Service Organizations



Animals (Animal Control)

  • Lewis-Upshur Animal Control Facility (304) 472-3865
  • Animal Control-John Slaughter (304) 473-0308
  • Upshur County Humane Society (304) 471-7387

Child Advocates

  • Upshur County Child Advocate Center (304) 473-0020
  • WV Department of Health and Human Resources (304) 473-4230

Civic Organizations

  • American Legion (304) 472-8795/472-4026
  • Buckhannon Woman’s Club (304) 472-2880/472-2573
  • Buckhannon Junior Woman’s Club (304) 472-5912
  • Elks Club (304) 472-6511/472-9886
  • Family Resource Network (304) 473-1051
  • Fraternal Order of Eagles-(304) 472-4858
  • Franklin Lodge No.7 AF & AM (304) 472-4025
  • Lions Clubs
    • Buckhannon Lions Club (304) 472-5633
    • Central Upshur Lions Club (304) 472-8358
    • Hodgesville Lions Club (304) 472-3455
    • Kessling Mills Lions Club (304) 472-9510
    • Tennerton Lions Club (304) 472-9226
  • Loyal Order of the Moose (304) 472-9848/ 472-4860
  • Order of the Eastern Star (304) 472-6440
  • Rebekahs (304) 472-5996
  • Rotary Club (304) 472 3033
  • Shriners of Upshur County (304) 472-0206
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars-(304) 472-9152/472-2791

Clothing/Food/Shelter-Emergency Assistance

  • Goodwill Industries (304) 472-0587
    • Thrift Store-offers low-cost clothing, house wares and furniture
    • Accepts donations
  • Hill Stump Disaster Charitable Trust (304) 472-1112
    • Provides relief for victims of fire, flood, storm sickness and other disasters
  • Mountain CAP Emergency Services (304) 472-1500
    • Emergency Heating Program
    • LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program)
  • Salvation Army (304) 472-6165
    • Thrift Store-offers low cost clothing and household goods
    • assists residents with food, utilities and rent (as funds are available),
    • provides fire and disaster assistance
    • accepts donations
  • Upshur Cooperative Parish House-Crosslines (304) 472-0743
    • Provides assistance with food, medical, utilities, rent, prescriptions, and gas vouchers for medical appointments, school needs, and mortgage assistance
    • Information and referral center
    • Works in collaboration with other social agencies in the community
    • Accepts donations
  • W.I.C. (304) 472-4714 (Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Services)
    • Nutritional counseling and food supplement assistance
    • Health screenings and medical referrals
    • Income eligibility requirements
  • WV Department of Health and Human Resources (304) 473-4230

Consumer Protection

  • Office of the Attorney General-State of WV
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety (800) 638-2772

Domestic Violence

  • Woman’s Aid in Crisis (304) 473-0106
  • Laura Queen-Victim’s Services Coordinator (304) 472-9699

Employment

  • WorkForce West Virginia
    • Elkins (304) 637-0257
    • Clarksburg (304) 627-2120
  • Human Resource Development Foundation, Inc.
    1200 Harrison Avenue, Elkins, WV (304) 637-0718

Fire Departments (Emergency — call 911)

  • Adrian (304) 472-4736
  • Banks District (304) 924-6864
  • Buckhannon-(304) 472-2868
  • Ellamore (304) 472-2999
  • Selbyville (304)924-6560
  • Warren District (304) 472-7060
  • Washington District (304) 472-3762

Health Organizations

  • Appalachian Community Health Center (304) 472-2022
  • Central WV Center for Pregnancy Care (304) 473-1122
  • Upshur County Health Department (304) 472-2810
  • WV Department of Health and Human Resources (304) 473-4230

Legal Services

  • Legal Aid of WV, Inc. 110 South 3rd St., Clarksburg WV 26301 623-6649---provides free or pro bono legal services, legal services and information.
  • www.lawwv.net
  • WV Lawyer Referral Services (304) 558-7991

Police (Emergency — call 911)

  • Buckhannon City Police (304) 472-5723
  • Upshur County Sheriff (304) 472-1180
  • West Virginia State Police (304) 473-4200

Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222

Recreation and Youth Development

  • Boy Scouts of America (304) 457-4742
  • Girl Scouts of America (304) 622-6561
  • Stockert Youth Center (304) 437-0145
  • Upshur County Youth Camp (304) 924-5356
  • Upshur County Special Olympics (304) 472-2941
  • West Virginia University-Upshur County Extension Office (304) 473-4208
    • Coordinates local 4-H and agricultural programming

Rehabilitation Services

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Senior Citizens

  • Central WV Aging Services, Inc. (304) 472-0395
  • Region VII Aging Service Inc. (304) 472-8796
  • Social Security Administration Offices (800) 772-1213
    • Clarksburg (304) 623-5641
    • Elkins (304) 636-3916
  • Upshur County Senior Opportunity Center (304) 472-0528
  • West Virginia University-Upshur County Extension Office (304) 473-4208
    • Runs local CEOS programs

Suicide Prevention

  • National Suicide Crisis Hotline (800) 784-2433
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-8255

Transportation

  • Country Roads Transit-Buckhannon Shuttle
    www.countryroadstransit.com
    (304) 636-6472 or (877) 636-6472
    • Provides public transportation in Randolph and Upshur Counties
    • 24 hour advanced notice required
    • Call for information