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WV Air National Guard Expands Student-Mentor Relationships in the Panhandle

January 24, 2019 Tagged With: mentoring, opioid epidemic, The Martinsburg Initiative, West Virginia Air National Guard

Students in the Eastern Panhandle have recently gained exposure to uniformed soldiers in the hallways of their schools. The men and women of the West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG) 167th Airlift Wing, the 130th Airlift Wing, and the Army National Guard have been diligently working to help combat the state’s opioid addiction crisis by offering various mentoring opportunities to elementary and middle school students. Read the Full Story >>

Partnership in Martinsburg Adds Strength to Opioid Fight

July 22, 2018 Tagged With: opioid epidemic, substance use disorder, The Martinsburg Initiative

The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) is an innovative, multi-dimensional partnership that has developed a model solution to the crisis of Opioid Use Disorder and the general problems of other substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Read the Full Story >>

Supporting Community Students When School is Out of Session

May 15, 2018 Tagged With: Berkeley County BackPack Program, Caring Cupboard, food insecurity, The Martinsburg Initiative

To truly improve the academic and social success of students, particularly those who have greater adversity from poverty or toxic stress, we must also support and develop after-school, weekend, and summer-time programming. Read the Full Story >>

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