On a rainy week-end in June a family with a one year old baby was shocked, but fortunately not hurt, when the roof of their rented trailer fell in. They had nowhere to go. The Faith Community Coalition for the Homeless arranged for a motel room for a few days. Family friends, FCCH volunteers and a representative from the WV Coalition to End Homelessness got a truck and moved the family’s furniture to a shed. And the WV Coalition to End Homelessness was able get the family into a rapid re-housing apartment the next week. Now Mom has full time job too, the family is expecting another baby plus they are in unsubsidized housing. YES! Thank you to our volunteers, our partners at WV Coalition to End Homelessness and to all of you who have helped and contributed to The Faith Community Coalition for the Homeless!
Free Meals in Berkeley County
PLEASE EMAIL ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO wvfcch@gmail.com
Every Day: (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
UNION RESCUE MISSION 608 W. King Street
7:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 4:30 PM Sunday breakfast @ 8:00 AM lunch 12:30
304-263-6901
wdannyc@yahoo.com
Monday: (Dinner) 5:30 PM
IMMANUEL’S HOUSE
713 Buxton Street
304-596-1155
Tuesday : (Dinner) 5-5:30 p.m.
HEDGESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Parking Lot 336 S. Queen Street
Tuesday: (Lunch) 11:15 -noon
DESTINY CHURCH
115 N. Raleigh Street
304-267-4489
Jimtiger567@frontier.com
Second and Fourth Tuesday (Dinner) 4:30 – 5:30 PM
CHURCH OF THE BRETHEN
136 E. Moler Ave
304-267-4135 pastoreddy@moleravenue.org
Third Tuesday (Dinner) 5:00-6:15 p.m.
BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD
2010 Tavern Rd.
304-267-8694
Third Wednesday (Lunch) 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
GERRARDSTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
110 Dominion Road
Gerrardstown, WVa
Last Wednesday of each month (Dinner) 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
220 W Martin Street
304-263-9215
umctrinity@comcast.net
Thursday: (Dinner) 5:00-7:00 p.m.
CHRIST REFORM CHURCH
117 E. Burke Street
304-267-8678
2nd Thursday: (Dinner) 5:00-6:30 p.m.
HEDGESVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
201 S. Mary Street, Hedgesville, WV
304-754-8793
http://www.thehedgeumc.org
Friday: (Dinner) 4:00 -5:30 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
315 W. King St.
304-263-5722
firstfamilywv@yahoo.com
2nd Saturday 8-10 a.m.
PIKESVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
25 Payne’s Ford Rd.
304-263-4633
Saturday: (Lunch) 12:00 -12:45 p.m.
CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
220 W. Burke St.
304-267-4542
calvaryum@frontier.com
4th Saturday only : (LUNCH) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
101 W. Martin St.
304-263-9291
ChurchOffice@stjohnsmartinsburg.org
PLEASE EMAIL ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO wvfcch@gmail.com
Eastern WV Community Foundation
Eastern WV Community Foundation provides funds for homeless children…
Marie Keegin, Faith Community Coalition for the Homeless Inc.
On a bitter cold Friday night in January a single Dad and his two preschool sons find themselves without a roof over their heads. They have just been evicted from their apartment because he lost his job. It’s late and social service agencies are closed for the weekend. Where can they find help?
The Faith Community Coalition for the Homeless (FCCH) will provide temporary shelter when there is no other options available. A representative from FCCH can arrange to pay for as many as three nights in a motel so that people have a “breathing period” to identify and contact people and organizations that may be able to provide longer term assistance. There are so many reasons why families become homeless. Loss of jobs, lack of transportation, high rental rates, mounting medical bills, wage garnishments are just a few. FCCH helps families and individuals make connections with people who can help.
FCCH operates solely with volunteers and donations and is tremendously grateful to The Eastern WV Community Foundation for recently providing a matching $5,000 grant to help stretch precious dollars and assist homeless children and their parents with temporary emergency shelter and hopefully begin to turn their lives around.
Want to know how you can help the FCCH help homeless families? Please check out our website at https://faithcommunitycoalitionforhomeless.com call 240-405-6794, or email wvfcch@gmail.com.
How Can You Help?
Everyone has the potential to make a difference for the homeless in our community. Please join us!
Source: How Can You Help?
How Can You Help?
Help prepare and serve nourishing meals at the many locations that serve food to the homeless.
Donate food to be distributed to the homeless.
Support the street medicine and free medical care program.
Donate warm clothes in the winter.
Donate sleeping bags, tents, tarps or ground covers.
Provide transportation to medical appointments and jobs.
Encourage landlords to provide safe homes at reasonable rents.
Support our partner organizations that provide counseling and other support services to help our citizens get and keep housing.
Be grateful for our own homes and pray for our homeless neighbors.
Donate funds so FCCH can provide emergency short-term shelter.
To find out more about how to volunteer, please contact us.
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