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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]