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Your gift will go to support services that directly impact disadvantaged children in our state. The funds that are raised in this category will provide healthy foods, educational resources, toys, interactive daycare and developmental programming for children with disabilities. |
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As the immigrant and refugee population grows throughout the Eastern Panhandle and other parts of West Virginia, resettlement services are needed to help new residents become part of the state and learn the English language and customs. Your gift will help offer translation services, legal document and legal process guidance, counseling services, job assistance and basic needs assistance to immigrants and refugees trying to become part of our society. |
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Catholic Charities West Virginia is also a statewide disaster response network. We have people stationed in all regions of the state prepared to respond to emergency and disaster situations (floods, fires, etc.). Your gift will support our disaster fund which keeps our staff trained and prepared to aid and rebuild in times of crisis. |
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Your gift will provide services to high-risk pregnant women to insure that they eat the right foods, live safely, and keep medical appointments so that their babies are born healthy. |
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Your gift will provide assistance to elderly and disabled who are in need. They will be able to receive visits from homemakers who help with their daily living needs and thus will be able to remain in their own homes. These services help offer a long term alternative to those wishing to remain at or return to their home. |
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Your gift will provide educational resources and presentations to parents in an effort to encourage healthy meal choices in the home. |
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Your gift will cover utility bills for disadvantaged West Virginians in times of great need or emergency. |
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(Hancock County, New Cumberland, WV)
Emergency Services including, utilities, food, clothing, shelter, financial counseling & a residential assistance program (population of track employees) |
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(Brooke County, Follansbee, WV)
Emergency Services including, utilities, food, clothing, shelter & Disaster Outreach |
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(Ohio County, Wheeling, WV)
Emergency Services including, utilities, food, clothing, shelter & Disaster Outreach |
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(Ohio County, Wheeling, WV) Emergency Services including, food, utilities, clothing, medical/dental assistance, prescription assistance, prison ministry, counseling, eye care, laundry, visits to shut-ins, documents assistance and a center for the mentally ill. |
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(Wetzel County, New Martinsville, WV) Emergency Assistance including, utilities, prescription, food pantry, special programs to deliver foods and products and other basic needs |
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(Wood County, Parkersburg, WV)
Emergency Assistance including, utilities, prescriptions, gas cards, other basic needs and referral services within the Wood County and to other counties. |
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Morgantown, WV
Wellness Works Food Pantry |
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Community Based Program Development to Assess Needs and Initiate Service, Wellness Works Food Pantry |
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(Serving Preston, Monongalia, Taylor and Webster Counties) This program promotes healthier life-styles among families and individuals requesting food. Several components accomplish this goal, including the provision of special nutritional food items, written information on specific health conditions and general wellness information.
Direct Services:
- A health and wellness screening for each family requesting food orders.
Awareness:
- For those with chronic health conditions, we provide specific foods and written information specific to the condition.
- A monthly wellness flyer for each household.
- Encouragement and moral support for those desiring healthy choices.
Advocacy:
- Patient education, special projects, identification of gaps in health-related service needs, etc.
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(Preston County, Kingwood, WV): Wellness Works Food Pantry, Emergency Financial Assistance & an
Employment Center |
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(Randolph County, Elkins, WV)
Emergency Assistance including Utilities & Wellness Works Food Pantry |
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Webster Springs, WV
Emergency Assistance including Utilities, Wellness Works Food Pantry, Med Bank (Prescription Assistance), Thrift Store & special holiday programs & deliveries |
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(Serving Berkeley, Jefferson & Morgan Counties Martinsburg, WV)
Emergency Assistance including utilities, rent, prescription assistance and referral service. |
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(Serving Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy & Grant Counties Romney, WV)
Emergency Assistance including utilities, rent, prescription and a monthly food program. |
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(Serving Boone & Raleigh Counties, Whitesville, WV): Two Food pantry locations serving healthy foods, emergency assistance, utilities and medications. Special programs include, Coats for Kids Program, Shoe Program, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Back-to-School, Summer Work Camp and a Scholarship Program - the outreach worker is accepting donations to support an on-going scholarship endeavor for a local student entering college each year. The award is $1,000 -$2,000 and payable to the college of their choice. |
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(Logan County): Assistance for food, clothing, utilities and medicines; collaborative efforts with the Gabriel Project in meeting the needs of expecting and young mothers or parents who need baby basics. Home repair ministry: Skilled volunteers and money for materials are crucial for the success of this project. |
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(Lincoln County, Hamlin, WV): Food pantry serving healthy food items, emergency assistance, utilities, medications and disaster services. Special Programs include services for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Back-to-School and Tax Preparation Assistance. |
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(Wayne County Wayne, WV): Food pantry and Thrift store |
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(Kanawha County, Charleston, WV): Outreach to bridge the gap of isolation and loss of community to senior adults over 60 in their own homes. Help with specific emergency needs and materials for weatherization and home repairs and as needed, making living conditions safe, warm and sanitary. |
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...including the Learning Center and the WEE Care Family Center: Eckman, WV. The Wee Care Family Center is a licensed child care center and pre-school where children ages 2 - 12 can learn and play in the summer, after school or Head Start, or while the parents/guardians work or attend school. Children ages 3-4 enjoy the Creative Curriculum for daily pre-school education that is also utilized by Head Start and the McDowell County schools. The Adult Learning Center offers: GED & computer classes, Basic literacy instruction, money management classes, job skills training, parenting instruction, a site for college distance learning. |
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Princeton, WV
Emergency assistance including utility and food vouchers, Christmas gift distribution, coordination of all regional activities, assistance to parishes with organizing parish outreach, technical assistance to/involvement in a wide variety of community groups (examples this year: grant writing for library, assisting prison reform group). |
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Bluefield, WV
Assisting Bluefield Sacred Heart food pantry, some Christmas/holiday basket distribution, some utility assistance |
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(Summers): Hinton WV
Includes a food pantry, surplus food commodities distribution, SHARE food co-op, annual garden seed distribution, one week camp for 6-11 year old kids, thrift store, emergency clothes and household items for disaster victims, Christmas basket and toy distribution, emergency utility bill assistance.
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