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About This Guide
This guide was created to help individuals and families in West Virginia navigate long-term care with more clarity and confidence. Whether you're planning ahead or facing an immediate care need, finding the right support can feel overwhelming.
Inside, you'll find a curated list of nonprofit organizations across West Virginia, including caregiver support services, disease-specific foundations, veteran resources, and community-based programs. Each listing includes verified contact information and a brief description to help you quickly understand what's available.
Our goal is to make it easier for you to explore your options, connect with trusted long-term care resources in West Virginia, and take the next step with confidence.
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Alzheimer's Association — Greater Pennsylvania Chapter (West Virginia)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Greater PA Chapter serves WV throug…
24/7 helpline (1-800-272-3900), care consultations, support groups in Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Martinsburg, Parkersburg, and Beckley, early-stage programming, caregiver education, Walk to End Alzheimer's events statewide, and research advocacy. West Virginia has among the nation's highest dementia prevalence rates relative to population — driven by its aging demographic, high rates of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, smoking), and limited access to memory care specialists. Many WV counties have no dementia specialist within a 1-hour drive.
1-800-272-3900 | alz.org/gpahttps://www.alz.org/gpa
WVU Medicine Memory Disorders Program — Morgantown (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Memory Disorders Care (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and northern/central West Virginia (WVU Medicine …
WVU Medicine's Memory Disorders Program provides comprehensive cognitive evaluations, neuropsychological testing, Alzheimer's and dementia diagnosis, and care planning. As West Virginia's only academic medical center, WVU Medicine serves as the primary specialist memory care referral destination for the state's 55 counties. WVU's research in rural dementia care, telehealth delivery, and Alzheimer's health disparities addresses West Virginia's unique population needs. Many rural WV patients access memory care through WVU telehealth rather than the 2-4 hour drive to Morgantown.
(304) 598-4000 | wvumedicine.org/neurologyhttps://wvumedicine.org
Parkinson's Foundation — Greater Appalachian Region (West Virginia)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide West Virginia (served through Greater Appalachian …
24/7 helpline, care navigator program, support groups in Charleston, Morgantown, and Huntington, and caregiver resources. West Virginia Parkinson's patients face significant access challenges — movement disorder specialists are concentrated in Morgantown (WVU Medicine) and Charleston (CAMC), leaving patients in rural southern and eastern WV with very limited local specialist options. Telehealth has been a critical expansion tool.
1-800-473-4636 | parkinson.orghttps://parkinson.org
WVU Medicine — Neurology / Movement Disorders Program (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Movement Disorders — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine, 1 Medi…
WVU Medicine's Neurology Department provides Parkinson's evaluation, medication management, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and movement disorder specialist care for West Virginia patients. WVU Medicine is the primary academic Parkinson's resource for the state. WVU's telehealth program extends movement disorder specialist access to rural WV counties — a critical innovation given that most WV counties lack a local neurologist.
(304) 598-6100 | wvumedicine.org/neurologyhttps://wvumedicine.org
ALS Association — Western Pennsylvania / West Virginia Chapter
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Western PA/WV Chapter: 416 Lincoln …
Equipment loans (wheelchairs, communication devices, hospital beds, ramps), care coordination, support groups, financial assistance, caregiver respite, and research advocacy. West Virginia ALS patients access multidisciplinary ALS clinic care primarily at WVU Medicine (Morgantown) and CAMC (Charleston) — the two primary ALS clinic anchors in the state. Many southern WV ALS patients also access care at Virginia's Carilion Clinic (Roanoke) or Charleston Area Medical Center.
(412) 621-2700 | als.org/westernpahttps://www.als.org/support
WVU Medicine ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic ALS Clinic — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine — Morga…
WVU Medicine's ALS multidisciplinary clinic provides comprehensive ALS care — neurology, pulmonology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, and social work — for West Virginia ALS patients. As the state's only academic medical center, WVU Medicine is the primary ALS specialist resource for all 55 WV counties. WVU's rural outreach and telehealth programs extend ALS clinic access to patients who cannot travel to Morgantown.
