via The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced a $600,000 grant for Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington during a virtual event Friday. “This funding will go to provide medically indicated food boxes to all the counties that we have not been able to serve in the past three years with that program,” Cyndi Kirkhart,

Via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Thanks to a Facing Hunger Foodbank program, health care patients are maintaining a healthy diet. The food bank supports patients in need of meals to support their health with the Medically Indicated Food Box Program on a monthly basis. On Thursday afternoon, volunteers gave boxes to patients near St. Mary’s

Via The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Hundreds of bowls were on display Friday as groups worked together to help those in need. Marshall University’s School of Art and Design and The Pottery Place hosted an in-person bowl sale as part of the 18th annual Empty Bowls fundraising pottery sale. Empty Bowls Live, which took place at

via The Herald-Dispatch Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last March, Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington has seen a 60% increase in the need for food support. Dan Conant, founder and chief executive officer of Huntington-based Solar Holler, said when he was made aware of the increased need his company developed a donation campaign

via The Herald-Dispatch City of Huntington volunteers lent helping hands to Facing Hunger Foodbank on Wednesday. The day of service was the second one city workers completed. The city plans to have a quarterly service day at Facing Hunger Foodbank following the success of the first event in January. About 25 slots were open for

via The Herald-Dispatch After a winter break, Facing Hunger Foodbank is restarting its mobile food distribution in February. After a year of utilizing the mobile distribution sites even more than normal, Facing Hunger’s executive director Cyndi Kirkhart said she hopes the sites will continue to help get food on tables in West Virginia, Ohio and

via Herald-Dispatch Rotary Park in Huntington was bustling with activity Saturday as disc golf players participated in a fundraiser for a local food bank. Nearly 150 participants were registered for the Ice Bowl disc golf tournament, one of the largest annual fundraisers benefiting Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington. Players took turns throwing a disc from