I am an Adoptive Mom of 4 kids. My children are all biracial and were adopted domestically, which is to say, they were adopted in the States, actually in WV. I am a strong proponent of Open Adoption Records. Everyone has a right to their heritage and no one should be made to feel that they dropped out of the great uterus in the sky. The following is a list of public and private agencies in West Virginia.

PUBLIC AGENCIES:

State Adoption Specialist:
Gwen Bridges
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room B-850
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-7980

State Licensing Specialist

Kay Tilton
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room B-850
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-7980

State Adoption Exchange & Photo Listing

West Virginia Adoption Exchange
P.O. Box 2942
Charleston, WV 25330
(304) 346-0795

Local Public Agencies

County Offices of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources no longer provide adoption services. Direct inquiries to the State office.

PRIVATE AGENCIES:
Adoption Services, Inc.
115 South St. John's Place
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 737-3960

Burlington United Methodist Family Services
3983 Teays Valley Road, P.O. Box 370
Scott Depot, WV 25560
(304) 757-9127

Catholic Family and Children's Services
820 Campbell Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24016
(703) 344-5107

Children's Home Society of West Virginia
1422 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 346-0795

Family Services Association
248 North Fifth Street
P.O. Box 1027
Steubenville, OH 43952
(614) 283-4763

LDS Social Services
4431 Marketing Place
P.O. Box 367
Groveport, OH 43125
(614) 836-2466

Shenandoah Adoption and Maternity Services
289 Rock Cliff Drive
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 267-2223

Voice for International and Domestic Adoptions (VIDA)
354 Allen Street
Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 828-4527



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