Receiving a WV Bar Foundation grant recently was the Harrison County Child Advocacy Center, represented by its Executive Director, Irene  Malfregeot, on the left, with the grant being presented by WVBF Board of Directors member, Tracey Weber, of Weston.
Receiving a WV Bar Foundation grant recently was the Harrison County Child Advocacy Center, represented by its Executive Director, Irene Malfregeot, on the left, with the grant being presented by WVBF Board of Directors member, Tracey Weber, of Weston.

Bar Foundation Grants have been awarded to the following groups and organizations:

  • Legal Aid of WV-Legal Needs Survey for low income citizens.
  • Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (WALS) Foundation-Mock Trial program for students.
  • ChildLaw Services-Legal Services for children in Southern West Virginia.
  • WV Public Broadcasting-Closed captioning for The Law Works program.
  • Charleston Catholic High School-Provision of health care directives to low income citizens.
  • Wheeling Jesuit University-Constitution Day program for citizens.
  • Junior Achievement- Student leadership program.
  • WV Supreme Court-Law Adventure program for middle school students presenting court trials.
  • WV Civics Literacy Council-Program to teach civic literacy in school system
  • Legal Aid of WV-Implementation of statewide telephone access and legal assistance hotline system.
  • The Resource-Initiation of IOLTA Comparability Rule.
  • West Virginia University College of Law-Brazil International Law Study Abroad Scholarships.
  • We, the People-Participation by WV high school students in national constitution program.
  • Harrison County Child Advocacy Center-Forensic interview program for child victims of sexual abuse.
  • WV Association of Counties-Documentary film on State’s fifty-five county courthouses.
  • Fayette County Education Fund-Student Leadership Program on legal and justice matters.
  • WV Alliance for Children-Guardian ad litem handbook.
  • Family Counseling Connection-Child abuse and neglect staff training.
  • Hi-Y Leadership Center-High school student civic education session.
  • The Law Works-Legal affairs public television program