West Virginia University Foundation, Inc. Archive

For Focus Forward’s fourth symposium “West Virginia’s New Narrative” a gathering of business, government and education leaders to explore forward-thinking ideas aimed to strengthen West Virginia’s workforce and economy

To grow the outdoor recreational tourism market in the tri-state area by providing marketing and coaching support to area planners and businesses to capitalize on new outdoor recreation assets

To provide strategic support for implementation and expansion of Wild, Wonderful, and Healthy West Virginia (over three years)

To expand the Explore the New Manufacturing workforce/STEM education programs to provide experiential learning opportunities for students and teachers

To develop sustainable cultural/economic growth in the City of Monongahela and the Mid-Monongahela Valley (over three years)

For organizational and program capacity building to enhance the work of building a recreation and tourism industry along the Coal River

To support the development and implementation of a state-wide cross-sector coalition addressing substance use, to improve the lives of families and their communities

For start-up operations of a center to assist acutely suicidal patients through innovative intake, counseling, and access to 24-hour therapeutic care and services (over two years)

To create a quality childcare center at Pittsburgh International Airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of Airport jobs (over two years)

To launch the Career Pathway Professional Learning Community to support a network of schools with training, expertise, and technical assistance for building a Career Pathway system (over two years)