Team Leader / Project Description
Berkeley County
Deb Barthlow
Children’s Home Society of West Virginia
653 Winchester Avenue
Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone: 304-264-0225
Fax: 304-264-2084
/ The Berkeley-Jefferson PIP Team will continue the “Nurtured Heart “For Family Growth series. The series consists of one introduction and three coaching sessions available to parents and caregivers in the community. Dinner and childcare are provided to participants.
The PIP Team will also offer Stewards of Children (child sexual abuse prevention) public workshops in both Berkeley and Jefferson counties utilizing the evidence-based Darkness to Light curriculum.
Braxton County
Ami Cook
WVU-Extension Service
307 Main Street Suite 301
Sutton, WV 26601
Phone/Fax: 304-765-2809
/ The Braxton Healthy Families Healthy Children Coalition will focus on the prevention of child abuse and neglect by 1) working directly with families to strengthen the family unit by providing financial, parenting and relationship education to community members including educating any community members who work, through employment or volunteer services, with our children on the topic of child sexual abuse prevention through the Stewards of Children / Darkness to Light program and 2) strengthening families by encouraging them to spend enjoyable time together by hosting family fun days including movie nights in the park, a community baby shower, and other family events.
Brooke & Hancock
Rhonda Stubbs
Executive Director
A Child’s Place CASA, Ltd.
613 Main Street
Follansbee, WV 26037
Phone: 304-737-4444
Fax: 304-737-4445
/ Brooke and Hancock counties Partners in Prevention has several areas of focus. Family Wellness is our top priority. We will engage in educating the community as a whole in various ways, including but not limited to, speaking engagements in any sort of venue, a Brooke and Hancock counties-based baby safety shower, and expanding upon educating parents and children utilizing “We Both Read” books.
Cabell County
Debbie Harris Bowyer
Cabell County FRN
625 Fourth Avenue, 2nd Floor
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304-697-0255
Fax: 304-523-9595
/ Cabell County “Good Beginnings Last a Lifetime” promotes children growing up in safe, healthy, nurturing environments by building protective factors. Strategies are:
·  Promotion of health, safety, prevention & community resources to support families to schools, early care, education, home visitation, mental health, health, social services & churches through mail, email & social media.
·  Partner development to engage businesses & collaborative networks, raise awareness using “Pinwheel Gardens” & family friendly strategies.
·  Parent & community education by sharing parenting tips with businesses & programs so families have the information & support they need to give children a good start.
Fayette County
Kelly Gladwell
Fayette County Starting Points
PO Box 283
Alloy, WV 25002
Phone/Fax: 304-779-3109
/ Fayette County Starting Points FRC will hold two countywide events to enhance parent education, and family engagement through various workshops and activities in order to prevent child abuse and neglect. We will host a Community Christmas Event & Toy Giveaway where we will focus on educating parents on age-appropriate activities for children and available resources. We will also provide (the first 50 families who register) a free ham and all children will receive a free educational toy, as well as, hands-on family and children activities. We will host a Community Easter Egg Hunt where we will focus on educating parents on age-appropriate activities for children and available resources. This will be done through health and nutrition education, providing nutritional refreshments as well as age-appropriate activities for children. Parent / Child interaction will be strongly encouraged at both events.
Fayette County
Nonie Roberts
New River Health Association
325 Colorado Street
Mt. Hope, WV 25880
Phone: 304-663-8792
/ Mount Hope Children’s Health Council will sponsor family fun nights once a month at Mount Hope Elementary School. There will be a math night, a science night, a messy art night…..all planned to encourage parents to come to their child’s school for a positive school experience, and to encourage families to participate in activities together.
The Mount Hope Children’s Health Council will also sponsor a girls’ group. The group will occur twice a month and will provide 15 girls enrolled at the elementary school a time to be together and learn about themselves, friendship, self-esteem, empowerment and service, all while having fun.
Gilmer County
Jessica Greenlief
Gilmer County FRN
P.O. Box 115
113 East Main Street
Glenville, WV 26351
Phone/Fax: 304-462-7545
/ The Gilmer County Partners in Prevention (PIP) Team will use PIP funding in a variety of ways to best address the issue of child abuse and neglect prevention by building protective factors within the community as a whole, and families within our community. To build these protective factors, we will plan community baby showers, the Family Fun and Resource Fair, Health and Safety Fair, Circle of Parents, Co-Parenting classes at FCI Gilmer with inmates anticipating upcoming release and re-integration with families, promoting community and parental supports with positive youth activities and showcasing pinwheel gardens throughout Gilmer County.
