In West Virginia, one in nine people face hunger and 50,680 are children. The absence of nutritional foods not only affects physical health but is often linked to anxiety and depression in both children and adults. Many children depend on free school feeding programs for nutrition and are vulnerable on weekends and in summer months, while older adults may have to choose between food and needed medications.
The Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon partners with organizations in the healthcare and food access sectors to ensure healthy foods are available to those in need. In addition, the Foundation supports a variety of innovative approaches that go beyond mitigating food insecurity and seek to transform food systems and bolster connections between food and health.
Food insecurity support may include, but is not limited to:
Learn about grant opportunities on our Healthy Communities page.