Your community partner

Here are some examples of how we’ve helped West Virginia communities: 

• Partnered with Marshall Health in the development of a community health worker program to help members with conditions like asthma, diabetes, substance abuse and childhood obesity 
• Sponsored a second Bonnie’s Bus to help women get mammograms  
• Sponsored fully equipped mobile wellness units to bring care into rural communities  
• Funded mobile dental clinic to provide services in hard-to-reach rural areas 
• Purchased retinal cameras for diabetic eye exams 
• Developed a Community Resource Center to address needs of the community  
• Provided funding to expand the HealthRight Clinic in Charleston 
• Assisted with re-opening a rural hospital in the Williamson region                           
• Partnered with Community Care (a federally qualified health center) to enhance services at school-based locations 
• Sponsored joint project to establish telemedicine tools in all school-based clinics 

• Provided start-up funding for the Food is Medicine food pantry project 
• Took part in the 16-week farm to table FARMacy program 
• Provided financial support for community center to expand distribution of food products and hygiene supplies 
• Funded re-opening and maintenance of a homeless adult/warming shelter in Morgantown 
• Contributed to Facing Hunger Educational Kitchen with programs focused on medical conditions like diabetes or heart disease 

• Developed Crisis Call Center, including five child psychiatrists who provide services by telemedicine across the state 
• Sponsored several behavioral health facilities and programs to expand access to mental health services throughout the state 
• Provided 1,681 ONEbox Narcan overdose kits for use across the state 
• Expanded the Learning Enriched Autism Program (LEAP) to serve adolescent males who have significant behavioral health challenges and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) 
• Expanded Lily’s Place to enhance the rooming-in experience for parents and provide transitional housing to allow mothers and children to stay together

• Sponsored new emergency shelter for youth with specialized needs  
• Created campaign to recruit new foster homes 
• Funded purchase of age-appropriate essential needs kits for foster children 
• Partnered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters to engage and mentor children in the foster care system 
• Funded Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program 
• Sponsored 11th and 12th graders to earn credits toward an associate degree at Fairmont State University 

• Established scholarship fund for St. Mary’s Nursing School and expanded classroom size to allow for more students 
• Sponsored state-of-the-art learning facility at Charleston Area Medical Center for use by health care professionals and learners throughout the state 
• Provided start-up funding to establish a masters level therapist program at West Virginia Wesleyan 
• Expanded Children with Serious Emotional Disorder (CSED) providers statewide