(304) 598-6100 | wvumedicine.org/alshttps://wvumedicine.org
WVU Cancer Institute — Morgantown (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: West Virginia's Primary Academic Cancer Center (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Health Sciences …
The WVU Cancer Institute / Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center is West Virginia's primary academic cancer center — providing comprehensive oncology, hematology, radiation therapy, clinical trials, cancer genetics, and survivorship programs. West Virginia has among the nation's highest cancer incidence and mortality rates — driven by high rates of tobacco use, obesity, environmental exposures from the chemical and coal industries, limited cancer screening access in rural communities, and late-stage diagnosis. WVU Cancer Institute's cancer disparities research and rural outreach programs directly address West Virginia's unique cancer burden. The Institute participates in NCI-sponsored clinical trials and is a member of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP).
(304) 598-4500 | wvucancer.orghttps://wvucancer.org
CAMC Cancer Center — Charleston (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Regional Cancer Center — Southern & Central WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Charleston metro and south-central West Virginia (3200 MacCo…
The CAMC Cancer Center is West Virginia's second major cancer care resource — providing medical oncology, radiation therapy, clinical trials access, cancer genetics, and survivorship programs for the Charleston metro and surrounding communities in southern and central WV. CAMC's cancer program serves as the primary oncology resource for Kanawha, Boone, Putnam, Fayette, Raleigh, and surrounding counties — communities where the opioid crisis, poverty, and cancer intersect with particular severity. CAMC's partnership with the WVU Cancer Institute extends clinical trials access to Charleston patients.
(304) 388-9944 | camc.org/cancerhttps://camc.org
American Cancer Society — West Virginia
Type: National Nonprofit — WV Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Mid-Atlantic region; outreach throu…
Patient navigation, Road to Recovery transportation (critical in WV given vast rural distances), 24/7 helpline, support groups statewide, Relay for Life events across WV, and survivorship programming. ACS Road to Recovery is particularly vital in West Virginia — many WV cancer patients must travel 1-3 hours each way to reach the WVU Cancer Institute or CAMC Cancer Center. ACS has identified West Virginia as one of the nation's highest-priority states for cancer disparities intervention.
1-800-227-2345 | cancer.orghttps://cancer.org
American Heart Association — West Virginia
Type: National Nonprofit — WV Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Appalachian affiliate; outreach thr…
CPR and first aid training, Go Red for Women events, heart disease and stroke prevention, and cardiovascular research funding. West Virginia has the nation's highest heart disease mortality rate and among the highest stroke mortality rates — reflecting the compounding effects of high tobacco use, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poverty, and limited access to preventive cardiac care. The AHA's WV advocacy for Medicaid expansion and cardiac rehabilitation reimbursement has been a critical priority.
1-800-242-8721 | heart.orghttps://heart.org
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute — Morgantown (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Cardiac Center — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine, 1 Medi…
WVU Medicine's Heart and Vascular Institute is West Virginia's primary academic cardiac center — providing interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure management, TAVR, cardiac electrophysiology, and cardiac rehabilitation. WVU serves as the cardiac tertiary referral center for all 55 WV counties. West Virginia's extraordinarily high cardiovascular burden makes the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute one of the busiest cardiac programs per capita in the Appalachian region. WVU's cardiac telehealth program extends specialist access to rural WV counties.
(304) 598-4000 | wvumedicine.org/hearthttps://wvumedicine.org
National MS Society — Appalachian Chapter (West Virginia)
Type: Disease-Specific Nonprofit
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Appalachian Chapter serves WV and p…
MS Navigator helpline, peer support, educational programs, assistance programs (financial, equipment, transportation), wellness programming, and advocacy. West Virginia MS patients access specialist care primarily at WVU Medicine (Morgantown) — the state's only academic MS program. Rural WV MS patients face significant challenges with infusion therapy access and specialist monitoring.
1-800-344-4867 | nationalmssociety.orghttps://nationalmssociety.org
WVU Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic MS Care — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine Neurolo…
WVU Medicine's MS program provides comprehensive MS evaluation, disease-modifying therapy management, infusion therapy, and neurorehabilitation for West Virginia's MS population. WVU telehealth extends MS specialist access to rural WV counties. WVU's MS program is the primary — and in many regions of WV, the only accessible — MS specialist resource for patients across the state.
(304) 598-6100 | wvumedicine.org/neurologyhttps://wvumedicine.org
American Diabetes Association — West Virginia
Type: National Nonprofit — WV Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Appalachian region; outreach throug…
Diabetes education, peer support, advocacy, and research funding. West Virginia has the nation's highest Type 2 diabetes prevalence rate — reflecting the compounding effects of poverty, food insecurity, physical inactivity, obesity, and limited access to preventive healthcare. Rural WV communities face particular challenges with diabetes management: limited pharmacy access, poor transportation to appointments, food deserts, and a shortage of diabetes educators and endocrinologists.
