West Virginia ... is needed for grandparents raising children in communities all over West Virginia. “This is a critical problem right here in our state and in my home county,” said Rowan ...

This situation, grandparents raising grandchildren, is not unusual where they live. In McDowell County, West Virginia, schools estimate up to 45 percent of children are living apart from their ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren ages 5 to 11 can receive a $150 school voucher if they are vaccinated against COVID-19 ...

(WCHS/WVAH) — On Friday, a meeting was held for Putnam County grandparents raising their grandchildren ... They meet at Teays Valley Nazarene Church. West Virginia State University used to ...

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — New statistics are showing a growing nationwide trend of grandparents raising their grandchildren. In West Virginia, it's estimated that more than 50% of students ...

As a county ... falls to grandparents, and most of them are no longer in the labor force. At 54.4 percent, West Virginia has the second-highest rate in the country of grandparents raising their ...