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WV Healthy Kids
and Families CoalitionMaking West Virginia the best place to live, work, and raise a family – no matter who you are.
OUR WORK
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition works to improve the health of children and families in our state by providing a forum for diverse organization to discuss, coordinate, and collaborate on issues. Our programs and initiatives include:
Families Leading Change
Families Leading Change supports West Virginia families by offering funding to start educational programs and projects and trains families who want to work with their principals, teachers, and school staff to make their hometown schools better.
Our Children, Our Future
Our Children, Our Future – a statewide campaign of over 150 partner organizations working to end child poverty in West Virginia – has worked with thousands of families, community groups, unions, churches, and other partners to win 28 statewide policy victories.
Try This WV
Every year, the Try This WV team gives out 40-55 mini-grants to rural communities across West Virginia to start community-led, grassroots health and economic development projects such as community gardens, walking trails, and farmers markets.
Young West Virginia
Young WV encourages students ages 15 to 25 to join a statewide movement of young people committed to making change within their communities in West Virginia. The annual Young WV: Power Building Conference is the states's only conference that is entirely planned and led by our state's best and brightest young people.
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GET INVOLVED
Want to make a difference in your community? You don't need to be a seasoned advocate to create change. We can help you – have a look below to see the many ways you can begin building power with other West Virginians...
"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great—you can be that generation."
~ Nelson Mandela
OUR VISION
Our vision is for West Virginia to be the best place in the world to live, work, and raise a family – no matter who you are. That means…
Great education and jobs
First-class support for children, from birth to adulthood – regardless of race, class, or parentage; schools that create a culture of entrepreneurship and life-long learning; debt-free higher education; and a diverse, nimble economy where if you work hard you can provide for your family
Healthy communities
Eating healthy and getting active are the norm; affordable and appropriate medical and preventative care; we choose treatment over incarceration; and welcoming communities, with pollution-free air, water, and land
A government that invests in people and people who invest in government
A strong infrastructure that ensures a diverse, dynamic economy; a government that encourages and rewards work; leading the nation in voter turnout, political activity, and everyday people running for office; and a corruption-free, waste-free government that is responsive to citizen leaders
NONPROFIT STATUS
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization. Our EIN is 45-2857448.
OUR OFFICE
1636 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston, WV 25311
Need to get in touch?
Email jennifer@ourfuturewv.org.