Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Economy Jack Walker, Apr. 07, 2025

New SNAP Restrictions May Spell Big Changes To Food Access In Small-Town W.Va.

Proposed changes to nutrition assistance in West Virginia could have implications for the state's rural community and the nation as a whole.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Sep. 14, 2024

Another Special Session Is Called, A Popular Food Benefits Program Gets Paused And Addressing Hunger In The State, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll tell you about a popular nutrition assistance program that has been temporarily paused, and Gov. Jim Justice formally calls a special session of the legislature

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Jun. 15, 2023

Combating Hunger in Mercer County

In Mercer County, nearly 175 food-insecure families get free, nutritious meal deliveries via DoorDash to combat rural child hunger in the Mountain State.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Mar. 01, 2023

Unwinding Medicaid: Changes To SNAP Worry Food Security Advocates

Advocates and officials are warning that upcoming changes to SNAP benefits could put West Virginia households and food banks in jeopardy.

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Health & Science Caroline MacGregor, Jan. 19, 2023

Food Bank Grant Targets Hunger In Rural W.Va. Communities

Save the Children’s newly-launched Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab program aims to improve access to food in hard-to-reach rural communities like Mercer County.

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Economy Caroline MacGregor, Nov. 23, 2022