Friends of Blackwater, Inc. Archive

For the West Virginia Mountain Railroad Historic Trail project, which aims to activate the strategy for a new 107-mile regional trail connecting 20 towns and hubs between Elkins, Blackwater Canyon, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

For the pilot project to examine the use of Moodr Health’s Digital Healthcare Solution with the West Virginia Drug Free Moms and Babies Program

To develop new programs and partnerships in collaboration with the Center for Rural and Community Health to address health disparities and conduct community-driven research

To facilitate the programmatic expansion into adventure tourism and increase the long-term viability of the operation

To increase profitability for farmers by developing standards for fair pricing (over three years)

To support the Lawyer in the School program, partnering with public schools to provide legal help to caregivers, ensuring that children remain healthy, safe, and housed in stable family units

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

For the opening of a Pulmonary Center, seeking to be a part of a Grace Anne Dorney Koppel Pulmonary Network for communication, best practices, and training, within Montgomery General Hospital

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

To support the Center for Rural Health Development’s 30th Anniversary event to celebrate the work they have accomplished to address rural health issues in West Virginia