Dominion Energy Jump-Starting New Year with $1 Million Plus in Critical Community Needs Grants
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on January 17, 2018
- Operation Warm, Inc. - a statewide effort providing brand-new winter coats to over 3000 schoolchildren in need.
- Covenant House, Inc. in Charleston, W.Va. - providing stable housing and improved access to healthy food, serving over 41,400 visitors a year.
- KVC Health Systems, Inc. in Charleston, W.Va. - operating a cafeteria for students attending the academic institution designed for adolescents who have exited the foster care system.
- Clarksburg Mission in Clarksburg, W.Va. - servicing those experiencing chronic homelessness across nine counties in North Central W.Va. as they transition into permanent supportive housing.
- United Way of Harrison County in Clarksburg, W.Va. - working toward food security, sheltering victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness.
- Monongahela General Hospital Foundation in Morgantown, W.Va - constructing a new regional radiation therapy center in response to a growing population of cancer patients, including 11,770 new cases in W.Va. in 2016.
- Pantry Plus More, Inc. in Morgantown, W.Va. - providing free food, toiletries, school supplies and clothing to students in need in a convenient and safe atmosphere located inside four schools.
- Mountain Heart Community Services, Inc. in Oceana, W.Va. - serving up to 150 impoverished children every month through the Baby Pantry, providing basic food and supplies necessary for survival.
- FaithLink in partnership with Community Resources Inc., in Parkersburg, W.Va. - providing transportation to 370 impoverished riders seeking access to healthcare appointments or transportation home from the hospital.
- Old Man Rivers Mission in Parkersburg, W.Va. - providing food for the homeless, disabled and impoverished, serving approximately 600 families each month.
- Passionate Volunteers, Inc. in Pineville, W.Va. - serving the disadvantaged, disabled and elderly in the southern coal fields of W.Va. by repairing homes and supporting food pantries.
- Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley Vienna, W.Va. - providing housing for a family of four in critical need
- Big Creek People in Action, Inc. in War, W.Va. - providing critical housing rehabilitation needs for low income and elderly residents in McDowell County, an area with the lowest standard of housing in W.Va.
- Doddridge County Family Resource Network in West Union, W.Va. - providing weekend backpacks filled with food and hygiene products for 180 children in extreme poverty