Moving Mountains For Those in Need Since 1926

Mission Statement

Mountain Mission Incorporated is a 501C3 Non-Profit faith-based charitable organization that exists to serve families and individuals in the Kanawha Valley with unexpected emergency needs assistance in the financial and in-kind areas. By carrying out this mission we will support the hurting and communicate the importance of education, careers and financial management. This will make the most positive difference possible in the lives of those we serve in God's name.

Christmas Food Basket Program
If you or someone you know lives in Kanawha County and needs help with food this Christmas please click here to print out an application for our Christmas Food Basket program

A Christmas Tradition

Thanks to your support, in 2010, we were able to supply food baskets to over 953 families - a total of over 3,000 people!

These food baskets included canned vegetables, fruit, sugar, potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, bread, cereal, candy, a 14lb. turkey and, of course, a gospel tract.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of the volunteers, churches, employees, individuals, organizations and companies that contributed their time, finances, food donations, and most of all, their prayers to make this Christmas Basket Program a success.

A special thanks to Governor and Mrs. Tomblin for their time and assistance!

Christmas is a special time of year and, together, we need to ensure that each child, woman and man has a Christmas meal.

In October 1926, several men met on a mountain top overlooking Charleston and prayed for God's guidance in helping the needy in the area with their physical and spiritual needs. With an initial collection of thirty cents, the ministry of the Mountain Mission was born.

How You Can Help!

Donate In-Kind Items

We accept items such as:

Clothing and Accessories
Kitchen and Household Items
Appliances
Toys and Electronics
Couches, Love Seats, Chairs, Tables, Mattresses, Box Springs, Bedroom Items, Dining Sets

Because we desire to protect the environment and value the health and safety of our staff and volunteers, we cannot accept the following donated items:

Wet Clothing
Waterbeds
Tires or Automotive Parts
Stones or Bricks
Firearms or Ammunition
Newspapers
Trash
Paint
Furniture in Need of Heavy Repair
Personal Care Items

Financial Support

Financial contributions are always needed to help us in our mission to assist people in need. We are grateful for any support you can provide. Checks or Credit Cards welcome.

To contribute, please call 304-344-3407 and ask for Kim Roberts or Jason Graves.

Thrift Stores

Sales from our Thrift Stores help finance our Emergency Assistance Programs. Donations of items in working and usable conditions by generous people throughout the Kanawha Valley are greatly appreciated!

Clothing

Adult men and women
Infants and children
Maternity Clothing
Shoes, Jackets, Accessories

Furniture and Appliances

Washers, Dryers, Stoves, Refrigerators
Couches, Love Seats, Chairs, Tables
Mattresses, Box Springs, Bedroom Items
Dining Sets

Everyday Items

Toys, Books, Stereos, Computers
Dishes, Kitchenware, Pictures

Building Supplies and Hardware

Locations

1620 7th Avenue, Charleston's West Side, 304-344-3407

3631 7th Avenue, North Charleston, 304-720-7391

Hours

Weekdays 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

You may drop off your items at either location during business hours, or call us at 304-344-3407 and we'll schedule a pick-up!

Exciting News!

We are excited to announce that we now are able to bale clothing in order to recycle and help in other areas of the United States and abroad. Any clothing that is donated to us and we are unable to use in our programs or two thrift stores will be baled and sent out to help in other areas. This helps create additional income for our local programs and also supplies clothing to areas that are in desperate need. Thank You for helping us help others!

Contact us to find out how you can help -Call (304) 344-3407.

Mission Accomplished

Although these tough economic times have hit us and our programs just as hard as everyone else, we have been able to maintain the much needed services to thousands of hurting people this past year. It has not been easy at all but with God's blessing we have accomplished the mission and, yes, there is still much more to do!

On behalf of the elder man who has admitted twice to the hospital for dehydration without telling anyone that he had no water in his home because he thought that someone else needed help worse; for the young family that lost everything in their trailer fire except their lives and were yet thankful; and for the mother of a mentally challenged young man who had run out of medication for him, we say "THANK YOU." If it weren't for people helping us we could not have helped these and others.

Mountain Mission strives to serve hurting people in emergency situations and in doing so it blesses us to bless others.

Please be a blessing and in return receive a blessing by doing so.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (King James Version)

Emergency Assistance 2010

	SERVICE TYPE	FAMILIES SERVED	TOTAL VALUE
FINANCIAL	Housing
	Utilities
	Medicine
	Other
TOTAL		671	$71,571.00
IN-KIND	Groceries
	Clothing
	Household
	Furniture
	Casework
	Other
CHRISTMAS	Food Baskets	953	$85,770.00
TOTAL IN-KIND		2,710	$77,268.00
FAMILIES SERVED		4,334
PEOPLE SERVED		10,478
TOTAL VALUE			$234,609.00

Our clients are carefully and discretely screened and we receive documentation to verify the need prior to our assistance. When necessary, we council and require the client to establish more responsibility in their particular case in order to help them in the future. We believe that this process assures that we are serving the true need at hand and in the future.

Thanks to the United Way of Central WV for their monthly assistance.