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Grace Shelter capacity cut as camping ban approaches

MORGANTOWN — Jessica Thompson, shelter director for Catholic Charities’ Grace Shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope, has confirmed that the shelter’s capacity has recently been reduced from 28 beds to 19 beds. The issue comes down to fire code. “During our evaluation and the ...

Emergency shelter transition to be complete by early September

MORGANTOWN — The hand-off of the emergency shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope from Bartlett Housing Solutions to Catholic Charities West Virginia is on pace to be complete in the next three-to-four weeks.  Catholic Charities President and CEO Mark Phillips told The Dominion Post ...

Morgantown church asks to lead non-congregate shelter project

MORGANTOWN — Inspired by mission work building similar structures in Honduras, a group from the Morgantown Church of Christ has come to the city proposing the construction of up to 50 non-congregate shelters as resources for the area's unhoused community.  Representatives from the ...

Morgantown budget amendment includes triage shelter funding

MORGANTOWN -- It appears Morgantown City Council will join the Monongalia County Commission in setting aside $150,000 to help finance Catholic Charities’ administrative takeover of the Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope.  Earlier this week, council approved on ...

Funding for shelter takeover in place, unofficially

MORGANTOWN — Nothing is finalized, but it appears as if the funding needed to finance Catholic Charities’ administrative takeover of the Bartlett House triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope is unofficially in place.  During a July 2 presentation to Morgantown City Council, ...

Re-housing Hazel’s House of Hope

As you likely already know, Hazel’s House of Hope was devastated by Sunday’s storms and strong winds. The social services hub lost a large chunk of its roof. Between that and the resulting water damage from rain pouring in, the building has been declared condemnable. The various ...

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