1-800-342-2383 | diabetes.orghttps://diabetes.org
WVU Medicine Diabetes & Endocrinology Center (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Diabetes Care — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine — Morga…
WVU Medicine's Diabetes and Endocrinology Center provides comprehensive T1D and T2D management, diabetes education (DSMES), endocrinology, and diabetes technology (CGM, insulin pump). WVU's diabetes program is the state's primary academic resource — conducting research specifically focused on rural diabetes disparities and Appalachian health. WVU's telehealth expansion has been critical for diabetes management in rural WV communities where endocrinologists are extremely scarce.
(304) 598-4000 | wvumedicine.org/endocrinologyhttps://wvumedicine.org
WV Diabetes Prevention Program — DHHR / Community Health Centers
Type: State Diabetes Prevention Program
Region: Statewide West Virginia (WV DHHR; delivered through WV's 7 F…
West Virginia's CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program coordinates lifestyle change programs, diabetes surveillance, and chronic disease prevention through the state's FQHC network. WV's FQHCs — including Cabin Creek Health Systems (Kanawha/Boone), West Virginia Primary Care Association affiliate clinics, and Mountain Health Network — are the primary diabetes prevention delivery points for rural and low-income WV communities. West Virginia's diabetes burden is so severe that the state has been designated a national model for rural diabetes prevention research.
(304) 558-0684 | dhhr.wv.gov/diabeteshttps://dhhr.wv.gov
WVU Medicine — Clinical Genetics & Rare Disease Programs (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Rare Disease Center (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine — WVU H…
WVU Medicine's Clinical Genetics program provides rare disease evaluation, genetic counseling, metabolic disease management, and specialist referral for West Virginia patients. As the state's only academic medical center, WVU serves as the sole rare disease gateway for all 55 WV counties — connecting WV patients to NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network programs and to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore academic centers for conditions requiring super-specialist care. West Virginia's Appalachian population has unique genetic heritage — including elevated rates of certain founder effect genetic conditions — making WVU's genetics program a critical state resource.
(304) 598-4000 | wvumedicine.org/geneticshttps://wvumedicine.org
WV Environmental Health Justice — PFAS / Chemical Valley Response (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Environmental Health & Rare Disease — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Kanawha Valley (Charleston area), Mid-Ohio Valley (Parkersbu…
West Virginia's 'Chemical Valley' — the Kanawha Valley and Ohio River corridor — is one of the nation's most chemically contaminated regions, with a documented legacy of industrial pollution from Union Carbide (Bhopal parent), DuPont (PFAS/C8 contamination of the Ohio River valley — subject of the 'Dark Waters' litigation), and other chemical manufacturers. The WV Environmental Council, Advocates for a Safe Water System (Parkersburg), and WVU's Institute for Community and Rural Health track rare cancers, autoimmune conditions, and unusual disease clusters in these communities. Environmental health advocacy organizations help affected residents navigate VA benefits, legal resources, and specialist referrals.
(304) 346-5905 | wvecouncil.org | safewaterparkersburg.orghttps://wvecouncil.org
West Virginia Center for Independent Living (WVCIL)
Type: Independent Living & Disability Services
Region: Statewide West Virginia (509 Lee St. E., Charleston, WV 2530…
WVCIL is West Virginia's primary Center for Independent Living — providing peer support, independent living skills training, benefits counseling, assistive technology (WV Assistive Technology System — WVATS), and housing advocacy for West Virginians with disabilities. WV's extraordinarily high disability rate — the nation's highest, with over 20% of the adult population having a disability — reflects the cumulative effects of occupational injuries (coal, mining, manufacturing), opioid-related disability, poverty, and limited healthcare access.
(304) 342-3331 | wvcil.orghttps://wvcil.org
NAMI West Virginia (National Alliance on Mental Illness — WV)
Type: Mental Health Advocacy Nonprofit
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston headquarters; NAMI affil…
NAMI Helpline, NAMI Family Support Group, NAMI Connection Recovery, Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer education, and advocacy. NAMI West Virginia has been a central voice in WV mental health reform — West Virginia's mental health crisis is among the nation's most severe, shaped by the opioid epidemic's devastation of families, the economic collapse of coal communities, chronic unemployment, and the highest rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the nation. West Virginia's psychiatric bed shortage, behavioral health workforce crisis, and rural access barriers are NAMI WV's primary advocacy priorities.
