Children's Home Society of WV- Princeton Site

06/16/2026

Founder's Day 2026 💙

We had a blast celebrating 130 YEARS of Children's Home Society! Memories were made and many laughs were shared while our community helped us raise money for our local programs! A special thank you to our wonderful volunteers and advisory council members who made this event possible. 🎉🎡

06/13/2026

06/10/2026

The countdown is on! We’re just THREE DAYS away from our annual Founder's Day Celebration & Ticket Basket Auction! 🎡🎟️

Join us for an exciting chance to win baskets and prizes while supporting local children and families right here in our community. Every contribution helps make a difference in the lives of the children and youth we serve.

A heartfelt thank you to our generous local businesses (listed below!), our foster and adoptive families, AND devoted volunteers who donated baskets, gift certificates, and other auction items. Your support makes this event possible! 🩵

Whether you’re hoping to win a basket, support a great cause, or simply enjoy a fun community event, there’s something for everyone. We can’t wait to see you there!

Bring your friends and family, and come join us in celebrating 130 years of Children’s Home Society! 🎉

05/14/2026

✨ Our Pre-Sale is LIVE! ✨

This is designed for those who may not be able to attend our auction in-person day of, but still would like to contribute in support of local kids! Below are the items available in our auction pre-sale! These will also be available the day of the auction.

ONLY A SMALL SELECTION OF ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE PRE-SALE. (This is not a complete list of items!) We encourage you to come out on June 13th for the full auction and bid for a cause!

Use the following link to purchase pre-sale tickets: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E368124&id=29&fbclid=IwdGRjcARx8JNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9cbsYi0dnbfw5KMtmJ1_JIum9QZk5VL1K1Ag2NgV7BriAzzQklwYLhm4vns_aem_UDs3boatyNAjbWJX-iwNiA
The pre-sale will close June 12th, 2026 at 3PM!

Other items in the auction will be available for in-person bidding only, on June 13th, 2026! Stay tuned as we advertise items on our page!

05/12/2026

In honor of 130 years of service, the Princeton Children’s Home Society location will be hosting a Ticket Basket Auction! ✨

All proceeds will directly benefit the programming of the local Princeton office, which includes foster care and adoption, child and adolescent therapy, and youth mentoring. The auction will be held at 205 Center Street Princeton, WV 24740.

For your contribution, you will receive a ticket(s) to use in the auction. Tickets may be used to bid on items in the following tiers:
Blue Tier
Items valued up to $199.00
$1.00 Tickets or 20 Tickets for $15.00
Yellow Tier
Items valued from $200.00 to $499.00
$5.00 Tickets or 5 Tickets for $20.00
Green Tier
Items valued at $500.00 and above
$10.00 Tickets or 6 Tickets for $50.00

On the day of the auction, tickets must be purchased in-person from 11 AM to 3 PM! Card and cash will be accepted as methods of payment. Items available in the auction will be advertised on the Children’s Home Society of WV – Princeton Site page! 💙

04/27/2026

As April comes to a close, dozens gathered at the Mercer County Courthouse, remembering those lost to child abuse and neglect.

04/24/2026

Children’s Memorial Flag Day 2026 was a beautiful day of remembrance, reflection, and unity. We are deeply grateful to our community partners for their incredible support. Our local child welfare community is a testament of how collaboration can yield lasting change in addressing complex societal issues.

Together, we honor the memories of children lost due to preventable causes and stand in solidarity with families and communities impacted. The dedication, advocacy, and compassion of our social workers, law enforcement officers, educators, county leaders, service providers, attorneys, prosecutors, judges, and community members truly make a difference. Thank you for helping bring light and love to such an important day. 💙

A special thank you to our planning committee: Mercer County DoHS, Child Protect CAC/Starting Points FSC, ChildLaw Services, Inc., Mercer County Commission - WV, & Community Connections, Inc.!

04/24/2026

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01/14/2026

We are so thankful for the partnership and expertise of Child Protect CAC/Starting Points FSC! They are among the many wonderful trainers we host at our monthly foster/adoptive parent support group!

Yesterday evening Starting Points Staff Katherine Dillow & Arianna Bailey presented information on supervised visitation to Children’s Home Society Foster Parent Support Group. We appreciate the support of CHS families & Social
Workers!

12/09/2025

So thankful for the generosity of our community! 💙

Today we met with these amazing social workers from Children's Home Society of WV- Princeton & McDowell County to finish purchasing the gifts 🎁 for at-risk children in their agency! CHS represented 300+ of the 600 total children our church family purchased wish lists for this Christmas! THANK YOU CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY for partnering with us! THANK YOU to our Lifeline family that donated to the Christmas adoption program after all the packets were all spoken for! Your resources purchased all of the gifts today ❤️🙌🏻