Northern Programs Gabriel Project- Chapter of Gabriel Project of WV
Contact Information:
Address: 1409 Chapline St
Wheeling, WV 26003
Name of Program Funded through UW: Project Safe Nest
Contact Name: Donna Hawkins
Phone Number: 304-639-5039
Email: [email protected]
Website: gabrielwv.org
What is Gabriel Project of WV?
The Gabriel Project’s mission is immediate, compassionate and practical assistance for low-income pregnant women and families with children two years of age and under. Through our network of community-based church sites and trained volunteers, we provide such baby necessities as new cribs, new car seats, diapers, formula, clothing and other items. We also offer emotional support, distribute information about baby care and child development, and make referrals to other community resources for families with complex needs. Through our caring efforts and tangible support, we help children in impoverished families have a healthy, safe start in life.
How does United Way support the Gabriel Project of WV?
Our funded program is Project Safe Nest to maintain and expand services for low-income families with young children in the Upper Ohio Valley. United Way funds are used to purchase full-size cribs, mattresses, portable cribs, car seats and formula that are cost prohibitive for impoverished families but necessary for their young child’s health and wellbeing.
Our program fits the United Way’s mission to improve health in the Upper Ohio Valley. Through our formula distribution, the basic nutritional needs of a young child are met, thus lowering their risk of future health and developmental problems. Additionally, through the use of our safety-compliant cribs and car seats, young children have less risk of injury or death while sleeping or while riding in a motor vehicle. The need for our services is ongoing. As infants successfully grow into toddlers and families transition out of our program, new babies are born into other low-income families and have the same essential needs. In recent years, however, we are serving more working families earning less than the basic cost of living and more low-income kinship caregivers struggling to care for their young relative.
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About the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley supports Ohio County, Tyler County, Marshall County, Wetzel County, Brooke County in West Virginia, and Belmont County and Monroe County in Ohio. Donating through your local United Way is the best way to reach the most people in need.
The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley is an organization that supports nonprofit organizations in our area through annual campaigns, payroll deduction fundraising efforts, and individual donations. These community-minded people combine donations from employees and businesses alike to help assist those who need it most. The support from the annual campaign is then allocated to nonprofit programs through our volunteer allocations panels. We support 40 programs (and counting) in the upper Ohio Valley that tackle the toughest needs in the Ohio Valley. Consider giving to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley today.