CCWVa SNAP Outreach program helps our neighbors apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps). These benefits are modest, but can make a big difference in the lives of recipients. This is Catrina and Joshua’s story: Catrina is a 22 year old mother of a 3 week old baby; her boyfriend Joshua works...
Month: September 2017
Stories from SNAP Outreach – Tina
CCWVa SNAP Outreach program helps our neighbors apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps). These benefits are modest, but can make a big difference in the lives of recipients. This is Tina’s story: Tina is a grandmother who is raising her grandson who is terminally ill and not expected to live much longer. She...
Protecting SNAP is first on the agenda for Hunger Action Month
As part of Hunger Action Month, West Virginians are joining together to end hunger in communities across the state. Everyone has an important part to play in this fight – whether it’s donating food, volunteering at food pantries, or using social media to raise awareness about the ways that hunger holds back millions of Americans....
Recognizing Our Neighbor and Building Structures of Grace in a Globalized World
“We as individuals don’t have to save the world – indeed we cannot – but we can choose to become part of the structures of grace through which the Church tries to take care of the poor in the name of Jesus, who came “that the world might be saved through him” –...