Kanawha County Resource Directory
Charleston Area Nutrition Site (CANS)
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, book club, painting club, line dancing
Food/Meals: congregate meals, meal delivery for homebound
For more information contact:
Charleston Area Nutrition Site (CANS)
600 Florida Street
Charleston, WV 25302
Phone: 304-342-4476
Charleston Area Nutrition Site (CANS)
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, book club, painting club, line dancing
Food/Meals: congregate meals, meal delivery for homebound
For more information contact:
Charleston Area Nutrition Site (CANS)
206 Withrow Drive
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-342-4476
Charleston YMCA
Programs Offered:
Health/Fitness: aquatic exercise program specifically for West Virginians who suffer from arthritis
For more information contact:
Charleston YMCA
300 Hillcrest Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-340-3535
Clendenin Nutrition Site & Community Center
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, bingo, monthly birthday parties, cake walks
Education: issue awareness
Health/Fitness: blood pressure readings, health screenings
Food/Cooking: congregate meals, meal delivery for homebound
For more information contact:
Clendenin Nutrition Site & Community Center
Corner of 1st Street and Koontz Avenue
Clendenin, WV 25045
Phone: 304-548-6789
Dunbar Nutrition Site (located in the basement of Dunbar City Hall)
Programs Offered:
Food/Meals: congregate meals
Other: transportation to medical appointment, transportation to grocery stores every Friday
For more information contact:
Dunbar Nutrition Site
1103 Myers Avenue
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304-766-0227
Elk River Community Center
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities
Education: computer classes
Health/Fitness: aerobics classes, exercise room, yoga classes
Food/Meals: congregate meals
For more information contact:
Elk River Community Center
PO Box 993
Elkview, WV 25071
Phone: 304-965-3722
Gaston Caperton Senior Center (located in Chesapeake Community Center)
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, bingo, monthly birthday parties, cake walks
Education: issue awareness
Health/Fitness: blood pressure readings, health screenings
Food/Cooking: congregate meals
For more information contact:
Gaston Caperton Senior Center
12404 MacCorkle Avenue
Chesapeake, WV 25315
Phone: 304-949-5797
Kanawha Valley Senior Services
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, senior expos, golf outings, fall festival, picnics
Education: computer classes, Safe Harbor Day Program (classes on maintaining independent living skills)
Health/Fitness: walking club
Other: in-home care programs include Community Care Program, Medicaid waiver program, VA homemaker services, Creative Care Program, Alzheimer’s Respite/Care Program, transportation
For more information contact:
Kanawha Valley Senior Services
2428 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-348-0707
Nitro Nutrition Center
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, bingo, pool tables
Education: issue awareness
Health/Fitness: blood pressure readings, health screenings
Food/Cooking: congregate meals
For more information contact:
Nitro Nutrition Center
PO Box 444
Nitro, WV 25143
Phone: 304-755-7592
Rand Community Center
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, bingo, monthly birthday parties, cake walks
Education: issue awareness
Health/Fitness: blood pressure readings, health screenings
Food/Cooking: congregate meals
For more information contact:
Rand Community Center
5301 Church Drive
Rand, WV 25306
Phone: 304-925-9200
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Programs Offered:
Volunteer opportunities for seniors to share professional skills and work experiences w/nonprofits
For more information contact:
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
One United Square
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-340-3524
Senior Citizen Program- Shawnee Community Center
Programs Offered:
Social: various social and recreation activities, painting, poetry
Education: issue awareness
Food/Cooking: congregate meals
For more information contact:
Senior Citizen Program- Shawnee Community Center
142 Marshall Avenue
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304-766-0378 x100
South Charleston Nutrition Site
Programs Offered:
Food/Cooking: congregate meals daily
For more information contact:
South Charleston Nutrition Site
601 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: 304-744-1080
Sports Medicine Center
Programs Offered:
Health/Fitness: aquatic exercise program specifically for West Virginians who suffer from arthritis
For more information contact:
Sports Medicine Center
200 Tracy Way
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-388-4900
Thomas Memorial Hospital Diabetes Center
Programs Offered:
Education: diabetes education, weight loss management
For more information contact:
Thomas Memorial Hospital Diabetes Center
4605 McCorkle Avenue, SW
South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: 304-766-3431
United Way of Central West Virginia
Programs Offered:
211 Information and Referral: Call 2-1-1 to find out which United Way agencies are available in your county and meet your needs.
For more information contact:
United Way of Central West Virginia
One United Way Square
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-340-3500
West Virginia Aging and Disability Resource Center (WVADRC)
Programs Offered:
This service provides a full directory of supportive services in your county for maintaining independent living in your own home. Some programs include chore and maintenance services, in-home care programs, transportation and many more.
For more information contact:
West Virginia Aging and Disability Resource Center (WVADRC)
PO Box 518
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: 1-866-981-2372 (toll free) or 304-766-4106
West Virginia Health Right
Programs Offered:
Health/Fitness: primary care, free medication, counseling
For more information contact:
West Virginia Health Right
1520 Washington Street East
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-343-7003
WV Rehab Institute - WV Rehab Center
Programs Offered:
Health/Fitness: aquatic exercise program specifically for West Virginians who suffer from arthritis
For more information contact:
WV Rehab Institute - WV Rehab Center
PO Box 1004
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: 800-642-8207 or 304-766-4600
WVU Extension Service, Kanawha County
Programs Offered:
Social: Community Education Outreach Service (CEOS)
Health/Fitness: Active for Life, health awareness programs
Food/Cooking: Dining with Diabetes
For more information contact:
WVU Extension Service, Kanawha County
15 Manfred Holland Way
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304-768-1202
Contact Information:
Taking Charge: Activating Senior Networks
c/o Center for Excellence in Disabilities
959 Hartman Run Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-293-4692
Toll Free: 800-841-8436
takingcharge@hsc.wvu.edu
