Meet Elkins: A HubCAP Community

Last fall, we kicked off our HubCAP (Communities of Achievement Program) in six communities working on the Mon Forest Towns initiative: Cowen, Elkins, Franklin, Marlinton, Petersburg and White Sulphur Springs.
Meet White Sulphur Springs, a HubCAP community

The Hub’s fourth iteration of the Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP) includes six communities from the Mon Forest Towns region.
Parsons moving forward with pocket park project

PRO On/Trac, the City of Parsons, and the Parsons Blueprint Communities team are excited about the in-progress pocket park in downtown Parsons.
Marlinton is creating momentum in growing their recreational tourism economy

The Hub continues to work with six Mon Forest Towns communities as part of The Hub’s Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP) to help the communities build on the progress they have made towards revitalization.
An introduction to Petersburg: a HubCAP Mon Forest Towns community

Six communities are participating in The Hub’s HubCAP (Communities of Achievement Program) initiative which focuses on Mon Forest Town communities in its latest iteration.
Shinnston VISTA leads community food drive

My name is Jon Olsen. I’m an AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the City of Shinnston through The Hub. I am primarily involved with volunteer recruitment and management.
Former Hub communities work to reimagine their futures through the Fulcrum Project

The work of community entrepreneurship and democracy often encompasses the work of matchmaking. This was the goal of the newly launched Fulcrum Project, a collaboration between the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design and The Hub, funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
Lewis County community paves the way for beautification project successes

Our biggest success through our participation in the Blueprint Communities Program was engaging community members from across Lewis County.
Blueprint Community, Parsons, creates a recreational haven

Yes, it’s been an unbelievably crazy year, and yes, you’d think a city probably couldn’t make much progress during this time, but Parsons defied all odds.
New Martinsville continues to build their picture of success

Remember those connect the dot games? It was amazing to watch your creation appear as you connected those dots in the correct numerical order. Was it a butterfly? A spider? Or maybe an octopus?