Foster care crisis won’t ever improve if West Virginia lawmakers don’t address the issues • West Virginia Watch

Foster care crisis won’t ever improve if West Virginia lawmakers don’t address the issues • West Virginia Watch

A Necco foster care in Milton, W.Va. (Leann Ray | West Virginia Watch)West Virginia has a foster care problem, and despite lawmakers introducing several bills to try to address the issues, only one of those passed both chambers. The governor has yet to sign it into law. That one bill — House Bill 2880 — passed on the final night of the legislative session. Sponsored by Del. Adam Burkhammer, R-Lewis — who is a foster parent — the bill will create…