Homelessness

Open Door Café Supports, Destigmatizes Unhoused Community

At Open Door Café in Wytheville, Virginia, gardening is a way to feed the hungry while breaking down the stigma of homelessness. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch visited Open Door Café and spoke with the volunteers.

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How A Café Uses Gardening To Fight The Stigma Of Homelessness, This West Virginia Morning

Open Door Café in Wytheville, Virginia uses gardening as a way to feed the hungry while breaking down the stigma of homelessness. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch brings us the story about digging into the roots and connecting to more than just the land.

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Us & Them: Who Can Call Morgantown Home?

Like many U.S. cities, Morgantown has a growing homeless population with far more people in need than shelters can take in. On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay moderates a community conversation about the city’s camping ban, the shortage of housing and meaningful solutions for the future.

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Morgantown’s Housing Approach, This West Virginia Morning

Many people struggle to find affordable housing, and more cities and towns now grapple with growing homeless populations. On the latest episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay moderates a public conversation in Morgantown about that city’s housing approach.

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