Our Mission
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The mission of The Children’s Home of Wheeling, Inc. is to provide a temporary home, behavioral health treatment, and quality of life programming for abused, neglected, and troubled male youth from throughout the state of West Virginia.
Vision
The vision of The Children’s Home of Wheeling, Inc. is to help youth make positive change for their future by working with and strengthening their families, providing quality treatment, and establishing coping skills.
Values
We are committed to providing services to residents, no matter their race, color, age, disability, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or national origin.
Our Goals
Environment
To meet individual needs through providing a safe, stable and nurturing environment.
Providing Care
To provide a continuum of care to address the medical, physical, emotional, educational and social needs of the youth we serve.
Treatment
To provide each youth with an individualized treatment plan to address his needs.
Services
To provide the most appropriate services and programs in the least restrictive setting.
Helping Youth
To help each youth become a positive and productive member of the community.
History
The Children’s Home of Wheeling, Inc. was founded in 1870 as an orphanage to service the city’s youth.
From 1870 until 1989, the organization provided services to males and females in need of residential placement. In 1989, the decision was made to concentrate our services on males.