(304) 342-0497 | namiwv.org | Helpline: 1-800-950-6264https://namiwv.org
WV Dept. of Health & Human Resources (DHHR) — Bureau for Behavioral Health
Type: State Government Mental Health Agency
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston — DHHR headquarters; reg…
WV's Bureau for Behavioral Health oversees community mental health, substance use, crisis services, and the state psychiatric hospital system (William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, Weston; Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, Huntington). West Virginia's behavioral health system operates through a network of contracted community mental health centers — Prestera Center (Huntington/Cabell), Valley HealthCare (Morgantown), Cabin Creek Health Systems (Kanawha), and others. West Virginia's 988 implementation and crisis stabilization infrastructure have been growing but remain severely underfunded relative to need.
(304) 356-4811 | dhhr.wv.gov/behavioral-health | Crisis: 988https://dhhr.wv.gov/programs/Pages/Bureau-for-Behavioral-Health-and%20Health%20Facilities.aspx
WVU Medicine Behavioral Health / WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Academic Mental Health — WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Morgantown and statewide West Virginia (WVU Medicine — Chest…
WVU Medicine's Chestnut Ridge Center for Behavioral Health provides inpatient psychiatric care, addiction medicine, and outpatient behavioral health services. WVU's Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry trains West Virginia's mental health physician workforce — a critical function given WV's extreme behavioral health provider shortage (among the nation's lowest per-capita psychiatrist rates). WVU's research in rural behavioral health, addiction medicine, and Appalachian mental health disparities is nationally recognized.
(304) 598-6400 | wvumedicine.org/chestnut-ridgehttps://wvumedicine.org
WV Dept. of Health & Human Resources — Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP)
Type: State Substance Use Agency
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston — ODCP headquarters; tre…
West Virginia has had the nation's highest opioid overdose death rate for over a decade — a crisis driven by pharmaceutical opioid overprescribing in coal country, followed by heroin and fentanyl waves that have devastated communities across all 55 counties. ODCP coordinates treatment funding, harm reduction, recovery support, prevention, and the WV Opioid Response Network. Key programs: Project WATCH (post-overdose outreach), WV's syringe service programs, naloxone distribution, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) expansion, and the WV DHHR HELP4WV helpline: 1-844-435-7498.
(304) 356-4670 | dhhr.wv.gov/odcp | HELP4WV: 1-844-435-7498https://dhhr.wv.gov
Lily's Place — Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Center, Huntington (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome — National Model (WV-Unique)
Region: Huntington and tri-state area (1500 Washington Ave., Hunting…
Lily's Place is a nationally recognized nonprofit providing family-centered care for infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) — babies born dependent on opioids. Huntington, WV was identified as a national epicenter of the opioid crisis, and Lily's Place emerged as a pioneering community response. Lily's Place's comfort-based NAS care model — using maternal bonding, breastfeeding, reduced stimulation, and non-pharmacological interventions — has been adopted nationally as a gold standard alternative to NICU pharmacological treatment. Lily's Place serves families from Cabell County, surrounding WV counties, and eastern Kentucky.
(304) 721-1914 | lilysplace.orghttps://lilysplace.org
Alcoholics Anonymous — West Virginia
Type: Peer Recovery Support
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston Intergroup: (304) 342-71…
West Virginia AA intergroups coordinate meetings across all 55 counties — from Charleston's state government community and Morgantown's university neighborhoods to the coalfield towns of McDowell, Mingo, Logan, and Wyoming counties, where AA has been a critical community anchor during the opioid and substance use crisis. West Virginia's recovery community reflects deep Appalachian resilience — many communities have built strong peer recovery networks despite severe resource limitations.
Charleston: (304) 342-7135 | Huntington: (304) 529-4673 | wvaa.orghttps://wvaa.org
Prestera Center for Mental Health Services — Huntington (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: WV's Largest Behavioral Health & OTP Provider (WV-Unique)
Region: Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Wayne, Putnam counties and surroundi…
Prestera Center is West Virginia's largest community behavioral health center — providing mental health, substance use treatment, opioid treatment program (OTP/methadone), recovery support, and crisis services across southern WV. Prestera serves the Huntington area — which was designated a national opioid crisis epicenter — and has been one of the state's most important responses to the overdose epidemic. Prestera's integrated mental health and addiction treatment model is recognized as a best practice for Appalachian behavioral health.
