Stevens Correctional Center prides itself on giving back to the community. Click the links below for a description of the event.
Construction of the new War City Park. Top
Domestic Violence Awareness. Top
During Domestic Violence Awareness month, McDowell County Correctional Center donated teddy bears to the WV State Police, McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, and Child protective services. The bears were donated for the purpose of comforting children who were witness to domestic violence. This the second annual event for the correctional center.
Safe House Donations. Top
Victim Services Committee member, Lynn Pruitt conducted a donation drive for the SAFE House in Welch, WV. The SAFE House is transitional housing for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Items that were donated include diapers, baby wipes , lotion, shampoo, deodorant, and bubble bath.
Pictured left to right:
Chaplin Dan Pruitt , Case Manager Lynn Pruitt, and former Warden George Janice.
American Red Cross Blood Drive. Top
McDowell County Correctional Center hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross. All staff members were given the opportunity to donate blood and many participated. Pictured to the left are Helen Perkins, Charge Nurse from the Red Cross, Sgt. Grady Thomas LPN Angie Short, LPN Monica Jones, Sgt. Jessie Cantrell, and Shawna Midkiff, Charge Nurse from the Red Cross.
Christmas Spirit Christmas Cards. Top
In the sprit of Christmas, Stevens Correctional Center and the Department of Health and Human Resources for McDowell County combined their means to provide the DHHR office with nearly three hundred handmade Christmas cards to distribute among their clients. The staff and inmates alike worked almost daily for three weeks to produce the large number of handmade cards. We fully intend to make this event an annual one. We hope to start sooner and work longer to produce many more cards for the DHHR office and hopefully more local organizations.
Christmas Donations. Top
McDowell County Corrections, working together with the Welch Lions Club, donated two live Christmas trees, trimmed with lights and stands to two local organizations. The Paul Miller Home Society, that deals mostly with at risk youths, received one of the trees. SAFE, which provides transitional housing and support for women of domestic violence and their children, received the other tree. The correctional facility delivered both of the trees in the early part of December.
Hands of Hope Drive. Top
Over two months the McDowell County Correctional Center collected items for the Hands of Hope ministry. Hands of Hope provides services and support for low income families and the community in general. Items collected included school supplies, clothing in all sizes, children’s books, infant needs, children’s toys, stuffed animals, and various other household items.
Crime Victim Awareness. Top
On April 22, 2010 the McDowell County Correctional Center held the first annual Crime Victims Awareness program. The program was designed to promote community awareness. Guest Speaker Sid Bell, McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, remarked on the progress victim services had made over his twenty years in the criminal justice system. Representatives from the McDowell County Sherriff’s Department and the SAFE House were in attendance as well as a large number of the correctional facilities staff. At the end of the program nearly 300 red balloons were released in remembrance of victims of crime. Guest were invited to place a personal message on a balloon for anyone they personally knew that was a victim of crime.
