Weekly Meal: The Weekly Meal distribution happens every Thursday at Harmony House in Huntington, WV. Beginning around 11:45AM, community members are welcome to get a hot meal for free. Clients prepare hot meals in advance at Huntington Addiction Wellness Center.
In addition to distributing the meal, we also offer carebags, emergency contraceptives, Narcan Nasal Spray, and water.
Location & Time: Every Thursday at 11:45AM, 627 4th Ave, Huntington, WV
SPECO Food Pantry: The SPECO Food Pantry is one of the only no-barrier food pantries in Cabell County. With our food pantry, we only ask two questions: How many people are in your family? And How else can we help?
With the SPECO Food Pantry, those in need can contact us by phone or visit the Outreach Center in person to receive a Food Pantry Bag. Each bag is filled with groceries and made specifically for you or your family. Bags also come with recipe cards that match your groceries and resource sheets.
Text us directly for a pantry bag. Depending on location, we can come to you or we will meet you at the Outreach Center.
SPECO Blessing Box: The SPECO Blessing Box is stocked daily with a variety of nonperishable items such as soup, crackers, oatmeal, protein bars, peanut butter, water and more.
During the summer, volunteers gather fresh produce from the Lot of Love Community Garden and place them in the blessing box as well.
Blessing Box Location: SPECO Outreach Center (See address in footer).
SPECO provides “carebags” weekly to those in need. We came up with the carebag idea after we kicked off our program in 2019, originally packing hygiene and harm reduction kits with donated supplies.
During COVID-19 Pandemic, our idea grew into what we now call the Carebag Program. Our carebags now includes a variety of emergency materials, ideal to last an individual a few days or a week. Additionally, we sometimes add positive messages in our carebags and have previously dedicated carebags to those in our volunteer community who passed due to issues surrounding homelessness or substance use disorder by adding remembrance sheets.
Carebags are packed monthly and distributed at our weekly and monthly community distributions.
Packing Carebags: On the first Sunday of the month, volunteers gather at the SPECO Outreach Center to pack carebags. Packing happens in an assembly-line fashion and usually lasts an hour. We pack around 175 carebags each month! Time & Location: 12:00PM, 2261 Washington Ave, Huntington, WV
Distributing Carebags: Carebag Distribution happens weekly and monthly at our recurring distributions. Join us any Thursday with carebag distribution at our Thursday Meal, located at Harmony House. Additionally, we distribute carebags at the monthly Floodwall Distribution on the Third Saturday of the month.
What Goes in A Carebag? Our carebag items were chosen based on conversations with those with lived experience. The items change slightly as the seasons change. During the summer months, carebags contain a hygiene kit (soap, washcloth, toothpaste, toothbrush, chapstick), emergency blanket, snack bar, socks, sunscreen packet, bug band, and baby wipes. During the winter months, carebags contain a hygiene kit, emergency blanket, snack bar, socks, winter blanket, hat, hand warmers, and gloves.
SPECO is a community leader in providing Harm Reduction services to the West End of Huntington. We provide Naloxone, the life-saving overdose reversal drug, for free to those in need at every distribution we host. In addition, we work with community members and organizations in Cabell County to become trainers and also to provide naloxone. In addition to Naloxone services, we provide additional harm reduction resources such as Plan B (emergency contraceptive), CPR face masks, and fentanyl drug test strips.
Narcan (Naloxone) Distributions: Every week, SPECO distributes Narcan Nasal Sprays to everyone we can, including community members at risk and those who just want to carry it. Why carry Narcan? The simple answer is to save lives. Want to be a trainer? Ask us about upcoming “Train the Trainer” events and learn how to train community members on how to use Narcan.
Plan B Distribution: Due to partnerships and donations, SPECO can distribute emergency contraceptives to those who are female at birth and do not have easy access to birth control or women’s health services, as well as those who may know someone in need of emergency contraceptives. Consider donating to support this effort.
Naloxone Box: Our most recent project is the SPECO Naloxone Box, where we will place the weather-safe box outdoors in the community for those who may need harm reduction supplies. Inside the box will be Narcan, Drug Testing Strips, Plan B, CPR Face Masks, and more.
The Lot of Love Garden aims to foster community engagement, food security, and sustainability by providing a space for collaborative gardening, learning, and service.
In 2025, our primary goals are:
Want to join our Garden team? Reach out to us today to learn about Garden Bed Sponsorship and more!
