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CARE-NET

Supporting West Virginia Troops and Their Families

A project of West Virginia Council of Churches

The West Virginia Council of Churches has taken up the mantle of caring for our military and their families as they deploy and re-deploy from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the post 9/11 world, the Army and Air National Guard plus the Reserve Components have answered the call and serves in support of their state and country. Right now units are serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. The West Virginia Council of Churches has pioneered a program called CARE-NET: Caring Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. The program is named as a reminder that the support of our military and their families cannot end when they return from deployment and the yellow ribbons are untied.

The program will provide two informational events and activities in 2008 to assist military members and their families through all phases of the deployment cycle including pre and post deployment. The project targets all prior and current military members who claim West Virginia as home.

	A Request for Proposals (RFP) workshop will be conducted on February 27, 2008.  The purpose is to award min-grants up to $10,000 to non-profit organizations to assist in the deliverance of services to West Virginian military members and their families.
	A Governor's Conference is scheduled for June 4, 2008.  The conference gathers governmental agencies, faith-based community, military members and their families, and the business community into a networking environment.

For more information on either of these CARE-NET events or to get more information on the project, please contact Rev. Ricardo Flippin, Project Coordinator, West Virginia Council of Churches at 304-334-3141.

The Synod of the Trinity supports the West Virginia Council of Churches.