West Virginia - Wild and Wonderful

About West Virginia

West Virginia is noted for its mountains and diverse topography, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history. It is one of the most densely karstic areas in the world, making it a choice area for recreational caving and scientific research.

Business

West Virginia is full of opportunity for any business with a growing economy and a highly dedicated workforce. Whether you are running an existing business or thinking of starting a new business you can find all of the information you need throughout this business section.

Education

West Virginia is fortunate to have a tremendous education system with a high standard of excellence. Please use the information provided here to learn more about the wealth of educational opportunities in our great state.

Employment

West Virginia is home to one of the finest workforces in the country based on our hard work and commitment to quality. Whether you are looking for new job opportunities, enhancing your job skills or researching future employment trends you can find all of the information you need throughout this employment section.

Family

West Virginia offers the perfect balance of a rural and urban setting that suits a variety of lifestyles. This is a state where you can go whitewater rafting in the morning, go to an art exhibit in the afternoon and attend a concert in the evening. Whether you just moved to the Mountain State or your family has been here since it was founded, you are part of our community.

Health

Maintaining proper health is vital to ensuring the highest quality of life possible. West Virginia strives to provide one of the best health care systems in the country that is affordable and available to all residents of the state. This section contains numerous resources to assist you in accessing the health care services provided in the state.

Tourism

Exhilarate in the lasting beauty and natural wonder scattered throughout West Virginia. From unmatched outdoor recreation to world-class resorts, breathtaking scenery and a variety of cultural and historic attractions, West Virginia is an ideal spot to plan your next adventure. Discover for yourself what makes West Virginia wild and wonderful.

 Governor Awards $1.8 Million In Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention Grants 

10/17/2008  Gov. Joe Manchin today awarded $1,833,094 in Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) funds for 18 projects statewide. These funds will help implement local prevention efforts or help to continue local prevention planning efforts, associated with the SPF SIG program.

The SPF SIG program enhances West Virginia’s efforts to build a strategic framework for state, regional, and community prevention partnerships to better coordinate alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention funding. These funds will also improve the overall quality of prevention programs and the state’s prevention workforce and increase the availability of prevention services.

SPF SIG program funds are awarded from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Programmatic Administrative Agent for these funds is the West Virginia Prevention Resource Center.  The Fiscal Administrative Agent for these funds is the West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services. 

Funds were awarded to the following:

Barbour County Family Resource Network            $104,968
Philippi
Contact:  Linda Watson, 304-457-2691

United Way of the River Cities Inc.            $79,047
Huntington
Contact: Anne McGee, 304-523-8929, ext. 17

Calhoun County Board of Education            $47,490
Mt. Zion
Contact:  Shari Johnson, 304-940-0115

Doddridge County Family Resource Network            $69,710
West Union
Contact: Terry Hutson, 304-873-1245

Fayette County Commission            $74,580
Fayetteville
Contact: Carri Strunk, 304-574-2126

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action            $185,734
Dunbar     
Contact: Eric Tissenbaum, 304-437-3356

Step By Step Inc.            $95,722
Charleston     
Contact: David Chairez, 304-414-4452
           
Logan County Board of Education            $120,313
Logan
Contact: Stephanie Birchfield, 304-792-2016

Marshall County Family Resource Network            $140,786
Moundsville     
Contact: Latrisha Whitelatch, 304-845-3300
     
Community Connections Inc.            $85,000
Bluefield
Contact: Jennifer Orren, 304-324-0456

STOP                  $148,057
Gilbert
Contact: Amy Turner, 304-664-3986

Morgan County Commission            $139,996
Berkeley Springs     
Contact: Susan Caperton, 304-258-7807
           
Youth Services Systems            $120,850
Wheeling
Contact: Kristen Kroflich, 304-233-2045, ext. 305

Snowshoe Foundation            $89,200
Snowshoe     
Contact: Virginia Ramos, 304-799-2509

Women's Resource Center            $89,812
Beckley
Contact: Carrilyn Carey, 304-253-9361

Randolph County Family Resource Network            $139,127
Elkins
Contact: James Dean,304-636-4454

Wood County Commission            $72,702
Parkersburg
Contact: Larry Johnson, 304-424-1711

Marshall University Research Corporation            $30,000
Huntington     
Contact: Wayne Coombs, 304-766-6301, ext. 24

Contact Information

Jason Metzger 
304-558-8814 Ext. 285