FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – As the West Virginia Legislature prepares to convene on February 12, advocacy groups are launching a statewide initiative to highlight the challenges of poverty, incarceration, and overdose deaths.
The West Virginia Listening Project: Stories for Change aims to amplify the voices of those directly affected by these crises and explore policy solutions for the 2025 legislative session.
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Organized by the American Friends Service Committee with support from Hope in Action Alliance, Inc., The Reach Initiative, and the WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition, the project includes a series of community listening sessions across the state.
One of these sessions, covering Region 6, will take place on February 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gaines Estate, 225 W. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
Residents can register for their local session at this link.
For questions about the Region 6 session, contact Paula McCutcheon at 304-520-7307.
Additionally, a virtual statewide session will be held on February 10 at 11:00 a.m., facilitated by Mary Newlyn, Executive Director of Hope in Action Alliance, Inc.
For more information, contact JoAnna Vance at jvance@afsc.org.
