“Partners in Early Intervention” Early Childhood Conference supporters: West Virginia Birth to Three RAU Region One Catholic Charities WVa /Diocese of Wheeling Charleston Wheeling Hospital Ohio County Family Resource Network Northern Panhandle Head Start/ Early Head Start Youth Service Systems Child Care Resource Center Easter Seals Sister’s of Saint Joseph – Health and Wellness Foundation...
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Webster Springs Summer Work Camps
A Parish Social Ministry Youth Group from St. James Catholic Church in Charles Town, WV performs an ambitious yearly outreach program to offer their labor to the poor in the central mountains of West Virginia. This “work camp”, based in Webster Springs, offers youth and adults the opportunity for spiritual and physical growth through serving others. Team members go into flood and storm-wearied areas to...
CCWVa’s Promise House Family Resource Center Opens Its Doors in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Catholic Charities West Virginia’s (CCWVa) Eastern Region is celebrating the grand opening of the Promise House Family Resource Center in Martinsburg on May 17 at 1 p.m. at the CCWVa office at 224 South Queen Street. The Catholic Charities Promise House Family Resource Center welcomes all families who are looking for support...
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...