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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Barbour Co. Prevention Works Pathways helps area youth
PHILIPPI, – The Bright Futures Barbour County Youth Prevention Coalition met Thursday at the Epicenter in the Chestnut Ridge community of Moatsville to mark the commencement of the Prevention Works Pathways Youth Employment Program. The program is a 10-week initiative designed to empower young people through practical work experience and skill development. As part of the Bright Futures Barbour County Youth Prevention Coalition, the program has assembled a team consisting of five job coaches, 21 youth participants aged 15–18 and a program director, along with 12 business partners. Senator Capito visits Braxton County Middle School for 'West Virginia Girls Rise Up' event 'Our goal is just to help people make a step into the world of work and responsibility. We all know that the sooner you learn how to show up for work and work well, life is better,' director of New Vision, Ruston Seaman said. All of the current youth participants in the program were born during the height of the opioid crisis, which drug prevention experts stated has had a huge effect on Barbour County, both directly and indirectly. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Town hall meeting for veterans held in Braxton County
SUTTON W. Va. (WBOY) — The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center hosted a town hall meeting on Wednesday at the Braxton County Senior Citizens Center where veterans could voice their concerns and hear about new events and services the center is offering. Representatives with the VA Medical Center talked about an upcoming claims clinic for veterans to get health benefits through the PACT Act. Passed in 2022, the PACT Act expands VA health care for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances. The clinic will be on May 7 at the Nathan Goff Armory from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Executive Medical Center Director Barbara Forsha encourages veterans to come out and see if they qualify for benefits as the PACT Act added a number of conditions that allow veterans to gain treatment. Senator Capito visits Braxton County Middle School for 'West Virginia Girls Rise Up' event Representatives of the VA Medical Center also talked about the treatment it's offering for sleep apnea as well as the medical services it's offering virtually. At the meeting, Forsha made mention of the federal job cuts that hit the VA, saying that at Louis A. Johnson, the cuts were limited and that it won't affect the quality of care. Forsha told 12 News that Louis A. Johnson lost four probationary employees total. Louis A. Johnson will host a number of other town halls this spring. One at the Morgantown Vet Center on March 27 at 5 p.m. and another at the Tucker County Senior Citizens Center on April 10 at 5 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