Grant County
Martha Garton
600 Circle Drive
Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone: 304-257-9788
/ The Grant County PIP Team proposes to hold a baby shower for new parents presenting information on safety, parenting, and nutrition. We plan to partner with the parents of children who are participating in the WVU Extension Energy Express Program to provide a parent’s night with information on parenting topics and to assist with the funding for the Energy Express Program. The Team also plans to conduct multiple 4-H volunteer, parent, and camp counselor training sessions that will incorporate prevention training throughout. We hope to partner with other agencies to sponsor a Family Fun Day that will provide local families with access to several local agencies/resources. We will continue our pinwheel and flag day celebrations and donate infant car seats to the hospital and diapers for a diaper bank.
Greenbrier County
Britt Huerta
High Rocks Educational Corporation
195 Thompson Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946
Phone: 304-653-4891
Fax: 304-653-4860
/ High Rocks provides a safe, creative, healthy space for youth, prepares them for academic success, connects them to their community through service, helps them develop close ties to caring supportive adults, and inspires and empowers them to become leaders in their community and the world. The PIP team coordinates community service projects with learning opportunities; mentoring meetings and quality time with caring adults to at least 40 girls; weekly interaction with youth through enrichment workshops & activities; and preparation and exposure to higher education opportunities.
Hampshire County
Joanna Kuhn
Eastern Regional FRN
PO Box 598
Moorefield, WV 26836
Phone: 304-530-5480
Fax: 304-530-5481
/ Hampshire PIP supports Good Beginnings, a baby & child pantry that is housed at Catholic Charities in Romney. The team partners with existing groups to improve outcomes for children and families including: the Family Crisis Center (women's shelter) by providing literature for positive discipline and preventing child abuse & neglect; the Energy Express back to school rally and backpack and personal hygiene supplies to homeless students. The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Student is a program that encourages fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures to volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator. The Hampshire County team also coordinates a variety of community awareness & engagement activities during child abuse prevention month.
Hardy County
Joanna Kuhn
Eastern Regional FRN
PO Box 598
Moorefield, WV 26836
Phone: 304-530-5480
Fax: 304-530-5481
/ The PIP team partners with existing groups with outreach to community members to improve outcomes for children and families in our county. Hardy County Partners in Prevention supports Good Beginnings, a baby & child pantry housed at the Harco Complex in Moorefield. Celebrate the Family is a free annual event held the 2nd Saturday of June at Brighton Park. The purpose of Celebrate the Family is to create and build meaningful family connections through free and fun activities the whole family can enjoy. Additionally, the team also provides Spanish versions of child abuse prevention publications within the Moorefield area at various locations; collaborates with the faith community to host a Back to School Rally, and promotes child abuse prevention through a variety of avenues during the month of April.
Harrison County
Jayne Landacre
Harrison County Child Advocacy Center
229 West Main Street, Suite 500
Clarksburg, WV 26301
Phone: 304-622-0375
Fax: 304-622-0376
/ The Harrison County Partners in Prevention team will concentrate efforts on raising community awareness of child abuse and give individuals clear action steps they can take to respond to children in need. We will utilize two distinct programs to implement our project. Our team will partner with area libraries during Child Abuse Prevention month and use the “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign to raise awareness and distribute child abuse prevention materials. Our team will also present “Talking About Touching: A Personal Safety Curriculum” to first grade students in all Harrison County schools. This program is designed to empower children to take a rules approach to dangerous and abusive situations.
Kanawha County
Terri Berkley
East End Family Resource Center
502 Ruffner Avenue, Room 101
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-344-1656
Fax: 304-720-0201
/ Family Fun Nights will be an opportunity to educate, employ, and engage citizens to join the fight against child abuse via the social determinants. Family Fun Nights will consist of STREAM interactive programming, free dinners for the family, fitness games, education and awareness opportunities, college and job fairs, along with parent educators and mentors on site to offer resources and/or referrals.
