Charleston, WV CARE Office

09/25/2025

TODAY is the Day! CARE Team can be found out, boots on the ground, today slinging Naloxone (Narcan) far and wide!
If you need Naloxone, let us know!

07/31/2025

KIDS, Families and Friends - Head on down to Live on the Levee TOMORROW, August 1st, from 6-9 for Back to School Night! ✏️ 🎒 📓

🎒 Back-to-School Night is almost here! 🎶✨

This Friday, Live on the Levee (presented by Moses Auto Group) is bigger than ever—and the Back-to-School Kid Zone is FREE!

Located on Kanawha Boulevard between Laidley Street and Court Street, the Kid Zone will be packed with inflatables, a foam machine, face painting, tasty treats, games, giveaways, and everything you need to get ready for the school year.

Here’s what you can look forward to in the Back to School Kid Zone:

✏️ Resources & Supplies:
-Backpacks & School Supplies
-Library Card Sign-Ups
-Free Fingerprint Cards

🏓 Fun & Games:
-Inflatables
-Water Slide
-Foam Machine
-Games
-Fun Fitness Bus
-Face Painting
-Crafts
-Prize wheel
-Caricatures

🍨 Treats & Tastes:
-Shaved Ice
-Rolled Ice Cream
-Snacks
-Tasty Samples & Kitchen Demo

All Back to School Kid Zone backpacks, supplies, giveaways, activities, and treats are provided FREE through our incredible partners: Alto Design FacePainting, Charleston Fire Department, Charleston, WV Parks and Recreation, Charleston, WV Police Department, Charleston Regatta Inc, Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni, City of Charleston, WV, Fatima's Thai Rolled Ice Cream, FBI Charleston WV Citizens Academy Alumni Association , Fun Fitness Foundation Inc., Kanawha County Public Library, Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, Kona Ice of NW Kanawha Co., Rob Cleland, WV Health Right Free Clinic / WVRX

🎒Back to School Night is going to be the place to be! See y'all there!

📍Kanawha Blvd, Court Street to Laidley Street
📅 Friday, August 1
⏰ 6-9 PM

07/29/2025

Stay cool out there!!

‼ Cooling Centers will be open today (JUL 28), Tuesday (JUL 29) and Wednesday (JUL 30) at the following locations:

KVC Centralized Assessment Office
1015 Smith Street
Operating Hours: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Neighborhood SHOP
319 Washington St West
Operating Hours: 11:00 AM- 7:00 PM

In addition, Charleston, WV Parks and Recreation facilities are open to the public during regular business hours and can offer a place to cool down.

Kanawha City Community Center
3511 Venable Avenue
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
314 Donnally Street
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

North Charleston Community Center
2009 7th Avenue
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Roosevelt Community Center
502 Ruffner Avenue
Operating Hours: Noon- 8:00PM

07/24/2025

In response to an excessive heat watch, the following cooling centers will be operational today (July 24) and tomorrow (July 25).

📍KVC Centralized Assessment Office
1015 Smith Street
Operating Hours: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

📍The Neighborhood SHOP
319 Washington St West
Operating Hours: 11:00 AM- 7:00 PM

In addition, Charleston, WV Parks and Recreation facilities are always open to the public during regular business hours and can offer a place to cool down.

📍Kanawha City Community Center
3511 Venable Avenue
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

📍Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
314 Donnally Street
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

📍North Charleston Community Center
2009 7th Avenue
Operating Hours: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

📍Roosevelt Community Center
502 Ruffner Avenue
Operating Hours: Noon- 8:00 PM

06/24/2025

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06/24/2025

The following locations are open as cooling centers throughout the day, 8:00-4:00! Kanawha County is under an EXTREME HEAT WARNING!

06/23/2025

Stay cool y’all!

Cooling Centers have been extended!

Community Centers are also open 9am - 9pm

Kanawha City Community Center
3511 Venable Avenue

Martin Luther King Jr., Community Center
314 Donnally Street

North Charleston Community Center
2009 7th Avenue, Charleston

06/22/2025

03/01/2025

Congratulations to our own Katie Smith on your 6 years sober! We are so proud of you and lucky to have you! 💜

Congratulations to Katie for celebrating 6 years in recovery today!

02/19/2025

Warming Centers Extended to Thursday and Friday.
Along with our partners at Neighborhood SHOP, the Kanawha Valley Collective will be operating overnight Warming Centers on Wednesday 2/19, Thursday 2/20, and Friday 2/21
Warming Centers are for anyone who may need protection from the cold. Experiencing homelessness? Come on in. Housed with inadequate heat? You are welcome to come in.
We are monitoring the weather this week and we may be opening additional nights.
Thank you to our partners at Bream Neighborhood SHOP, the United Way, and the City of Charleston.

01/18/2025

Extended KVC hours for Daytime Warming Center

01/18/2025

Warming Centers open in Charleston Sunday January 19 - Wednesday January 22