Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund
Every Friday afternoon, 162 students at Portsmouth Elementary School go home with a bag of nutritious food and snacks to ensure they have enough to eat over the weekend. And it’s all because of Steven Hunter, a Portsmouth High School graduate and beloved son who passed away unexpectedly at age 21.
Healing Heart Food Pantry
At Healing Heart Food Pantry in Lincoln County, WV, community members in need receive so much more than just food. They’re met with compassion, love, and care for their health and well-being. Volunteers greet visitors with open arms, often by name, and work thoughtfully to meet their most pressing needs. “Our goal is to make them feel like family because they bless us,”
Big Sandy Health Care
Big Sandy Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Prestonsburg, KY, provides comprehensive primary care and specialty services for residents of five counties in eastern Kentucky. It operates 12 fixed clinic sites, seven school-based health centers, and mobile medical and dental units.
Marshall University Department of Social Work
Marshall University’s Department of Social Work has teamed up with elementary schools in Cabell and Wayne counties to provide a valuable in-school behavioral health intervention for children. The Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Engagement for Kids (TIME4K) program uses activities and movement exercises to help students cope with nervous energy or other uncomfortable feelings.
Partners In Health Network
It’s no secret that West Virginia has long ranked high for its rate of tobacco use. In fact, the state currently leads the nation in adults who smoke cigarettes, with over a quarter of the population using cigarettes every day or some days. As tobacco prevention advocates work to lower the adult smoking rate, some are shifting their approach and looking at the ways in which youth first use tobacco.
Stepping Stones, Inc
Youth who age out of the foster care system often experience homelessness, poverty, addiction, and incarceration resulting from a lack of support during their transition to independent living.
Recovery Point West Virginia
Strong and sustained recovery from substance use disorder requires frequent access to transportation for medical treatment and services . . .
Marshall University Community Oral Health Team
The Marshall University Community Oral Health Team and Recovery Point West Virginia have teamed up . . .
The Big Idea Camp
The Big Idea Camp was created in 2015 when Founder Jeremy Holbrook realized that many schools had eliminated arts and humanities programs . . .
Childhood Language Center
For more than 30 years, the Childhood Language Center (CLC) in Charleston, West Virginia, has provided speech, language, and feeding therapy . . .