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WVSAN awarded grant to improve after school programming across the state

The West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network, a program facilitated by West Virginia University Extension, was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to launch new quality initiatives to support out-of-school program providers, including an online professional development platform to encourage continuous quality improvement and interaction with statewide afterschool standards.

The West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network (WVSAN) works to increase access to after-school and summer learning programs, create partnerships that strengthen the capacity of these programs and advocate for the growing need for such services in West Virginia.

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WVU Extension’s Small Farm Conference offers education and community to agricultural producers

For more than 20 years, the West Virginia University Extension Small Farm Center has supported our state’s agricultural producers through its annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference. This year, the conference will be hosted on Feb. 26 – March 1, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, West Virginia.

WVU Extension’s free seed sign-ups end Jan. 31 as the Grow This Throwdown takes off

The countdown to the Throwdown has begun. Friday, January 31 is the deadline to sign up for free seeds from the Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge . After that, the competition side of the popular program takes off. 

WVU’s Impact Challenge generates student business pitches to address regional economic struggles

West Virginia University’s Impact Challenge pairs middle and high school students from across West Virginia with current WVU students to research and develop innovative, profitable fashion- or health-focused business models aimed at tackling one of Appalachia’s challenges.

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