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Energy Express set to expand thanks to 3-year AmeriCorps grant

West Virginia University’s Energy Express is excited to announce it has been awarded a competitive, three-year AmeriCorps grant to ensure continued support for children, families and communities across West Virginia.

Energy Express, a program in the Division for Land-Grant Engagement that operates through the Center for Community Engagement in partnership with WVU Extension, is a free, six-week summer program focused on improving literacy and nutrition for low-income and rural children entering first through sixth grades.

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Aetna Better Health of West Virginia helps to change lives of youths in foster care through 4-H

Five years after West Virginia University Extensionteamed up with Aetna Better Health of West Virginia to provide funding for youths in foster care to join 4-H, the program has helped more than 700 youths and donated more than $50,000 to county 4-H programs.

WVU Extension to offer new online diabetes education class to fit every schedule

WVU Extension leads efforts to enhance sustainability of tourism in rural communities

For rural communities across the region, tourism can provide significant economic opportunities, yet as these opportunities grow, communities often face challenges.  But, that’s where West Virginia University Extension and the Tourism, Resiliency and Indicators for Post-Pandemic Planning (TRIP) project can help.

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