Parenting Resources
Parenting doesn’t come with a manual—but it should come with support. Whether you’re preparing to welcome your first child, navigating the teenage years, or seeking guidance for a specific challenge, this section offers trusted, West Virginia-based resources to help you care for your children and yourself.
Here you’ll find information on pediatric care, early childhood development, postpartum and mental health, disability support, and family-focused programs designed to meet you where you are. We’ve also included resources for accessing essentials like nutrition, health insurance, and child care.
General Resources
Bureau for Children and Families Child Care Locator
West Virginia’s Child Care Program is committed to improving the affordability, accessibility, and quality of child care across the state. Their Child Care Provider Search Tool allows families to locate providers by name, type, county, city, or zip code. The tool includes a wide range of care options—including child care centers, Head Start programs, family child care facilities, and relative care—making it easier to find the right fit for your family’s needs.
Family Care Pediatric Health Care
Family Care’s pediatric team provides total health care for children. Their care includes newborn care, immunizations, regular checkups, sick visits, physicals, care and referrals for children with disabilities, and vision and hearing screening.
Family Resource Center at CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital
CAMC’s Family Resource Center, located adjacent to the Women and Children’s Hospital, provides many resources for first time parents and parents who are growing their families. Their services include, but aren’t limited to parenting, relationships, loss and crisis, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and reproductive issues.
MedlinePlus: Children & Teenagers
MedlinePlus offers reliable health information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Their section on children and teens features a wide range of resources covering various topics that impact young people’s health and well-being.
MWV is a nonprofit organization based in Hurricane, West Virginia, dedicated to improving the lives of youth and families across the state. They have plenty of resources, especially for parents that are adoptive, fostering, and/or kinship caregivers, as well as resources for teens through their THINK program, which provides effective, evidence-based reproductive health education.
The National Diaper Bank Network partners with a wide network of community-based diaper banks to ensure families have access to this essential resource. Their member directory makes it easy to find free or low-cost diaper distribution sites across the U.S., including locations in West Virginia and nearby states. If you’re in need of diapers, this is a great place to start.
PACT is a national, nonprofit adoption organization committed to centering the needs and voices of adopted children, especially adoptees of color. Known for its honest, child-centered, and anti-racist approach, PACT offers a wide range of resources specifically designed to support adoptive families navigating transracial adoption. Their services include educational webinars, counseling, family camps, and literature focused on race, identity development, and adoptive parenting. PACT provides critical guidance to adoptive parents—particularly white parents raising children of color—on how to actively address racism, build cultural competency, and create affirming environments where adopted children can thrive.
Ripley Nanarene Mission Baby Pantry
Ripley Nazarene Mission Baby Pantry assists all families of babies and small children with diapers, wipes, breastfeeding support, formula feeding support, clothing (children and maternity), and hygiene items (shampoo, baby wash, lotion, rash cream). They have no income or family arrangement requirements (parents, guardians, foster families), but an ID is necessary to complete paperwork.
West Virginia Children’s Health Insuance Program (CHIP)
The West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) is a low cost health care plan for children and teenagers of working families. They cover services such as doctors visits, immunizations, prescriptions, maternity benefits, tests, dental care, vision care, emergency/urgent care, mental health, chronic illness support, and much more. You can find out more information from their website, or call them at 1-877-WVA-CHIP. TDD and translation services are available. Their helpline operates Monday – Friday from 8AM – 8PM, and Saturday from 8AM – 4PM.
West Virginia Women Infant Children (WIC)
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrition counseling, parenting advice, breastfeeding support, food assistance, and referral. Their office is located within the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health at 350 Capitol St 702 in Charleston.
Postpartum Resources
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, and nonsectarian organization committed to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to parents who choose to breastfeed or chestfeed. The organization also offers health care professionals access to continuing education and the latest research in lactation management. They have two chapters located in West Virginia: La Leche League of the Greenbrier Valley and La Leche of Southern WV.
Moms’ Mental Health Matters is an initiative that educates and provides resources to parents, families, and health care providers on the risk factors of depression and anxiety for parents during and after pregnancy.
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
1-833-TLC-MAMA
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is a free confidential service that provides access to trained counselors and resources 27/7 in English and Spanish via call or text.
If you are looking for chest/breastfeeding resources, you can find those here.
Children with Disabilities
Community Autism Resources and Education Systems
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to expanding access to evidence-based services for children on the autism spectrum in West Virginia, while also providing education, advocacy, and community outreach to empower both children and their families. They host a variety of engaging events throughout the year, including fundraising golf tournaments, Autism Inclusion walks and runs, and family-friendly activities such as an evening with the Charleston Dirty Birds, visits to the Zoology Zone, Sensory Circuit experiences, and much more.
Disability Rights of West Virginia (DRWV)
Disability Rights of West Virginia (DRWV) is the federally mandated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in West Virginia. DRWV operates as a private, nonprofit agency, and their services are confidential and free of charge. You can reach them by phone at (304) 346-0847 or visit their office in Charleston located at 5088 Washington St. W, in Suite 300.
West Virginia Birth to Three is a system of services and support for children, ages birth to 2 (up to 35 months), who have a delay in their development or may be at risk for delay. These services are offered at no cost to families who reside in West Virginia. A child may be eligible if they:
- Are not reaching age-appropriate milestones;
- Are at risk for developmental delays;
- Are diagnosed with a condition that may result in a developmental delay
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If you are looking for resources on fertility and adoption, you can find them here.
