Winters in Wheeling can be brutal. The cold weather puts many of our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness at increased risk of illn ess and even addiction relapse. Unfortunately, social distancing requirements related to the pandemic mean that the Neighborhood Center on 18th Street is not large enough to accommodate a warming center along with...
Month: January 2022
Raising Awareness about Poverty
January is Poverty Awareness Month, a month-long initiative to raise awareness and call attention to the growth of poverty in our country. Across the state, Catholic Charities West Virginia staff and volunteers meet people and families daily who are impacted by poverty. Since poverty looks different from one person to another, it can be challenging...
Catholic Charities Joins Hazel’s House of Hope in Morgantown
Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) announced it will join Hazel’s House of Hope in Morgantown. Hazel’s House of Hope is located in the former Ramada Inn on Scott Avenue – a building that is being converted into a social service hub to house multiple non-profit organizations. “Catholic Charities views this opportunity as much more than...
Sharing the Love of God
Happy New Year! We are celebrating the times we answered God’s call to love our neighbor as ourselves! While the pandemic continued to negatively impact the people we serve, we are grateful witnesses to hope-filled transformation in our communities. Our staff gave out more food in 2021 than last year — which means those with...