DHHR Begins Transition of Family Assistance Programs Eligibility System to West Virginia People’s Access to Help (WV PATH)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is transitioning its eligibility system for family assistance programs from the Recipient Automated Payment and Information Data System (RAPIDS) to West Virginia People’s Access to Help (WV PATH). To ensure a successful statewide transition in spring of 2024, DHHR will launch a pilot on […]
Beckley Warming Center Seeking Volunteers, announces operation hours.
A collaboration between multiple agencies, organizations, individuals, and representatives from the Cityof Beckley will launch a Warming Center in Beckley for those who need shelter to stay warm and safeduring cold weather events.The Beckley Warming Center will open in the Fellowship Hall of the Beckley Community UnitedMethodist Church, located at 217 South Heber Street, Beckley, […]
TREASURER MOORE ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM AT STATE DMV LOCATIONS
WHITE HALL, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore visited the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles Regional Office at White Hall Thursday to announce a new partnership that will promote the Treasurer’s Office’s unclaimed property program at DMV locations statewide. As part of the partnership, DMV patrons will be encouraged to visit the Treasurer’s Office’s […]
DHHR Selects the West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition to Manage the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Support Program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health’s Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health has awarded a grant through a selection process to the West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition to manage the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Support Program. Signed into law by Governor Jim Justice, West Virginia HB […]
Gov. Justice signs MOU between WVDNR and Girl Scouts to promote education, conservation
Agreement will provide scouts with free and reduced-price activities at state parks in exchange for service projects. CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced a partnership between The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Black Diamond Council of the Girls Scouts of America to allow scouts to utilize state parks for activities while contributing […]
Gov. Justice appoints Angela Walters as judge for the 12th Family Circuit Court serving Mercer and McDowell Counties
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov.Jim Justice announced today that he has appointed Angela Walters to the 12th Family Circuit Court serving Mercer and McDowell counties. Waltersis theAssistant Attorney General, Health and Human Resource Division in Princeton, WV. Walters graduatedfrom West Virginia University College of Law in 1994.
WV could lose hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding
Nadia Ramlagan Since West Virginia’s Medicaid eligibility review began this spring, around 100,000 residents have been kicked off the rolls. Experts have said many likely remain eligible, but perhaps did not respond to a paperwork request or have a new address. With Medicaid numbers shrinking, the state could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal matching funds […]
West Virginia Among Highest COPD Rates in the Country; New State Briefs Highlight Opportunities to Improve
American Lung Association releases new data and steps healthcare and public health professionals can take to help improve the lives of people living with COPD CHARLSTON, WV – (November 28, 2023) – Today, the American Lung Association in West Virginia released the COPD State Briefs, which include data about prevention, diagnosis, health outcomes and treatment of […]
Communities of Healing Winter Gathering is December 4,
Drema Hill of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is Guest Speaker From 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fruits of Labor in Beckley Beckley, W.Va. (November 28, 2023) – The partners in the evolving recovery to work program– Communities of Healing – are holding their Winter Gathering Monday, December 4, 2023, atFruits of Labor, […]
Beckley’s Christmas Parade set for Saturday, December 2
Beckley’s Christmas Parade will fill downtown streets with holiday cheer on Saturday, December 2, at 11 am. Over 70 entries have pre-registered (as of November 28) representing schools, organizations, churches, businesses, and others. The deadline to register is November 30 (entry form available at Beckley.Events or call 304-256-1776). The YMCA’s Spirit of Beckley honorees Richard […]