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Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Jan 12, 2026

How Water and Sewer Utilities Pay For System Improvements

Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Jan 5, 2026

Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Dec 22, 2025

Local Grant Opportunities — Charles Town & Ranson

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Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Dec 15, 2025

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Shepherdstown Christmas Parade 2025

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Caring Cupboard

Area Programs Focused on Feeding Local Food-Insecure Children

July 25, 2018 Tagged With: Berkeley County BackPack Program, Caring Cupboard, food insecurity, nutrition

According to the USDA, more than 13 million children in the United States live in “food insecure” homes, which means those families don’t regularly have enough food to eat. Thankfully, there are two programs in Jefferson and Berkeley County that are making a difference to help end childhood hunger. Read the Full Story >>

Supporting Community Students When School is Out of Session

May 15, 2018 Tagged With: Berkeley County BackPack Program, Caring Cupboard, food insecurity, The Martinsburg Initiative

To truly improve the academic and social success of students, particularly those who have greater adversity from poverty or toxic stress, we must also support and develop after-school, weekend, and summer-time programming. Read the Full Story >>

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