WVU at Parkersburg Foundation, Inc. Archive

To work with the West Virginia Center for Civic Life and partner with West Virginia University Parkersburg students to develop deliberative engagement skills, practice engagement skills in local forums, and empower students to train others

To study the feasibility of developing a rail trail along an inactive rail line owned by Norfolk Southern that stretches from Kenova, West Virginia to Beech Fork State Park

To provide free emergency home repair and replacement to families in need throughout Central Appalachia by utilizing volunteer labor

For the Community Leader Internship Program which matches high-achieving local college students with substantiative internships in their chosen field to help retain young talent in the Upper Ohio Valley

For the Rural Partners Network Federal Partners Forum which brings together federal and state agencies to share information and promote partnership/funding opportunities with local communities

For the annual Aradhna Award to recognize a graduate of one of the corporation’s core programs, who has made a significant contribution to the Greater Pittsburgh community

To repair and make more habitable 10 houses in the Upper Kanawha Valley and Fayette County

For the eighth annual Summer Policy Institute to engage young people in public policy

To launch the West Virginia Pioneer Network

For the Augusta Heritage Center’s Community Educational Outreach Program which will enrich lives and promote community in West Virginia through classes and programs in the arts, cultural heritage, and cross-cultural understanding