• 5,068 children were in out-of-home care on August 31, 2016.
  • 4.794 In West Virginia
  • 274 Out of State
  • 169 were in Emergency Shelter Care
  • 2,734 were in Foster Care
  • 1,137 of this population were in Therapeutic Foster Care
  • 1,130 In West Virginia
  • 7 Out of State
  • 1,597 of these were in Foster Family Care
  • 1,568 In West Virginia
  • 29 Out of State
  • 971 were in Kinship/Relative Care
  • 937In West Virginia
  • 34 Out of State
  • 193 were in Adoptive Homes
  • 169 In West Virginia
  • 24 Out of State
  • 15 were in detention centers operated by the division of juvenile services in West Virginia
  • 726 were in Group Residential Care
  • 610 In West Virginia
  • 116 Out of State
  • 3 were in Medical Hospital settings
  • 3 In West Virginia
  • 116 were in Long Term Psychiatric Facilities
  • 53 In West Virginia
  • 63 Out of State
  • 29 were in Short Term Psychiatric Facilities
  • 29 In West Virginia
  • 1 was in Specialized Family Care (Medley) in West Virginia
  • 19 were in Specialized Family Care Homes (Medley) in West Virginia
  • 89 were in Transitional Living Programs
  • 88 In West Virginia
  • 1 Out of State
  • Of the 5,068,West Virginia children in out-of-home care onAugust 31, 2016, 635 or 12.5% of this population were placed with an Alliance agency
  • 183 children or 3.6% of the population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
  • 26 children or 0.5% of the population were placed with Cammack Children’s Center
  • 258 children or 5% of the population were placed with Children’s Home Society
  • 53 children or 1% of the population were placed with Davis-Stuart
  • 55 children or 1% of the population were placed with Elkins Mountain School
  • 26 children or 0.5% of the population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
  • 34 children or 0.7% of the population were placed with Youth Services System
  • Of the 2,398 children in foster care, 283 or11.8% were placed in Alliance agencies’ foster care programs
  • 110 children or 4.6% of the population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
  • 172 children or 7.2% of the populationwere placed with Children’s Home Society
  • 1 child or 0.04% of the population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
  • Of the 1,003 children in non-Department of Health and Human Resources (private agencies) foster care, 283 or 28% were with Alliance agencies
  • 110 children or 11% of this population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
  • 172 children or 17% of this population were placed with Children’s Home Society
  • 1 child or 0.09% of this population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
  • Of the 169 children placed in Emergency Shelter Care, 130 or 77% were placed in Alliance agencies’ Emergency Shelter programs.
  • 86 children or 50.8% of the population were placed with Children’s Home Society
  • 25 children or 14.7% of the population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
  • 19 children or 11.2% of the population were placed with Youth Services System
  • Of the 726 children placed in group residential care, 222 or 30.5% were placed in Alliance agencies’ group residential programs
  • 73children or 10% of this population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
  • 26 children or 3.6% of this population were placed with Cammack Children’s Center
  • 53 children or 7.3% of this population were placed with Davis-Stuart
  • 55 children or 7.6% of this population were placed with Elkins Mountain School
  • 15 children or 2.1% of this population were placed with Youth Services System
  • Of the 1,965 children placed in the state of West Virginia, private sector, in level I, II, III, emergency shelter, and foster care, 635 or 32% were placed with an Alliance Agency.
  • 183 children or 9.3% of the population were placed with Burlington United Methodist Family Services
  • 26 children or 1.3% of the population were placed with Cammack Children’s Center
  • 258 children or 13% of the population were placed with Children’s Home Society
  • 53 children or 2.7% of the population were placed with Davis-Stuart
  • 55 children or 2.8% of the population were placed with Elkins Mountain School
  • 26 children or 1.3% of the population were placed with Genesis Youth Crisis Center
  • 34 children or 1.7% of the population were placed with Youth Services System

WV Children in Care

5 Year History

AgencyHQRevenue[1] Founded

West Virginia Based Child Welfare Providers (by budget)

CHS of WVCharleston$16,604,1731896

BUMFSBurlington$14,099,1811913

Youth Services SystemWheeling$9,194,9951974

Elkins Mountain SchoolElkins$6,692,2091987

Florence CrittentonWheeling$6,493,2781895

Potomac CenterRomney$5,819,1971980

Davis StuartLewisburg$5,682,7511919

Genesis Youth CCClarksburg$2,849,2731980

Golden GirlCeredo$2,305,8441983

CammackHuntington$2,453,4571914

Daymark, Inc.Charleston$1,985,7171976

CH of WheelingWheeling$1,571,3761870

New River RanchFayetteville$1,524,5621988

Stepping Stones, Inc.Lavalette$1,181,5851975

St. John’s HomeWheeling$1,154,1181856

Family ConnectionsWeirton$1,099,7591976

Monongalia County YCMorgantown$921,7432001

Stepping Stone, Inc.Fairmont$314,5581977

Out of State Based Non-Profit Child Welfare Providers (by budget)

