On this West Virginia Morning, in rural Appalachia, if you face homelessness, it can be challenging to find resources to help get back on your feet.
A pastor in St. Albans, Kanawha County, saw that a homeless encampment consisting of about 10 tents in his community was being pushed out. People were being told they had to leave. So, he decided to help.
But not everyone in the town approves of the work he’s doing.
Independent producer Kyle Vass spent some time this summer looking into what’s been happening with the “tent city.”
Also on today’s show, Hall of Fame member and twice-Grammy nominated artist Beth Nielsen Chapman performs on this week's episode of Mountain Stage with guest-host Kathy Mattea.
Our Mountain Stage Song of the Week is called, “How We Love.”
West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, which is solely responsible for its content.
Support for our news bureaus comes from West Virginia University, Concord University, and Shepherd University. Our Appalachia Health News project is made possible with support from CAMC and Marshall Health.
West Virginia Morning is produced with help from Caitlin Tan, Jessica Lilly, Kara Lofton, Liz McCormick, Dave Mistich, Brittany Patterson, Eric Douglas, Cory Knollinger (NAW-ling-er), Emily Allen, and Roxy Todd.
Our news director is Jesse Wright, our producer this week was Liz McCormick and our host is Teresa Wills.
