MORGANTOWN -- Jessica Thompson, shelter director for Catholic Charities’ Grace Shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope, estimates the shelter likely turns away an average of 20 individuals monthly. If and when a bed does open up, it’s claimed within an hour or two. It’s been this way ...
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 ...
MORGANTOWN -- While the Catholic Charities’ emergency overnight warming shelter at Hazel’s House of Hope has been open every night since Dec. 11, the question of where individuals can go to escape frigid temperatures during the daytime hours has been a work in progress. To this point, ...
MORGANTOWN -- Between Sept. 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, 2024, every person who boarded the bus on Mountain Line’s Don Knotts route rode for free. It was a blanket effort from Morgantown, Monongalia County and Mountain Line to ensure anyone needing to get from downtown to the social services in ...
MORGANTOWN -- Only one of the 21 available beds in the Catholic Charities winter warming shelter were empty Sunday night as temperatures, and snow, fell across much of the northeastern United States. The near-capacity turnout has prompted the expansion of the temporary shelter. Dr. ...
Mountain Line is reinstating its standard 75-cent fare for riders aboard its Don Knotts Route starting Sunday. The move comes in conjunction with the launch of a pass program for individuals needing to access social services. The line, which has been free for all riders regardless of ...