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Calhoun FRN – Providing Services and Safety to Calhoun County Residents

The Calhoun Family Resource Center is located at 364 Main Street, Grantsville, West Virginia and is a vital part of the community. Tina Persinger, Director, and her staff has worked hard to bring many services and opportunities into the FRN organization, as well as providing housing and emergency shelter.

Services provided by the FRN are:

  • The Food Pantry
    • 3250 Family Pantriees
    • 360 Senior Boxes
    • 146 deliveries per week
    • Potato giveaway
  • Bill pay
    • Stop by and pay your utilities (check, cash or card)
  • Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
    • Facebook posts
    • Mission Boxes (Located at the Old Jail, Arnoldsburg and Big Bend
  • Family Engagement
    • Search and Rescue Workshop (13)
    • Family Pilot Group (4)
    • Parenting Classes
    • Judged Young Writers Contest
    • Story time at the Calhoun Library
  • Recovery
    • Teen SMART recovery Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at CMHS
    • Adult SMART recovery Thursday at 9 a.m.
  • Training
    • SBIRT Training
    • Financial Aid Workshop
    • Motivation Interviewing
  • PRN – Parent Resource Navigator
  • Eat Smart Program
    • The FRN has had two rounds of Eat Smart (Healthy eating cooking and promoted walking with WVU Extension Service. They have had ten to graduate and another eight still taking round two.

The Calhoun FRN recently were asked to present their program in Washington DC, one out of five in the Nation. They continue to grow their coalition and if you’d like more information on how you can get involved, send and email to calhounfrn@gmail.com.

Future Opportunities:

  • April 23rd – Drug Take Back Day – Minnie Hamilton Arnoldsburg Clinic
  • April 29th – Darkness to Light – Zoom or in person from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • May 20th – Protective Factors Trainings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Free refreshments and incentives provided, please email calhounfrn@gmail.com.


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