

Who should attend? Relative Caregivers, Attorneys, Judges, FRN Directors, WVU Extension Service Agents, Private Agency Staff, CASA Staff and Volunteers, Social Workers, and other interested people.

Detailed information and registration will be available as arrangements are finalized. Mission WV, Inc. is coordinating the workshop. The contact person is Laura Lou Harbert at 866-CALL-MWV.

We hope you can attend! Feel free to call with any questions!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

2009 Drawing Contest

In celebration of National Adoption Month, which is November, we are having a drawing contest that is open to foster and adopted children/youth who live in West Virginia and are between the ages of 4 to 18. With four age groups, there will a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize for each age group and the Grand Prize Winner will receive the prize of a digital camera that was donated by an anonymous sponsor!


The theme for the contest this year is "My Dreams." Last year's theme was "Family" and the photos posted on this blog post are from the 2008 Drawing Contest.

The art will be displayed at different locations throughout the month of November during events that celebration National Adoption Month.

For all of the details and the entry form, please visit: http://www.missionwv.org/frameworks/SpecialProjects.html


We hope you encourage your children/youth to participate and we look forward to hearing back from you all. Do you have any suggestions about spreading the word for the drawing contest? If you have any ideas or suggestions, please give us a call at 866-CALL-MWV. Also, if you would like to make a donation to go towards prizes, that would be appreciated as well.

Friday, September 11, 2009

September 13th is National Grandparent's Day!


Did you know that Grandparent's Day was started by a West Virginian? That's right, the founder of what is now a National Holiday was started by Marion McQuade of Fayette County, West Virginia. This year, National Grandparent's Day will be celebrated on September 13, 2009.

The first Grandparents Day was proclaimed in 1973 in West Virginia by Gov. Arch Moore. In 1978, President Carter signed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as Grandparents Day. The purpose of Grandparents Day is three fold:

- To honor grandparents
- To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children
- To help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer

According to the 2000 US census there are over 24,000 children in West Virginia living in grandparent headed households. The Relatives as Parents Program in West Virginia offers support to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Services include special events, support groups, workshops, a web page, a list serve, a lending library and resource materials.

We hope you take a moment or two on Grandparent's Day to recognize and celebrate your own grandparents as well as others in our state. Do you have plans to celebrate Grandparent's Day? We would love to know what you have planned.

For ideas on how to celebrate Grandparent's Day, please visit http://www.grandparentsforchildren.org/


Thursday, September 3, 2009

FrameWorks Updates

First, we would like to announce that the Carrie's Kids segments that were filmed at Camden Park will start airing on Tuesday September 22nd on WSAZ and then will air every other Tuesday after that! Carrie's Kids segments are shown during the 5 o'clock news. FrameWorks staff will be standing by the phone lines in case you are interested in the featured child or want to learn more information about adoption - our number is 866-CALL-MWV.

Secondly, we would love it if you would sign up for our E-newsletter! Do you see the gray and green box on the upper right hand side of this page? YES?! Please click that box and you will receive our E-newsletter! We promise we won't spam your mailbox or share your address.

Thanks! If you have any problems signing up for the E-newsletter, please let us know. And as usual, if you have any questions about adoption, foster care, or kinship care, please call us. Thanks and have a wonderful day!