By Tina Cogar, Catholic Charities West Virginia Outreach Coordinator During these difficult times and throughout the pandemic, our Catholic Charities West Virginia Webster Springs Outreach Office has been partnering with Mountaineer Food Bank (MFB), St. James Catholic Church, and First Fruit Farms in order to ensure that no one in Webster County suffers from food...
Month: October 2020
Empowering Miss Paulette
By Trina Bartlett, Catholic Charities West Virginia Eastern Regional Director Before Paulette arrived at Catholic Charities West Virginia’s Martinsburg office, she had, in her own words, “been in several shelters, homeless programs, counseling, jail and the psych ward.” The first assistance Catholic Charities provided for Paulette was acquiring a C PAP machine in March 2019,...
Child Care Resource Center Hosts Personal Protective Equipment Distributions
By Katie Hinerman Klug, Catholic Charities West Virginia Marketing Communications Specialist To support child care providers operating during the coronavirus pandemic, the Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) Child Care Resource Center has hosted multiple Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Drive-Through distributions for child care providers. “In response to COVID-19, the Child Care Resource Center decided to...
Providing Nutrition for West Virginia Children
By Katie Hinerman Klug, Marketing Communications Specialist Rebecca has been a family child care provider enrolled with Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) Child Care Food Program since 2017. Family child care occurs in a home with a family environment and a smaller number of children than a daycare or child care center. “Home-based programs like...