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Feeding Jackson County during COVID-19
Barbara Layton
Reporter
Partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), local organizations, such as the Jackson County Hunting Heroes (JCHH), Jackson County Ministerial Association (JCMA), Jackson County Community Foundation (JCCF), and local churches have been able to feed many individuals, as well as fill food pantries in both Jackson and Wood Counties.
The Parchment Valley Conference Center in Ripley, directed by Reverend Frank Miller, recently hosted a free food give-away in the parking lot of one of the center’s facilities.
“I just want to feed people,” Miller said.
Volunteers from local churches, organizations, and the community boxed up food and loaded up vehicles as they drove through the line.
Local organizations make national headlines with FEMA
Barbara Layton
Reporter
Jackson County Hunting Heroes (JCHH) recently partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to feed those in need in the Jackson County and Wood County areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. In conjunction with the Jackson County Ministerial Association (JCMA), over 10,500 meals have been distributed to local food pantries, and local churches, including Hispanic ministries across West Virginia since the onset of the virus in March 2020.
“When FEMA saw the need and how successful Jackson County volunteers were in distributing this food, they called me and said they had fresh food, frozen burgers and chicken, and such. I was authorized to go down to one of the military bases to load up a couple of trailers for local distribution and fed over 500 individuals,” Parchment Valley Conference Center director Reverend Frank Miller, also a member of the JCMA said.