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Seven housing programs in West Virginia have been awarded federal grants totaling more than $842,000.
The grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be used to assist homeless individuals and families, along with communities experiencing homelessness.
Programs receiving grants include the Clarksburg Housing Authority, Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, Kanawha Valley Collective/KVC Planning Project, Raleigh County Community Action Association, Stop Abusive Family Environments and Westbrook Health Services.
U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, and Rep. Nick Rahall announced the grants Monday in a news release.
In parts of Appalachia, coal mines have given way to a newer industry. Southwestern Virginia has two high-security, supermax prisons: Wallens Ridge State Prison, near Big Stone Gap, and Red Onion, not far from the town of Pound. Prisoners at Red Onion say they live in poor conditions and are often placed in solitary confinement for long stretches of time. Reporter Charlotte Rene Woods has been covering the story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the federal government continues to announce funding cuts to programs like Americorps, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she is working toward reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe excess revenue is due in large part to personal income tax. April collections were $88 million above estimate, because fewer people received tax refunds and more people had to pay than originally estimated.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEleven new grants have been awards to boost resilience in the state’s food supply. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced more than $3.3 million in grant awards through the ...
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