Kanawha County
Diane Hughes
Upper Kanawha Valley Starting Points FRC
PO Box 277
Cabin Creek, WV 25035
Phone: 304-993-6919
Fax: 304-595-6919 (call first)
/ “Bring Your Parent to School Day” is an event where parents can come to school with their child and gain ideas about helping their children with homework. Parents enjoy meal-time and instruction time with their children, they attend workshops, and gain knowledge about how to help their children learn, community resources to enhance family support, and more.
The Baby Safety Shower is a community event for newly expecting and young parents. Presentations, games and activities are offered to provide parents with information about various topics such as safe sleep, shaken baby, breastfeeding, child development, community resources and more.
Lincoln County
Kathy Smith
Big Ugly Community Center
15 Rosewood Road
Harts, WV 25524
Phone: 304-855-5402
Fax: 304-855-5205
/ The Lincoln County Partners in Prevention team will continue to engage families in designed activities to bring families together for social connections and prevention education. These will include: the Lights On after school celebration, a Fall Festival, a field trip to the WV Book Festival, a Veterans Day service project, a Thanksgiving Family Celebration, a Holiday Celebration, a service project as part of the Martin Luther King day celebration, a Spring Festival at which a new playground will be dedicated, and a Community Baby Safety Shower. At least 10 families of very young children will be mentored in gardening and healthy food preparation and preservation.
Logan County
Cassie Smoot, Parent Volunteer
Man Area Schools
P.O. Box 694
Man, WV 25635
Phone: 304-946-5748
/ The Logan County Partners in Prevention team will promote social connections, provide concrete supports for parents, and increase knowledge of parenting and child development by offering parent education workshops, structuring summer learning activities for children and parents, and organizing community field trips for area families. We will also engage families in the 100% Campaign that promotes 100% student achievement, 100% family engagement, and 100% community support towards the end goal of 100% success after high school graduation, including developing a Family Passport through which families track their investments in their children and receive discounts from local businesses.
Marion County
Frank Jarman
Marion County FRN
901 Fairmont Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: 304-366-4445
Fax: 304-366-4695
/ The Marion County Partners in Prevention will engage and educate families regarding available resources thru education, informative and useful events and experiences.
Support will be provided to at-risk mothers, with children, through our family friendly- informative family bowling night, family pool party and Outdoor movie nights. The Team will distribute educational material on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, drug exposed pregnancies and child abuse prevention, to promote safe and healthy families. The annual Child Watch event will be hosted to educate individuals about the day in the life of an abused child. It also motivates the participants to volunteer for agencies that prevent child abuse and neglect.
Marshall County
Susan Harrison, Executive Director
CASA for Children
258 Jefferson Avenue
Moundsville, WV 26041
Phone: 304-810-0952
Fax: 304-810-4182
/ The Marshall County Partners in Prevention will:
·  Promote April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month through awareness activities, Children’s Day at the Courthouse and Pinwheels for Prevention.
·  Host educational activities for foster/adoptive/kinship parents. This will include opportunities to address protective factors. Partnering agencies will be invited to attend to provide information to families about services in our community.
·  Be represented at the Back To School Fair and will distribute rack cards regarding prevention of child abuse.
·  Offer Making a Difference and Stewards of Children / Darkness to Light Workshops throughout the grant year.
McDowell County
Francesca Collins
Stop the Hurt, Inc.
601 Belcher Mountain Road
Welch, WV 24801
Phone: 304-436-1600
Fax: 304-436-8101
/ Stop the Hurt, Inc., will continue to offer programs and campaigns such as Teach to Reach Fall Festival - children, parents and educators are invited to attend the event where we will provide fun activities, fingerprint/DNA kits, lunch and information packets on awareness/prevention of child abuse. Family Date Night - Stop the Hurt will collaborate with mental health providers and DHHR to obtain information on families who have struggled and who could help in providing a wonderful evening where the whole family can enjoy being together for a night of movie and dinner along with a gas card; movie passes and dinner gift cards along with material on anger management, becoming the best parent they can be and strengthening the family unit, as well as child abuse prevention/awareness. Diaper Days is an event where Stop the Hurt collaborates with Community Crossing, Big Creek People in Action and Unicare to provide car seats, diaper bags with essentials, and information on SIDS, Safe & Sound, Shaking Baby Syndrome etc.