The Logan County Family Resource Network (FRN) recently held its December Board of Directors’ meeting at PRIDE in Logan County Inc. Special guest speakers were Nicole Logan and John Mays.

Nicole Logan, AmericCorps VISTA, presented information about Volunteer WV. Logan expressed that if a person has ever wanted to make a difference, Volunteer WV can help them accomplish their goal. VolunteerWV.org is the official website that matches people who want to volunteer with organizations that need volunteers.

Logan stated that organizations can also post volunteer opportunities for one-time, long-term or emergency-related volunteer positions. Organizations can even track their volunteers’ service hours.

Anyone can use volunteer WV.org even without the use of a computer. For more information, contact Lisa Tignor, program coordinator at 304-558-0111 or 1-800-WV-HELPS.

John Mays, Disability Program Navigator (DPN) with West Virginia University’s Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED), explained the variety of services offered through the WORKFORCE WV for individuals with disabilities.

Mays said the purpose of the Navigator Project is to increase employment and self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities. Mays works within WORKFORCE Centers in Logan and Mingo counties with satellite centers in Boone and Lincoln counties. Services provided include, but are not limited to, Training and education, relationship building with employers, accessibility problem solving and information and referral. The WV DPN Project is funded by the Department of Labor.

For more information, contact the Logan WORKFORCE Office at 752-7010.

FRN Board members and participants in attendance were as follows: Judy Cope, Mary Davis, Nadine Adams, Thomas Tolliver, Jean Turner and Donna Craddock (FRN Board of Directors Family Representatives); Debra Fields with WV Rehabilitation Services; Nicole Logan with Volunteer WV; Sherrie Barrett with ACDS; Sally Stollings with Kiwanis; Pastor Lee Williams with Bruce McDonald United Methodist Church; Brenda Harlow with WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program; Lori Ferguson with ABLE Families; Sharon Laxton with Mentoring Children of Prisoners Council; Robin Weiner with Logan Mingo Area Mental Health; Dana Sloan and Samuel Pauley with KVC; Crystal Adkins with UMWA Health and Retirement Funds; Belinda Baldwin with Trinity HealthCare Services; John Mays; Kristi Adkins with Prevention Resource Network; Teresa Mills with Cabell Huntington Health Department; Patty Deutsch and Sue Webster with Wellness Council of WV; Carolyn Wiggins with WV Birth to Three; Larry Wiggins; Jane Watson with NECCO and Shannon Meade.

The FRN meets every second Wednesday of each month. FRN meetings provide a place for the entire community to work together to make things better for families, youth and children. Participants discuss the needs of Logan County and make plans that best meet those needs. The next FRN meeting is Wednesday, February 13, at 10:30 a.m. at PRIDE in Logan County Inc. (699 Stratton Street). For more information, contact Shannon Meade, FRN coordinator, at 752-9536.