CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) Fourth Annual Autumn Gathering in Charleston, W.Va., will be held Sept. 26. Hosted by Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, Mass will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston with a reception and dinner to follow at the...
Month: August 2014
Funds, Awareness Raised of Catholic Charities West Virginia’s Services in Poorest Counties of the State
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.—An event to raise funds and awareness of Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) services to the poor in some of the poorest counties in the state was held July 19 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The gathering was held in partnership with Father John Chapin Engler, administrator of...
Charleston Gazette Article on WV’s Response to Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 W.Va. church groups offer to house refugee youths By Jack Suntrup, Staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia faith groups are brainstorming ways they could house some of the thousands of Central American children who have flooded the U.S.-Mexican border illegally in recent months.Bryan Minor, spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of...
We’re All (Green) Thumbs Here!
After several months of careful planning, the dream of having a community garden at the G.W. Petroplus Towers in Wheeling became a reality in May. The aim of this joint project between the Northern Region of Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) and the Appalachian Institute (AI) at Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU) is to get fresh,...
A Primary Care Summit
The Wheeling Area Primary Care Summit will be held on Tuesday July 15, 2014 Child Care Resource Center – 2000 Main Street – Wheeling 9:00 am to 4:00 pm This event meets the requirement for a conference for Tiered Reimbursement status. Registered with WV STARS as 7 hours of Program Management Morning Coffee/Tea and Lunch...
Tour the Grocery Store
The Northern Region of Catholic Charities West Virginia is one of the recipients of a grant from Catholic Charities USA and Share Our Strength to provide tours of local grocery stores to low-income families, especially those who receive WIC or SNAP benefits. These tours will teach participants about comparison shopping using the unit price, identifying...