According to WVU’s Science and Technology Note, West Virginia experiences the highest rates of food insecurity in the country. Food assistance programs are proven to combat food scarcity, and Food for Preston is a prime example that supports hundreds of Preston County students each ...
An open house at the new Scott’s Run Settlement House facility in Cheat Lake on Saturday celebrated the organization’s century-long history of community service, while looking forward to the future. Over 50 curious community members stopped by 750 Fairchance Road for a look inside ...
NEWBURG — Preston County has a unique food pantry called Up With Newburg that is unlike the other county food pantries. This one delivers food to its clients and it’s not income based. Nicole Larew, who runs the pantry and does the deliveries, said she brings food ...
It is a testament to the Scott’s Run Settlement House’s success that it has grown beyond what its 100-year home can accommodate — and that people don’t want to see it leave. There’s the Scott’s Run Settlement House the nonprofit organization (SRSH) and Scott’s Run Settlement ...
In 1922, Scott’s Run Settlement House (SRSH) was chartered to serve a massive influx of immigrants relocating to Osage for mining jobs. Over the next 100 years, the mission expanded, focusing on food insecurity -- not just in the Osage area, but across Monongalia County. Today, the ...
Representatives from more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations that serve people in need of food gathered Thursday morning for a discussion on how they can work together to better serve a growing food insecure population in Monongalia County. “Food insecurity is not just the ...