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West Virginia's Family Support Centers are warm and welcoming places in the community where any family member with children up to age 18 or pregnant families can go, not only in times of need, but as a regular part of day-to-day life. FSCs employ the Mobility Mentoring model, an approach also utilized by WV WORKS, which empowers families to set and achieve personal goals through motivational interviewing and practical support. Programs and services offered by FSCs are designed to build protective factors such as parental knowledge, resilience, social connections, and emotional competence, while providing concrete support during times of need.Family Support Centers (FSC) offer parent education classes, child development activities, parent-to-parent support groups, after school and academic enrichment, General Educational Development (GED) and literacy instruction, health information, and referrals to programs, activities and services in the community. Each FSC's specific services are designed in accordance with the needs of the community. FSC services are voluntary and available to all interested families. To contact the Family Support Center in your county call (304) 538-7711 or click here for our contact page.
Provides measures that lower the energy burden on low-income households, such as adding insulation, sealing air leaks and providing more efficient heating systems. We currently serve Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton counties. To start your application <<<Click Here>>>
SSVF provides emergency assistance to veterans and their families to prevent homelessness and to rapidly house and stabilize veterans who are homeless. To connect with a case manager call (304) 538-7711 or click here for our contact page.
EASTERN ACTION partners with Region VII WIB by managing the One-Stop Career Centers in the Eastern Panhandle. EACTION ACTION also provides Fiscal management for the One-Stop Centers. Region VII WIB provides tuition and other training assistance to low-income and unemployed individuals. As part of the direct service EASTERN ACTION provides funds to assist with removing employment barriers such as assisting with the cost of textbooks, licensing, testing, special employment related clothing and other items necessary for the client to become employed after the training.
Warm the Children is a community based coordinated volunteer effort operated by Eastern Action and the local Newspapers to secure donations which are used to purchase winter coats and gloves for low-income children in Hampshire County.
Provides assistance to families in need of holiday assistance such as presents for young children and food for holiday meals. This is a totally volunteer effort; gifts and food are purchased with donated funds and sponsorships by local churches and civic groups.
This program is offered in conjunction with WVU Extension Service and the local food pantries. WVU Extension Service provides nutrition classes to low-income recipients of food assistance, where they are taught to cook balanced nutritious meals and special classes are provided to teach cooking for the diabetic.
The Senior Citizen Holiday program is coordinated by EASTERN ACTION. Volunteers work with community leaders to gather funds and items for presents to be wrapped and presented to residents of the local nursing homes. This is the first year of operation for this program.
This program is designed to provide heat for clients who are in a no heat situation between November 1 and March 31. We currently serve Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton counties.
Eastern Action operates the Salvation Army Service Units in Hardy and Grant Counties. This is a volunteer effort supported by donations.
Eastern Action provides referral to services that we do not offer or that may be used in conjunction with our services to help alleviate the problems of our clients including emergency assistance, removal of barriers to employment and other related services.
YMCA Camp Horseshoe provides summer camp experience for low-income youth in the Potomac Highlands. EASTERN ACTION partners with YMCA Camp Horseshoe on this effort. Camp Horseshoe gives the campers free tuition and EASTERN ACTION provides PR to secure attendees and provides transportation to and from the camp.