(304) 525-7851 | prestera.orghttps://prestera.org
| Agency | Address / Phone | Counties Served |
|---|---|---|
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 1 — Panhandle easterpanhandleaaa.org | 100 W. King St. Martinsburg, WV 25401 (304) 263-3540 | Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan counties (Eastern Panhandle — fastest-growing region in WV; DC/Northern VA exurb commuter communities; Shepherd University; WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center; relatively more economically diverse than rest of WV) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 2 — North Central WV ncwvaaa.com | 1 Players Club Dr. #300 Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 558-0004 | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur counties (north-central WV — WVU and Morgantown anchor; J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital; Mon County fastest-growing; rural coal and timber communities; Elkins/Randolph County Appalachian highlands) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 3 — Mid-Ohio Valley aaamov.org | 2102 8th St. Parkersburg, WV 26101 (304) 485-3551 | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood counties (Mid-Ohio Valley — Parkersburg/Ohio River corridor; DuPont/Chemours PFAS contamination legacy community; natural gas industry; Wood County largest in region; Camden Clark Medical Center anchor) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 4 — Potomac Highlands potomachighlandsaaa.org | P.O. Box 1442 Elkins, WV 26241 (304) 636-6681 | Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton counties (Potomac Highlands — WV's most rural and sparsely populated AAA region; Appalachian mountain communities; skiing (Snowshoe nearby); farming; Grant Memorial Hospital and Hardy County limited access; one of the most medically underserved regions in the Eastern US) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 5 — Kanawha Valley kvaaa.org | 301 RHL Blvd. South Charleston, WV 25309 (304) 558-3317 | Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Nicholas, Putnam counties (Kanawha Valley — Charleston metro; WV state capital; CAMC (Charleston Area Medical Center) and Thomas Memorial Hospital anchor; chemical industry corridor (Union Carbide/Bhopal legacy); highest concentration of WV population; opioid crisis ground zero — Kanawha County among nation's hardest hit) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 6 — Southern WV saaa.wv.gov | 400 3rd Ave. #103 Huntington, WV 25701 (304) 525-4200 | Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne, Wyoming counties (southern WV — Huntington/Marshall University area; WVU Medicine Cabell Huntington Hospital; McDowell County (highest per-capita opioid deaths in nation at peak crisis); Logan and Mingo coalfields; Hatfield-McCoy Trail region; some of WV's most economically distressed communities) |
| AREA Agency on Aging Region 7 — New River-Greenbrier Valley nrgvaaa.org | P.O. Box 1442 Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 647-7990 | Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster counties (New River and Greenbrier Valley — New River Gorge National Park; Beckley/Raleigh County coal heritage; Greenbrier resort and Lewisburg; Summers and Monroe rural farming communities; CAMC Beckley and Greenbrier Valley Medical Center anchors) |
WV National Family Caregiver Support Program (BOSS / AAA Network)
Type: State Government Caregiver Program
Region: Statewide West Virginia (coordinated through 7 AAA regions; …
West Virginia's NFCSP provides caregiver counseling, training, support groups, temporary respite, and supplemental services through the 7-AAA network. Contact your regional AAA or the WV Bureau of Senior Services (304-558-3317) to access caregiver support in any WV county. West Virginia's caregiver support infrastructure is severely strained — the state has among the nation's highest caregiver burdens (reflecting the intersection of high disability rates, opioid crisis family disruption, and an aging population) combined with among the lowest per-capita caregiver support funding.
(304) 558-3317 | dhhr.wv.gov/seniorserviceshttps://dhhr.wv.gov
AARP West Virginia — Caregiver Support
Type: National Advocacy Nonprofit — WV Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston state office)
AARP West Virginia provides caregiver resources, advocacy, and volunteer programs. AARP WV has been active in Medicaid expansion (achieved in 2014 — one of the early states), long-term care workforce, and aging-in-place policy. AARP WV's advocacy for home care worker wage increases has been particularly important given WV's extreme home care workforce shortage, which is exacerbated by low Medicaid reimbursement rates and the state's rural geography.
