Hope Scholarship Reduces Resources for Public Schools, Lacks Necessary Oversight Read More

Hope Scholarship Reduces Resources for Public Schools, Lacks Necessary Oversight
Policies That Further Restrict SNAP Harm Families, Retailers, and the Charitable Sector Read More

Policies That Further Restrict SNAP Harm Families, Retailers, and the Charitable Sector
West Virginia's Job Growth Not Broadly Shared Read More

West Virginia's Job Growth Not Broadly Shared
State of Working West Virginia 2023: The State of the Unemployed and Those Outside the Workforce Read More

State of Working West Virginia 2023: The State of  the Unemployed and Those Outside the Workforce

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Moving Upstream: Improving Child Welfare in West Virginia Requires Addressing Root Causes of Hardship

Please note, this report was co-authored by WVCBP executive director, Kelly Allen, and WVCBP child welfare summer research fellow, Veronica Witikko. Overview Read the full report here. West Virginia’s future depends on our ability as a state to nurture the health and well-being of the next generation of West Virginians—our children. Essential to that goal is […]

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Criminal Justice
Who do Lawmakers Listen to About West Virginia Jails?

In March 2022, Governor Jim Justice announced that he had directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate Southern Regional Jail (SRJ). In the days leading up to the governor’s announcement, media reports described horrifying conditions at the Raleigh County jail: filthy and broken accommodations, people sleeping on wet floors, violence against incarcerated people […]

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