WVCCC News

West Valley Child Crisis Center

About WVCCC 

The West Valley Child Crisis Center's (WVCCC) mission is to be proactive in ending the cycle of abuse of family violence through education, prevention programs, and safe placement services to promote healthy family environments for the future of Arizona's children.

WVCCC is here to help save children's lives. WVCCC helps find caring homes for children who have been removed from their homes by Child Protective Services because of domestic violence, abuse or abandonment. WVCCC trains and supports adults who want to become foster families and adoptive parents and assists with matching licensed families with the children and youth who need their help. 

Our Children & Youth

WVCCC's focus is to find temporary and permanent homes for children (from infants to teens) who are in need of a safe and loving home. Some children need special behavioral or medical needs and some are sibling groups. They represent all ethnic groups and backgrounds.

In Arizona as of September 30, 2008, there were 10,303 children who were placed in out-of-home care due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The majority of children in out-of-home care fall within 1-5 years of age (31.9 %) and 13-17 years of age (27.2%) ranges. Nearly 40% of children in out-of-home care are Caucasian, 36% are Hispanic, 14% are African American, and 7% are American Indian.

Of the total number of children in out-of-home care, about 18% (1,856) had a case plan goal of adoption. Many are adopted by relatives of foster parents.

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) licenses and inspects our operations regularly.