KVCKansas$72,800,0001969

Pressley RidgePennsylvania$67,160,3171832

NYAPOhio$47,922,5071978

Board of Child CareMaryland$38,000,0001960

Childhelp, Inc.Arizona$37,000,0001959

Try AgainPennsylvania$3,358,0091976

For Profit Child Welfare Providers & Parent Companies (by budget)[2]

ONEXCanada/NY/London$22 Billion1984

UHS, Inc.Pennsylvania$8.07 Billion1978

Rescare, Inc. Kentucky$1.8 Billion1974

GEOFlorida$1.84 Billion1984

AcadiaTennessee$713 Million2005

Revenue Comparison

  • The Alliance Agencies’ total annual revenue equals $57,576,039
  • The total annual revenue for all West Virginia based child welfare agencies equals $81,947,776

As of June 2016, since the beginning of the adoption contract on July 1, 2010, 793 adoptions have been finalized by private agencies in West Virginia. Of these finalizations, 322 or 41% were completed by an Alliance agency:

  • BraleyThompson has finalized 19 or 2%
  • Burlington United Methodist Family Services has finalized 80or 10.1%
  • Children’s Home Society of West Virginia has finalized 242 or 30.5%
  • KVC has finalized 145 or 18%.
  • NECCO has finalized 150 or 19%
  • NYAP has finalized 53 or 7%
  • Potomac Center has finalized 10 or 1%
  • Pressley Ridge has finalized 45 or 6%
  • Try-Again has finalized 49 or 6%

Since January 1, 2016 private agencies have finalized 228 adoptions in West Virginia. Of these finalizations, 82 or 36% were completed by an Alliance agency.

  • Braley and Thompson finalized 0 or 0%
  • Burlington United Methodist Family Services finalized 18 or 8%
  • Children’s Home Society of West Virginia finalized 64 or 28%
  • GYCC finalized 0 or 0%
  • KVC finalized46 or 20%
  • NECCO finalized 66 or 29%
  • NYAP finalized 2 or 1%
  • Potomac Center finalized 4 or 1%
  • Pressley Ridge finalized13 or 6%
  • Try-Again finalized 15 or 7%

  • 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, Ohio, Mineral 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 attends to the needs of WVchildren in out-of-home care, statewide from twenty-one locations.

  • 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 (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).

Theseven 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 1,206 employees, with a total yearly compensation of $40,743,708 in salaries and benefits.

  • Burlington United Methodist Family Services currently employs 262 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $10,037,178 in salaries and benefits.
  • Cammack Children’s Center currently employs 56 individuals, with a yearly compensation of$792,638 in salaries.
  • Children’s Home Society of West Virginia currently employs 414 individual, with a yearly compensation of $11,935,134 in salaries and benefits.
  • Davis-Stuart currently employs 108 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $4,344,140in salaries and benefits.
  • Elkins Mountain School currently employs 106 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $5,134,329in salaries and benefits
  • Genesis Youth Crisis Center currently employs 60individuals, with a yearly compensation of $1,719,358 in salaries and benefits.
  • Youth Services System currently employs 200 individuals, with a yearly compensation of $6,780,931 in salaries and benefits.

Alliance member agencies are represented in the following State Initiatives and Committees:

  • Adoption Resource Committee
  • Appalachian Family & children First Council Advisory Board
  • Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities State Meetings
  • Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Prevention Meetings
  • Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities Regional Youth Services Center Meetings
  • CAPS & CANS Work Group
  • CEU Alliance
  • Children’s Summits (Regionally)
  • Court Improvement Program
  • MDT study Committee
  • Training Committee
  • Child Protection Across Court Systems (C-PACS) Committee
  • Federal Review Committee
  • Data, Statutes, and Rules Committee
  • Youth Services Committee
  • Clinical Review Teams (Regionally)
  • Co-existing Disorders Committee
  • Commission to Study Residential Placements
  • Community Collaboratives
  • Comprehensive Behavioral Health Commission
  • Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
  • Court Improvement Board
  • D.A.R.E. Tri-State Council
  • Day Report Board of Directors
  • Education Committee
  • Family Resource Networks (FRNs)
  • Foster Family Treatment Association (FFTA)
  • Governor’s Regional Substance Abuse Task Force
  • Human Rights Committee for Youth Health Services, Inc.
  • 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

Contact Information

Alliance for Children

ED: Shannon Bragg

Email:

Phone: 304-709-7456

Burlington United Methodist Family Services

CEO: Mike Price

Email:

Phone: 304-289-6010

Cammack Children’s Center CEO: Kelly Sergent Email: Phone: 304-523-3497

Children’s Home Society of West Virginia CEO: Steve Tuck

Email:

Phone: 304-346-0795

Davis-Stuart Inc.

CEO: Mark Spangler

Email:

Phone: 304-647-5577

Elkins Mountain Schools

CEO: Becky Sanders

Email:

Phone: 304-637-8000

Genesis Youth Crisis Center, Inc. CEO: Matt Rudder Email: Phone: 304-622-1907

Youth Service Systems, Inc. ED: John Moses Email: Phone: 304-233-9627

[1] Obtained from organization’s most recent 990 unless otherwise noted

[2] Revenue according to company’s most recent Annual Report