Charleston City Council Approves $60,000 Grant for Food Distribution

Charleston City Council unanimously approves $70,000 for food distribution

Charleston's City Council unanimously voted, on Nov. 3, 2025, to allocate $70,000 for food distribution in the wake of a federal government shutdown that has stopped SNAP funds from reaching recipients. The Kanawha Valley Collective will receive $60,000 to distribute food in November and December. Parks and Recreation facilities will use the other $10,000 to give out food primarily to local children.

Charleston City Council approves $60,000 grant for food distribution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Charleston City Council met Monday night to discuss a $60,000 food distribution grant in partnership with the Kanawha Valley Collective (KVC). The KVC will work with nonprofits in Kanawha, Clay, Boone and Putnam Counties to help distribute the food that may be purchased through the grant. "Investing in our food pantries at this time when our city is missing about $1,000,000 a month in food for our residents just fi…

Charleston allocating $60,000 to help fight against hunger during government shutdown

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston City Council approved a $60,000 allocation at its Monday night meeting to help with hunger needs. The $60,000 will go to the Kanawha Valley Collective to supply food for the next two months as the federal government shutdown continues. “People are hungry,” Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said Monday on 580Live with…