Princeton Office
603 Harrison St.
P.O. Box 5533
Princeton, WV 24740
Phone: 304-431-2424
: Joanne Boileau, Director
we can coordinators
: Angela Fedele
200 Davis Street
Princeton, WV 24739
: Eric Lester
200 Davis Street
Princeton, WV 24739
304-425-8738 x 2122 phone
304-487-3589 fax
304-425-8738 x 2114 phone
304-487-3589 fax
How to Get There:
From Interstate 77, take the Princeton exit (Exit 9.)
From I-77 South Bound; go to the traffic light
at the end of the exit ramp and turn right. Go to the next
traffic light and turn right. Signs indicate "to Route
20," "to
Route 104W," and to Pipestem Resort State Park." See
From Either Direction below.
From
I-77 North Bound; turn left at the light at the end of
the exit ramp, go straight through the next light and turn right
at the next light, "to
Route 20, 104W, and Pipestem" as above. See From Either
Direction below.
From Either Direction, Within 100 yards
of last turn, you will come to a three-way stop. Turn left
on Route 104W (Oakvale Rd.) At the next light (about one
mile,) 104W goes left. Do NOT follow 104W. Instead,
go straight through on Route 20 South. A green sign indicates
that this is toward "Downtown." Once past this
light, Oakvale Rd. becomes Thorn Street. As you cross the
bridge over the railroad and approach downtown the cross streets
become numbered streets. Turn left onto 6th Street and go one block.
6th dead-ends at Harrison Street so turn right. You will see 603
Harrison on the left (the red brick house with a Children's Home
Society sign in front).
The Princeton CHS Foster Care and WE CAN Halloween Skate Party took place on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 pm at Skatetown. The kids have really improved in their skating and one several young, brave mentors also showed their skating skills on the rink. One of Mary Lu’s mentee said she was nervous because she had never skated before, but you couldn’t tell – she was out in the middle of the rink and not falling down, much.
The youth at the Catholic Church made treats bags for all in attendance which were filled with candy, games, stickers, and other treats.
May Is Foster Care Awareness Month
For the past ten years, the Mercer County WE CAN Program has been a grant recipient of First Book. Thousands of books have been distributed to children in WE CAN through generous grants from our local advisory board.
This year, First Book has extended its reach, and more CHS programs are First Book recipients. These include:
Parkersburg – coordinated a new, local advisory board and received $7,000 from the Department of Education in seed money;
Northfork – received a grant of $2,000 to purchase approximately 1,000 new books for children in emergency shelter care and children at the community center;
Princeton – received a grant of $1,680 to purchase approximately 840 new books for children in the WE CAN child-mentoring program; and
Morgantown – received a grant in the amount of $320 to purchase approximately 160 new books for children in the tutoring/mentoring program.
For more information about First Book, please visit:
For the past ten years, the Mercer County WE CAN Program has been a grant recipient of First Book. Thousands of books have been distributed to children in WE CAN through generous grants from our local advisory board. 