Debbie Kinder shares the story of starting Kinder’s Closet Ostomy Pantry

Kanawha Valley Hustlers · Sep 16, 2025 · 6m

I talk with Debbie Kinder who runs Kinder’s Closet Ostomy Pantry. Debbie explains that the pantry is a nonprofit that provides ostomy supplies to people with limited income or no insurance. She says people can find them through their website, Facebook, or by calling United Way’s 211 line. Debbie started the pantry after her own experience living with an ostomy and meeting others who needed help. She had worked as a social worker, and when she retired she faced the same struggles her clients did. That experience led her to start the pantry in 2016 and it has been growing ever since.

Debbie…