1-866-227-7451 | aarp.org/wvhttps://aarp.org/wv
West Virginia Division of Veterans Assistance (DVA)
Type: State Veterans Agency
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston — DVA headquarters; Coun…
WV DVA provides free VA claims assistance through County VSOs in all 55 counties, West Virginia veterans benefits (state bonuses, education benefits), and three Veterans Homes. West Virginia has a disproportionately large veteran population relative to its total population — reflecting WV's strong military tradition and high enlistment rates in rural communities where military service offers economic opportunity. WV veterans face elevated rates of PTSD, TBI, opioid use disorder, and service-connected disabilities.
(304) 558-3661 | veterans.wv.govhttps://veterans.wv.gov
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center — Clarksburg (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Federal Veterans Healthcare — Northern WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Northern and central West Virginia (1 Medical Center Dr., Cl…
The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg is one of West Virginia's two full-service VA Medical Centers — serving northern, central, and eastern WV veterans. LouJohnson VA is affiliated with WVU School of Medicine and provides primary care, mental health, surgery, and specialty services. The LouJohnson VA gained national attention in 2018 following a horrific mass murder of patients by a hospital employee — a tragedy that prompted major federal oversight reforms. LouJohnson VA's rural CBOCs serve WV veterans in some of the state's most isolated mountain communities.
(304) 623-3461 | va.gov/clarksburghttps://www.va.gov/clarksburg-health-care/locations/louis-a-johnson-veterans-administration-medical-center/
Martinsburg VA Medical Center — Eastern Panhandle (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Federal Veterans Healthcare — Eastern WV / Panhandle (WV-Unique)
Region: Eastern West Virginia and Eastern Panhandle (510 Butler Ave.…
The Martinsburg VA Medical Center serves the Eastern Panhandle and eastern West Virginia — a region that includes Berkeley County (WV's fastest-growing area) and communities along the I-81 corridor. Martinsburg VAMC also serves veterans in portions of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Martinsburg provides primary care, mental health, surgery, and specialty services. The Eastern Panhandle's growing commuter population includes significant numbers of federal employees and military veterans from the DC/Northern VA corridor.
(304) 263-0811 | va.gov/martinsburghttps://www.va.gov/martinsburg-health-care/
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) — West Virginia Department
Type: Veterans Service Organization
Region: Statewide West Virginia (DAV chapters in Charleston, Morgant…
DAV provides free VA claims assistance, transportation to VA appointments (DAV Voluntary Service Driver program — critical in rural WV given distances to VA facilities), advocacy, and peer support for disabled West Virginia veterans statewide.
1-800-827-1000 | dav.orghttps://dav.org
Jewish Federation of Greater Charleston (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Jewish Communal Organization (WV-Unique)
Region: Charleston and statewide West Virginia (1105 Virginia St. E.…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charleston serves West Virginia's Jewish community — historically centered in Charleston, Wheeling, and Huntington, though significantly reduced in size since mid-20th century. WV's Jewish community dates to the late 19th century when Jewish merchants and professionals settled in the state's industrial cities. The Federation supports Jewish social services, Jewish Family Services (JFS WV), elder care, Holocaust education, and community programming for WV's Jewish residents.
(304) 346-5980 | jewishcharleston.orghttps://jewishcharleston.org
Jewish Family Services of West Virginia (JFS WV)
Type: Jewish-Affiliated Social Services
Region: Charleston and statewide West Virginia (Charleston; serves a…
Jewish Family Services of WV provides counseling, elder care case management, emergency financial assistance, and community support regardless of faith background. As one of the smaller JFS agencies in the Southeast, JFS WV serves as an important safety net for vulnerable Charleston-area residents — partnering with other faith-based organizations to maximize reach.
(304) 346-5980 | jewishcharleston.orghttps://jewishcharleston.org
Catholic Charities of West Virginia (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Catholic Social Services — Statewide WV (WV-Unique)
Region: Statewide West Virginia (1011 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 2…
Catholic Charities of West Virginia provides emergency assistance, food pantry, immigration and refugee services, mental health counseling, housing support, elder services, and disaster response across all 55 West Virginia counties. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston covers the entirety of West Virginia — making it one of the largest single-state Catholic dioceses in the nation by geographic area. The Diocese has faced significant governance challenges following the resignation and later death of Bishop Michael Bransfield amid financial misconduct allegations — but Catholic Charities WV has continued its mission of serving the state's most vulnerable residents throughout these institutional difficulties.
