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...
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Catholic Charities West Virginia Continues Outreach Services in the Parkersburg Region
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) will remain in operation providing outreach services in the Parkersburg Region. CCWVa’s Parkersburg Regional office is located in the soon to be closed Volunteer Action Center (VAC). CCWVa administers several programs from the regional office including Mobile Outreach and WellnessWorks food pantry and emergency assistance; it also...
CCWVa Expands Emergency Services in Eastern Region
April 5, 2014 By John McVey MARTINSBURG – A staple of Catholic Charities West Virginia’s program is to provide emergency services, including utility termination, rent and prescription assistance, to families in need, but with the opening of the Promise House Family Resource Center in Martinsburg, the organization wants to help families bounce back. “We call...
Students Learn About Living with Poverty
The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia April 7, 2014 Students learn about living with poverty By Chris Boyd Register-Herald Reporter — According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than one in four West Virginia children lives below the federal poverty line, the 13th highest poverty rate in the nation. Students from eighth through 12th grade at...