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    Even Mary and Joseph Took the Census
    OFWV Staff
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    Even Mary and Joseph Took the Census

    Christmas is quickly approaching, and for those in the Christian community, excitement is building for the holiday. Without going into...
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    Giving Thanks for the Food in Our Schools
    OFWV Staff
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Giving Thanks for the Food in Our Schools

    As Thanksgiving approaches, we may consider what we are thankful for. One thing many families will thank this year is the food on their...
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    To Eat or Not to Eat: Should Legislation Decide?
    OFWV Staff
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    To Eat or Not to Eat: Should Legislation Decide?

    In 2018, West Virginia spent $15,395 in taxpayer dollars drug testing applicants for TANF, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...
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    Why It Counts to Be Counted
    OFWV Staff
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Why It Counts to Be Counted

    “The 2020 Census is coming. For the large part of my life, the Census played like background music. I knew it was there, but I didn’t pay...
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    “Do You Want to Save a Life?” SOAR Volunteer Speaks About the Power of Naloxone
    OFWV Staff
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 5 min

    “Do You Want to Save a Life?” SOAR Volunteer Speaks About the Power of Naloxone

    “Do you want to be able to save a life in the event of an opioid overdose?” This is one of the questions that Joe Solomon, a volunteer...
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    To Go Hungry, in College
    OFWV Staff
    • Sep 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    To Go Hungry, in College

    “I lost twenty-five pounds in a few months. I would go to class and lack focus, falling asleep sometimes because of the fatigue. At work,...
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    A Mother’s Fear: ICE Affects All of Us
    OFWV Staff
    • Aug 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    A Mother’s Fear: ICE Affects All of Us

    “What would your child’s school do if ICE agents showed up at the door? Or stopped your kid when he got off the bus? Or tried to question...
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    Creepin’: Who Might be In Your Neighborhood This Summer
    OFWV Staff
    • Aug 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Creepin’: Who Might be In Your Neighborhood This Summer

    Two days ago, my mother bravely took my two teenagers shopping for school clothes. When they returned home, they told me that a woman was...
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    Struggle and Resilience: Tressie Jean’s Story
    OFWV Staff
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 9 min

    Struggle and Resilience: Tressie Jean’s Story

    Introduction This State and our people know struggle well. We know economic and labor exploitation. We know water that is toxic and...
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    Voting Rights Under Attack
    OFWV Staff
    • Aug 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Voting Rights Under Attack

    When the Voting Rights Act passed on August 6th, 1965 it brought an end to literacy tests, poll taxes and other measures which were used...
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    What is “Movement Work?”: The Values and Visions That Guide Us
    OFWV Staff
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    What is “Movement Work?”: The Values and Visions That Guide Us

    Get a Load of This... Since getting back from the Center for Popular Democracy’s People’s Convention in Detroit this past weekend we’ve...
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    Census Education: Get Counted, Feed West Virginia!
    OFWV Staff
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Census Education: Get Counted, Feed West Virginia!

    Get a Load of This... Food insecurity is all around us; more than likely most of us know someone who doesn’t know where their next meal...
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    How We Save Public Education Now: Our Path Forward!
    OFWV Staff
    • Jul 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    How We Save Public Education Now: Our Path Forward!

    Get a Load of This... Alright, so our lawmakers have failed to hear our voice and have passed and signed the Omnibus Education bill into...
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    Hatred in the House: A Close Look at Delegate Sharon Malcolm
    OFWV Staff
    • Jul 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Hatred in the House: A Close Look at Delegate Sharon Malcolm

    West Virginia Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm is in the spotlight this week, and not in a way that does any credit to our state. As the...
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    Census Education: Get Counted, Fund Schools!
    OFWV Staff
    • Jul 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Census Education: Get Counted, Fund Schools!

    Get a Load of This... The decennial census is coming up in April of 2020 and with this deadline fast approaching, much of West Virginia’s...
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    MAXIMUS Inc: Maximizing Profit at Our Expense!
    OFWV Staff
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    MAXIMUS Inc: Maximizing Profit at Our Expense!

    Get a Load of This... Have y’all ever heard of MAXIMUS Inc? They are a private, for-profit American company that is contracted by states...
    57 views1 comment
    We Want Our Communities in Our Schools, Not “Communities in Schools Inc!”
    OFWV Staff
    • Jun 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    We Want Our Communities in Our Schools, Not “Communities in Schools Inc!”

    With education reform at the top of West Virginia’s policy making agenda we need to be thinking about what education systems and...
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    OFWV Staff
    • Jun 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Narrowing What Poverty “Means” Doesn’t Change the Conditions of Poor Folk!

    In early May, the Trump administration proposed a change to the process of determining the Official Poverty Measure (OPM). The OPM,...
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