(304) 343-4692 | catholiccharitieswv.orghttps://catholiccharitieswv.org
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — Parish Social Ministry
Type: Catholic Church Community Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (55 WV counties — Diocese of Wheelin…
WV's Catholic parishes coordinate local food pantries, Saint Vincent de Paul Society emergency assistance, and community social ministry. West Virginia's Catholic population reflects the state's heritage of Italian, Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, and Irish immigrant coal miners who settled in the northern WV coalfields and Ohio River valley cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Parish outreach in the coalfield communities provides critical emergency support in some of WV's most economically distressed areas.
(304) 233-0880 | dwc.orghttps://dwc.org
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSS/NCA — Eastern WV)
Type: Lutheran Social Services — Eastern WV Panhandle
Region: Eastern West Virginia Panhandle (Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan…
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area provides refugee resettlement, foster care, elder services, and disability programs for the Eastern Panhandle communities of Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties — which function economically and socially as part of the greater DC/Northern Virginia metro area. LSS/NCA has been active in resettling Afghan, Ukrainian, and other refugee families in the Martinsburg and Eastern Panhandle area.
(202) 723-3000 | lssnca.orghttps://lssnca.org
ELCA West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod — Lutheran Programs
Type: Lutheran Church Programs
Region: Statewide West Virginia (ELCA WV-Western MD Synod covers WV …
ELCA WV congregations coordinate food pantries, emergency assistance, refugee welcome, and community social ministry. West Virginia's Lutheran community — smaller than in the Midwest but historically significant in German-heritage communities in the Eastern Panhandle and northern WV — has been active in Appalachian economic justice advocacy and opioid crisis response.
(304) 292-5930 | wvwmd.orghttps://wvwmd.org
The Salvation Army — West Virginia
Type: Faith-Based Social Services
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Appalachian Division; corps in Char…
Emergency food, clothing, and utility assistance; disaster relief; homeless shelter; after-school programs; holiday programs (Angel Tree, Red Kettle). Salvation Army WV provides critical emergency services across the state — particularly in Charleston, Huntington, and the coalfield communities where poverty, opioid crisis, and unemployment intersect severely. West Virginia Salvation Army has been a major disaster responder to the state's recurrent severe flooding events, including the catastrophic June 2016 floods that killed 23 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
1-800-725-2769 | salvationarmyusa.orghttps://salvationarmyusa.org
West Virginia Council of Churches (WVCC — WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Statewide Interfaith Advocacy (WV-Unique)
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston — ecumenical council rep…
The WV Council of Churches is the state's primary ecumenical body — coordinating interfaith social ministry, disaster response, and public policy advocacy. WVCC's Appalachian economic justice work, opioid crisis response, and anti-poverty advocacy have been influential in the WV Legislature. WVCC's Disaster Response Network coordinates faith community disaster relief — critical in WV given the state's recurring flood, ice storm, and wildfire vulnerabilities.
(304) 344-3141 | wvcc.orghttps://wvcc.org
Appalachian United Methodist Service Centers / Mountain State Baptist
Type: Faith-Based Social Services — Appalachian WV
Region: Statewide West Virginia (WV Annual Conference of the United …
West Virginia's United Methodist and Baptist traditions — among the state's largest faith communities — operate extensive networks of food pantries, emergency assistance programs, summer feeding programs, and disaster relief across all 55 counties. West Virginia's Baptist and Methodist traditions reflect the state's predominantly Protestant Appalachian heritage, with deep roots in coal company towns and rural mountain communities. Faith-based food pantries and emergency assistance programs are often the primary social safety net in WV's most rural counties.
WV UMC: (304) 422-6327 | wvumc.org | Mountain State Baptist: (304) 757-0944https://wvumc.org
Facing Hunger Foodbank / WV Food Bank / Mountaineer Food Bank
Type: West Virginia's Regional Food Banks
Region: Statewide West Virginia — Facing Hunger Foodbank (Huntington…
West Virginia's regional food banks distribute tens of millions of pounds of food annually through hundreds of partner pantries, meal programs, senior sites, and schools. West Virginia has among the nation's highest food insecurity rates — driven by extreme poverty in the coalfield counties, the opioid crisis's disruption of family income, and the state's difficult geography. Facing Hunger Foodbank serves southern WV — including McDowell County, which has among the nation's most severe food insecurity. Mountaineer Food Bank serves the vast central and northern WV region from Gassaway.
