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Dec 4, 20232 min read

Living Waters Ministry

The spirit of giving shines brightly during the holiday season, and for Living Water Ministry, Inc. (LWM), this spirit is a year-round...

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Nov 9, 20231 min read

Posey Perry Emergency Fund

On October 19th, Governor Jim Justice announced the rollout of the Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund. Since then, Mountaineer Food Bank has...

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Nov 8, 20232 min read

TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grant

Mountaineer Food Bank has been conducting research as part of the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency grant since August 2022. TEFAP, or the...

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Oct 4, 20233 min read

DAV Drivers at the Heart of Our Veterans Table Feeding Program

This Veterans Day, Mountaineer Food Bank wants to recognize the brave men and women who have courageously served to protect our country....

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Sep 7, 20232 min read

Where Does the Food Bank Get Food?

September is Hunger Action Month. The first question that I’m commonly asked about the food bank is “Where do we get all the food we...

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Jul 20, 20232 min read

Neighbor Connector

Mountaineer Food Bank's new program, The Neighbor Connector, began piloting Feeding America's new intake app. This digital app will help...

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Jul 18, 20232 min read

Backpack Programs Keep Kids Full Through the Weekend

In West Virginia, over 50,000 children are considered food insecure. Our most at-risk students for hunger are also the ones who are most...

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Apr 3, 20231 min read

Legislative Wrap-Up

The first session of the 86th West Virginia Legislature was good for food security. While much of this year’s legislative session focused...

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Mar 9, 20231 min read

Montcroft Farms, LLC

One of our new partnerships in 2023 is with Montcroft Farms LLC from Preston County! Through this partnership, we’ve been able to...

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Mar 9, 20232 min read

Mountain Harvest Farm, LLC

From sunup to sundown, farmers care for the plants and animals that feed us all. Even with the abundance on farms today, families...

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Jan 19, 20232 min read

Hunger in the Mountains

For far too many of our neighbors, the question of where their next meal is coming from or when they will eat again, there is not an easy...

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Nov 16, 20221 min read

Want To Help Feed West Virginia’s Hungry? Consider Donating Your Deer This Hunting Season

With hunting season in full swing, hundreds of thousands of hunters in West Virginia will head for the woods. Hunting has always been an...

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Oct 26, 20222 min read

On the Road Addressing Food Access

Distributing an abundance of healthy foods through our Mobile Pantry Program Gaining access to healthy and affordable food can be a...

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Jan 4, 20223 min read

In the New Year, We Need Congress to Help Rural Families

For many families here in West Virginia, two years of uncertainty around jobs, day care, and protecting the health of loved ones have...

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Aug 16, 20213 min read

Congress must continue to address hunger impacting West Virginia and the nation.

Some of the most defining images in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic showed lines of cars as far as you could see waiting for...

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Jun 29, 20213 min read

For Too Many Kids, Summer Means Hunger. Congress Can Make a Difference.

When the school year ends and summer begins, kids across the nation look forward to enjoying no more tests and no more classes....

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Jun 24, 20212 min read

Hundreds of Food Insecure Families in Eastern Panhandle Turn to Mountaineer Food Bank for Assistance

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for those struggling with food insecurity has continued to increase. Mountaineer Food...

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May 18, 20204 min read

Mountaineer Food Bank Is Not Just a Charity but an Economic Generator for the state of West Virginia

Mountaineer Food Bank, the largest emergency food provider in the state of West Virginia, serving 48 of the 55 counties, continues to...

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