Aspen CSG partners with Rural Development Hubs across the country to strengthen local leadership, align funding, and build regional capacity. Through research and peer learning, we support Hub leaders to refine strategies and apply what works across regions.
In Virginia, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies:
The Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) works to encourage revitalization and renewal in the Dan River Region. They do so by making long-term investments to improve education, economic vitality, community wellness, financial stability and civic capacity for citizens throughout the City of Danville, Virginia; Pittsylvania County, Virginia; and Caswell County, North Carolina.
Danville Regional Foundation is featured in these Aspen CSG resources: The Power of Connection: Rural Development Hubs in Action
The Conservation Fund creates nature-based solutions that protect the environment while supporting strong economies and communities. For over 40 years, it has conserved more than 9 million acres across all 50 states, protecting habitats, supporting jobs, and improving quality of life. Its work tackles key challenges like climate change, wildlife protection, and rural development to keep America’s lands healthy and resilient.
The Conservation Fund is featured in these Aspen CSG resources: Using Relational Leadership to Build Power Together, Through Natural Disaster to Prosperity: A Call to Action, Mapping a New Terrain: Call to Action and more.
Highland Community Builders (HCB) is a non-profit serving the people of Randolph, Upshur, Lewis, Tucker, and Barbour counties in North Central West Virginia. They were founded in 2005 by the Randolph County Housing Authority (RCHA) to provide and support an array of programs and projects that meet housing, workforce development, and social service needs in the region.
Valley Program for Aging Services
The Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) empowers adults aged 60 and over with resources and opportunities to lead engaged, independent lives. It provides community-based programs such as Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, dementia-friendly initiatives, and transportation. With a vision of supporting successful aging in place across the Central Shenandoah Valley, VPAS also offers services like case management, Medicare counseling, and emergency assistance tailored to evolving needs.
Virginia Community Capital (VCC) is a multi-million dollar non-profit, community development financial institution (CDFI) and banking entity providing innovative loan and investment solutions for affordable housing and economic development projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia. VCC offers loan capital that is broader than bank lending to projects that have a positive community impact in low- to moderate-income communities in underserved geographies and markets.