Facing Hunger: (304) 523-6029 | facinghunger.org | Mountaineer: (304) 364-5518 | mountaineerfoodbank.orghttps://facinghunger.org
West Virginia 211 / United Way of Central WV / United Way of the River Cities
Type: Community Referral & United Way
Region: Statewide West Virginia (WV 211: dial 2-1-1; United Way of C…
West Virginia 211 (dial 2-1-1) provides free 24/7 referrals to food, housing, health care, elder services, mental health, substance use, and emergency assistance across all 55 counties. United Ways across WV fund education, health, and financial stability programs — serving as critical community conveners in a state with extremely limited formal nonprofit infrastructure in rural areas.
Dial 2-1-1 | wv211.org | uwcwv.org | rivercitiiesuw.orghttps://wv211.org
Disability Rights West Virginia (DRWV — WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Disability Rights Advocacy (WV-Unique)
Region: Statewide West Virginia (1207 Quarrier St. #400, Charleston,…
Disability Rights West Virginia is the federally mandated Protection & Advocacy (P&A) organization for West Virginia — providing free legal advocacy, investigations, and systems change for West Virginians with disabilities. DRWV has been active in psychiatric facility oversight (including state hospital conditions), special education, Medicaid managed care disability rights, employment discrimination, and voting rights. West Virginia's extraordinary disability rate — the nation's highest at over 20% of adults — makes DRWV's work particularly critical. DRWV has been instrumental in advocating for the rights of individuals with opioid-related disabilities.
(304) 346-0847 | drwv.orghttps://drwv.org
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council (WVDDC)
Type: State I/DD Advocacy Council
Region: Statewide West Virginia (Charleston — federally mandated sta…
WVDDC funds advocacy, systems change, and community inclusion for West Virginians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Partners with WVU's Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED) — West Virginia's federally funded UCEDD — which conducts research, training, and technical assistance on inclusive education, supported employment, and community participation. WV has significant Medicaid waiver waiting lists for I/DD services — a persistent advocacy priority.
(304) 558-0416 | wvddc.orghttps://wvddc.org
WV DHHR / WVAT System — Vocational Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
Type: Employment & Assistive Technology for Disabled West Virginians
Region: Statewide West Virginia (WV Division of Rehabilitation Servi…
WV Division of Rehabilitation Services provides vocational rehabilitation, job training, assistive technology, and employment support for West Virginians with disabilities. The WV Assistive Technology System (WVATS) provides AT demonstrations, device loans, and reuse programs statewide. West Virginia's VR program faces enormous demand given the state's high disability rate and the significant population of working-age adults with opioid-related and occupational disabilities seeking workforce reentry.
(304) 766-4600 | wvdrs.org | wvats.cedwvu.orghttps://wvdrs.org
WV June 2016 / Recurrent Flooding Disaster Recovery Resources (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Disaster Recovery — Recurrent WV Flooding (WV-Unique)
Region: Statewide West Virginia — particularly Nicholas, Webster, Gr…
West Virginia is among the nation's most flood-prone states — with significant flooding events in 2016 (catastrophic; 23 deaths), 2021, 2022, and recurring events across southern and central WV. Long-term recovery organizations (LTROs) coordinated through WV VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) continue to assist flood survivors with housing repair, rebuilding, and case management. Key contacts: WV 211 (dial 2-1-1), WV Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (304-558-5380), WV VOAD (wvvoad.org), and WV Legal Aid (304-342-6914 | lawv.net).
WV 211: Dial 2-1-1 | wvvoad.org | WV Legal Aid: (304) 342-6914 | lawv.nethttps://wvvoad.org
McDowell County / Coalfields Community Health Response (WV-Unique)State Unique
Type: Appalachian Coalfield Health Equity Response (WV-Unique)
Region: McDowell, Mingo, Logan, Wyoming, Boone counties and surround…
McDowell County, WV has been identified as one of the nation's most economically and health-distressed communities — with the nation's lowest life expectancy at peak opioid crisis, highest poverty rates, and significant population loss from over 100,000 residents (1950) to under 20,000 today. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Benedum Foundation, and WVU Institute for Community & Rural Health have funded targeted health equity interventions in the southern WV coalfields. Coalfield Health Center (McDowell County), WVU Rural Health Initiative, and the Healthiest Communities in WV coalitions coordinate health improvement. Key contact: WV 211 | wv211.org.
Coalfield Health: (304) 436-3117 | WV 211: Dial 2-1-1 | wvuicrh.orghttps://wvuicrh.org
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