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Child welfare officials in West Virginia slowly rolling S.A.F.E.

CHARLESTON – Child welfare officials in West Virginia are slowly rolling out a new system for evaluating cases in the hopes of keeping more families together while focusing resources on at-risk children. Kendra Boley Rogers, deputy commissioner for the state Bureau for Social Services, ...

City Officials Eye Maintenance of Streetscape Bioswales

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling is preparing to assume responsibility for maintaining the new planters and landscaped areas installed as part of the state’s $38 million Downtown Streetscape Project. Members of Wheeling City Council received an update Tuesday night from City Manager Robert ...

Morrisey Raises Concerns About Possible TANF Deficit

CHARLESTON – The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is facing a structural deficit in West Virginia according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, with possible cuts to subsidies for child care, clothing allowances and food and nutrition services being considered. Speaking during a press ...