Carol Miller

By Zach SimpsonFor Mission West Virginia

HURRICANE, W.Va. (Nov. 4, 2026) – Mission West Virginia has been named a 2026 Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). The organization was nominated by Rep. Carol Miller and honored alongside recipients from across the country in Washington on September 29.

Executive Director Kelly Thompson and FrameWorks Director Rachel Kinder traveled to Washington to accept the award on behalf of the Mission West Virginia team.

While in the capital, Thompson and Kinder met with staff from the offices of Miller and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice to discuss what West Virginia’s children and families need, and what it will take to meet those needs.

“Two of us accepted this award, but it belongs to our whole team and to the partners who do this work with us every day,” said Kelly Thompson, executive director of Mission West Virginia. “Their commitment to permanency for West Virginia’s kids is why we were in that room.”

Mission West Virginia thanks Miller for the nomination, and CCAI for the recognition and for giving Angels in Adoption honorees a seat at the table.

To learn more about Mission West Virginia’s work, visit www.missionwv.org.

Mission West Virginia is leading a statewide effort to promote positive futures for all kids in West Virginia. We work alongside families as they navigate foster care, adoption and kinship care in West Virginia, and provide evidence-based life skills education to help teens envision and create positive futures. As a result of our work putting kids first in collaboration with social services, school districts, private foster care agencies and other nonprofits, the future looks brighter for West Virginia. Learn more at www.missionwv.org.