Charleston Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Charleston, West Virginia that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the West Virginia page.
Legal aid
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Free civil legal assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | legalaidwv.org |
| Phone | 304-343-4481 |
| Address | 123 Washington Street West, Suite 101, Charleston, WV 25302 |
Legal Aid of West Virginia provides free civil legal help to low-income West Virginians. Most people start by applying online or calling the helpline at 866-255-4370, not by walking into the office.1
| Mountain State Justice | Free civil legal services |
|---|---|
| Website | mountainstatejustice.org |
| Phone | 304-344-3144 |
| Address | 1217 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 |
Mountain State Justice is a nonprofit law office that provides free civil legal help to low-income West Virginians.2
Food
| Manna Meal | Free hot meals and food pantry |
|---|---|
| Website | mannameal.org |
| Phone | 304-345-7121 |
| Address | 1105 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 |
| Hours | Daily, breakfast 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM; lunch 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Sunday |
Manna Meal serves two hot meals a day, every day of the year, and runs a food pantry.3
| Covenant House | Food pantry and emergency help |
|---|---|
| Website | wvcovenanthouse.org |
| Phone | 304-344-8053 |
| Address | 600 Shrewsbury Street, Charleston, WV 25301 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Covenant House runs a food pantry for people in Kanawha County, with food, diapers and hygiene items.4
Social services
| Catholic Charities West Virginia | Emergency help with basic needs |
|---|---|
| Website | ccwva.org |
| Phone | 304-380-0162 |
| Address | 1116 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25301 |
Catholic Charities West Virginia offers emergency help with food, clothing, rent in the face of eviction, utility bills and prescriptions for households at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, as funding allows.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Legal Aid of West Virginia, Our Locations . ↩
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Mountain State Justice, Privacy Policy . ↩
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Covenant House, Home page . Phone, address and pantry hours come from RentAssistance.org and foodpantries.org listings, not from the org’s own site, which could not be opened for this check: RentAssistance.org listing and foodpantries.org listing . The website address appears in the West Virginia Secretary of State charities record for Covenant House, Inc. ↩
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Catholic Charities West Virginia, Employees Seeking Assistance and Reaching statewide from Charleston . Street address from the RentAssistance.org listing: RentAssistance.org listing . ↩
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