The Charleston Gazette - Gazette Charities

Gazette readers donate more than $80K to local agencies

(Staff reports) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:38:07 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Because of generous Gazette readers, the Gazette Charities Christmas Fund was able to distribute $81,000 this season. That means dozens and dozens of deserving families and individuals in our area will get the help they need t...

Readers donate almost $80,000 to Gazette Chrismas Fund

(Staff reports) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:01:12 -0500

On behalf of everyone helped by donations to this years Gazette Charities Christmas Fund -- thank you. More than $8,600 in donations received this week put the fund very close to its goal of about $80,000. And last-minute donations are always we...

Gazette Christmas Charities: Fund closing in on goal, but help is still needed

(Staff reports) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:22:51 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Gazette Charities Christmas Fund is close to reaching its goal for the year. But it will take a few more donations from generous readers to assure that the local charity groups supported by the f...

Gazette Christmas charities: Readers support totals $71K after fourth week

(Staff reports) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:53:02 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Christmas is just a couple of days away, but that doesnt mean the end of the opportunity to donate to this years Gazette Charities Christmas Fund drive. This week, Gazette readers continued to show their generosity by donating $18...

Gazette Charities: Mountain Mission provides relief during emergencies

(Kate White) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Even at age 95, the man had love on his mind as he trudged on foot to the Mountain Mission, a crumpled disconnect notice from the gas company clutched in his fingers. He wasnt lamenting the formidable hike; indeed, he wasnt thinking...

Gazette Christmas Charities: Covenant House makes sure Charleston family has a home for the holidays

(Travis Crum) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:09:31 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Chelsea worked hard her entire adult life to put food on the table and provide a stable home for her family. She was devastated after a recent divorce cut her income in half, leaving her unable to afford housing for her and her...

Christmas Fund: Help single mom

(Travis Crum) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dianne held on to her three young children as she began to cry. She had brought her family to Covenant House in hopes of a warm shower, but she arrived too late -- the organization had already closed for the day. Thats when a c...

Gazette Christmas Charities: Suddenly homeless teen finds hope at Daymark

Zachary.Taylor@wvgazette.com (Zac Taylor) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:25:51 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Morgan was 16 years old when her mother, gripped with a drug addiction, moved to Florida. Her mother left Morgan with a family friend, who took good care of the teen for a year until a disability left her jobless. Morgan was sudd...

Christmas Fund wishing for another big week of giving

(Staff reports) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:51:32 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Giving has gotten stronger with each week of this years Gazette Charities Christmas Fund drive. Generous Gazette readers contributed more than $24,000 this week -- the third week of the fund drive -- bringing the grand total t...

Christmas Fund: Patchwork shelter helps children in need

Zachary.Taylor@wvgazette.com (Zac Taylor) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:30:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A police officer dropped David off at the Patchwork runaway youth shelter after receiving several complaints that the boy had been living with an abusive mother. After he had dinner at the shelter, David asked for a first-aid ki...

Jericho House specializes in kindness

(Staff reports) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:27:32 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes it takes only a little bit of kindness to get a person back on their feet again. Jericho House specializes in that type of kindness. For instance, Manager Freda Cutlip recalls a snowy, late November day when she heard a...

Gazette Christmas Charities: Feeding the hungry, no questions asked

balow@wvgazette.com (Jim Balow) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:45:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jeremiah, disabled, living on fixed income with just enough money to pay his rent and utilities, cant buy enough food for three meals a day. Janie, mentally ill and unable to hold a job, lives on the streets. She takes drugs to n...

Christmas Charities: Single mother needs warm clothes for daughter

amy.harris@wvgazette (Amy Julia Harris) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:17:08 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Vivian, a struggling single mother, is worried she wont be able to give her 6-year-old daughter, Edith, warm clothes this winter. Vivian works at a convenience store making minimum wage. She lost her car about six ...