As the opioid crisis grips West Virginia – the state with the highest rate of child removal in the country – officials struggle to keep up with the daily demands of finding homes for children. “It’s the reality,” Williams said. “We need facilities. We need foster homes.”
Families aren’t always created by blood. With over 7000 children currently in state care in West Virginia, largely due to the opioid crisis – for the Snuffer family – their family was created from fostering. Read more about Louisa Snuffer and her wife’s journey to building a family together. Read their story of love here.
