Now Licensed in KENtUCKY AND West Virginia!
Fostering. Healthier. Community.
More than 30,000 children in out-of-home care across West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio are waiting for a dependable, loving family to provide the care, safety and stability they need.
Could your family be the one they’re waiting for?
OVP FAMILY, a division of OVP HEALTH, was created in late 2024 to address this need by providing children and families with quality foster care and independent living services, as well as an unprecedented level of “wraparound” care.
OVP FAMILY recently received licensure from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide foster care, adoption, and independent living services for children and youth in the Bluegrass State. So, similar to West Virginia, we’re now recruiting, training, and certifying foster parents in Kentucky, and we’re making progress on securing licensure from the state of Ohio.
If you’re interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent, we invite you to explore these web pages, and to contact us, so we can reach out to you.
Thinking About
Becoming a Foster Parent?
If you’re thinking about becoming a foster parent, you’ll want to visit this section regularly to view our monthly OVP FAMILY UPDATE videos. In this month’s video, OVP FAMILY President Greg Thompson, JD, MA, talks about our recent licensure to provide foster care, adoption, and independent living services in Kentucky, and updates us on OVP FAMILY’s progress in West Virginia and Ohio.
About OVP Family
OVP Family was established in 2024 by Huntington, WV-based OVP HEALTH. With core service lines spanning primary care, behavioral health, addiction medicine, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine, OVP HEALTH brings a unique and comprehensive perspective to child health and welfare across West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.
You can find updated information about OVP FAMILY on Social Media
Click on the links (on the right) to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and to watch our informational videos onYouTube
A great reason to become a foster parent:
You will make a difference in a child’s life.
Foster children have experienced traumatic events early in their lives that make them unable to live with their family of origin. Some of the most common reasons children require foster care include:
• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Substance abuse by a parent or guardian
• Neglect
• Domestic violence
• Emotional abuse
• Incarceration of one or both parents
• Death of one or both parents
Opening your home to a child or children, offering them a safe and stable environment, and giving them the care, love and attention they need could be everything to them and make a tremendous, positive difference in their lives.
Beyond that, by showing troubled children what a stable, loving household is like and teaching them how to treat others with kindness and respect, you can help break the cycle of abuse and neglect and change the trajectory of lives for future generations. Through the lessons foster children learn from you, they have a chance to grow up to provide safety and security for their own children, and their children’s children will do the same. ... See MoreSee Less
Supporting children and families with compassionate foster care and wraparound services. Discover how OVP FAMILY makes a difference: www.ovpfamily.com ... See MoreSee Less
A great reason to become a foster parent:
You will possibly save a family and help the birth parents heal and grow.
It’s important to note that the number one goal of foster care at OVP FAMILY (beyond placing children in safe, stable homes) is reunification of the child or children with their biological parents, when safe and possible. When possible as a foster parent, you’ll not only serve as a child’s caretaker, but as a “relief valve” and role model for biological parents who are doing the hard work required to overcome problems that may have led to the removal of their children. By caring for foster children and showing their parents kindness and sympathy, you help the family heal and grow and potentially reunite. ... See MoreSee Less
A great reason to become a foster parent:
You will make a difference in a child’s life.
Foster children have experienced traumatic events early in their lives that make them unable to live with their family of origin. Some of the most common reasons children require foster care include:
• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Substance abuse by a parent or guardian
• Neglect
• Domestic violence
• Emotional abuse
• Incarceration of one or both parents
• Death of one or both parents
Opening your home to a child or children, offering them a safe and stable environment, and giving them the care, love and attention they need could be everything to them and make a tremendous, positive difference in their lives.
Beyond that, by showing troubled children what a stable, loving household is like and teaching them how to treat others with kindness and respect, you can help break the cycle of abuse and neglect and change the trajectory of lives for future generations. Through the lessons foster children learn from you, they have a chance to grow up to provide safety and security for their own children, and their children’s children will do the same. ... See MoreSee Less
Supporting children and families with compassionate foster care and wraparound services. Discover how OVP FAMILY makes a difference: www.ovpfamily.com ... See MoreSee Less
A great reason to become a foster parent:
You will possibly save a family and help the birth parents heal and grow.
It’s important to note that the number one goal of foster care at OVP FAMILY (beyond placing children in safe, stable homes) is reunification of the child or children with their biological parents, when safe and possible. When possible as a foster parent, you’ll not only serve as a child’s caretaker, but as a “relief valve” and role model for biological parents who are doing the hard work required to overcome problems that may have led to the removal of their children. By caring for foster children and showing their parents kindness and sympathy, you help the family heal and grow and potentially reunite. ... See MoreSee Less
Supporting children and families with compassionate foster care and wraparound services. Discover how OVP FAMILY makes a difference: www.ovpfamily.com ... See MoreSee Less
... See MoreSee Less
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