National Youth Science Foundation Archive

To improve cross-generational educational access, engagement, and identity for rural families in Tucker County, West Virginia through the facilitation of co-designed, sociocultural experiences

To expand the CATCH My Breath vaping prevention program to an additional six West Virginia counties, 12 schools, and 4,000 students with the goal of preventing first use of nicotine (over two years)

For the Child Care Invest Project which will improve the child care infrastructure allowing increased access to affordable, quality, early childhood programs and will advocate for expansion of funding for child care

For the STEAM Power mini-grant program that encourages the integration of the Arts and STEM disciplines through school/community partnerships

To advance child well-being in West Virginia through data, partnerships, and advocacy to ensure the sustainability of KIDS COUNT

For the Appalachian Innovation Collective to provide nonprofit leadership and organizational development services to improve the capacity and quality of nonprofit organizations and their leaders (over two years)

For the Teen Career Education Opportunities program, which provides students with “life and career skills” training, social and emotional skills training, and summer employment experiences in partnership with local businesses

To reduce the rate of tobacco use among African Americans in West Virginia by building the capacity of the West Virginia African American Tobacco Prevention Network

For a comprehensive program to serve individuals as they are released from jails/prisons to support basic needs (housing, food insecurity, transportation) and to connect them to established employment support programs

For the launch of Intermediate Unit 1’s Mobile Career Lab, which will provide career exposure programming and job readiness resources for Pre-K – 12 students and adults (over two years)