Project Rainbow Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/project-rainbow/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Project Rainbow Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/project-rainbow/ 32 32 Project Rainbow founder responds to proposed house bill, ‘488’ 911 calls https://www.dominionpost.com/project-rainbow-founder-responds-to-proposed-house-bill-488-911-calls/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:33:13 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=555910 MORGANTOWN – Erin Shelton, the founder of Project Rainbow and director of Rainbow House – a local shelter prioritizing LGBTQ individuals experiencing homelessness – said Project Rainbow welcomes discussion regarding […]

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]]> Project Rainbow to take on daytime shelter staffing https://www.dominionpost.com/project-rainbow-to-take-on-daytime-shelter-staffing/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:45:54 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=530959 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 […]

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]]> Butcher resigns from Rainbow House board https://www.dominionpost.com/butcher-resigns-from-rainbow-house-board/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:17:44 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=330234 In posts to various social media outlets on Thursday, Brian Butcher announced he resigned from the Rainbow House board of directors on Monday, March 25, citing consistent threats being made […]

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]]> Rainbow House a welcome addition https://www.dominionpost.com/rainbow-house-a-welcome-addition/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:05:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=320467 This month, Rainbow House celebrated its grand opening. As Monongalia County’s first LGBTQ+ shelter, it’s a welcome addition to our community. Historically, emergency — and even long-term — shelters have […]

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]]> Community gathers to celebrate grand opening of The Rainbow House https://www.dominionpost.com/community-gathers-to-celebrate-grand-opening-of-the-rainbow-house/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:54:31 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=319365 The moment 123 Pleasant Street’s doors opened Wednesday night, the venue was filled with a bustling crowd ready to enjoy the musical talents of local artists and celebrate the grand […]

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]]> Project Rainbow opens first LGBTQ+ emergency shelter in West Virginia https://www.dominionpost.com/project-rainbow-opens-first-lgbtq-emergency-shelter-in-west-virginia/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:14:03 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=318586 Founded in October 2022 by Erin Shelton, Morgan Wood and Cassidy Thompson, Project Rainbow is a grassroots organization based in Monongalia County dedicated to providing support, resources and shelter to […]

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]]> Beer and Hymns raising glasses and voices to support local charity https://www.dominionpost.com/beer-and-hymns-raising-glasses-and-voices-to-support-local-charity/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:57:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=314071 Beer and hymns. The two words are rarely seen together, but one group in Morgantown has found a sense of community in the combination. In 2017, Rich Chaffins was attending […]

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