Have you ever thought about adoption or fostering?

The FrameWorks PR Director and Americorp VISTA spent Nov. 5 - 8 at the Huntington Mall table fair. Shown above is a photo of the FrameWorks display and Mini Heart Gallery of WV. The Mini Heart Gallery, just like the large Heart Gallery, displays photos and profiles of children/youth in West Virginia who are currently legally eligible to be adopted and waiting for a family. If your business or organization would like to display the Heart Gallery at an event of conference, please give us a call.

We would like to thank the Huntington Mall for inviting us to this event and to all of Huntington Mall's Patrons who stopped by to talk to us about adoption and foster care in WV. Overall, the table fair was a great success and we sent out several information packets this morning to people who are interested in fostering and/or adopting.

If you missed us at the mall, we would love to talk to you about adoption or foster care - just dial 866-CALL-MWV. With approximately 1,000 children in the West Virginia Foster Care System who are legally eligible for adoption, we ask that if you are considering adoption, you stop waiting and pick up the phone!

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!

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!

FrameWorks Adoption Myth Buster

Myth: Adoption is too expensive and I can't afford it.

Fact: There is NO COST to adopt a child through the West Virginia DHHR. While private adoption agencies may differ in cost, there is NO cost to adopt through the state. Also, subsidies are also available for special needs children to assist with general and medical care.

Do you have any questions about foster care or adoption that FrameWorks could answer? We are here to bust all of the common myths about adoption and offer you factual information about the process of fostering and/or adopting a WV foster child.

For more information, check out our FAQ web page by clicking here: FrameWorks FAQ Page

Give us a call at 866-CALL-MWV or email adopt(at)missionwv(dot)org

Are you a foster and/or adoptive parent who reads our blog? We would love for you to leave comments of encouragement to those who might be thinking about starting the process.

Thanks!

WV Recruitment and Retention Collaborative

Mission West Virginia has partnered with several foster parents and private and public agencies in WV to form a foster/adoptive family recruitment collaborative. By bringing together several entities from across the state, we are working to combine efforts to recruit new families who are open to foster parenting and adoption in the state of WV.

The group met yesterday, November 18th, at the Mission WV office in Hurricane, WV. The group meets every third Tuesday of the month and if you are interested in joining us and would like more information, please call 866-CALL-MWV. The R&R Collaborative is currently planning events to celebrate National Adoption Month, which is November.

Yesterday's meeting was attended by representatives from Mission WV, National Youth Advocacy Program, Children's Home Society, Braley and Thompson Inc., the Administrative Office of the Courts - Division of Children's Services, and the WVDHHR.

Dine for Kids

On Wednesday August 26th, 2009, if you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the Southridge Bob Evans in Charleston, WV 15% of the proceeds will go to FrameWorks! All you have to do is give the cashier our flyer when you pay your bill! Please download and print the flyer by visiting: http://www.missionwv.org/frameworks/News.html

Please distribute the flyer to all of your friends and family and don't forget to bring it with you when you Dine for Kids!

The flyer can be used when you carryout or dine in. We hope this is a successful event and we look forward to seeing you at Bob Evans on Wednesday, August 26th!
The Southridge Bob Evans is located at 2809 Mountaineer Blvd.

Miss West Virginia!

Yesterday, June 30th, we were pleased to have a meeting with Miss West Virginia 2009, Talia Markam. We would like to congratulate Talia on her accomplishment and we are very excited to partner with her on our common goal of finding permanent loving families for foster children in West Virginia.

Talia is an advocate for children and their right to have a safe home and a loving family. She is very educated and passionate about issues surrounding foster care and we couldn't be more excited to work with Talia during the upcoming year. We will keep you updated on this partnership and again, CONGRATULATIONS Talia!

The children pictured in this photo are legally eligible to be adopted. If you have any questions about adoption and/or foster care, please contact us at 866-CALL-MWV or email adopt(at)missionwv(dot)org