West Virginia University and Ascend WV — the nation’s premier talent attraction and retention program supported by the WVU Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative — have joined forces to support the fight against the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
The University, along with Ascend WV, which was established through a gift from the Wing 2 Wing Foundation and in partnership with West Virginia Department of Tourism, stepped forward upon learning the West Virginia First Foundation needed working space to carry out its charge to help people across the Mountain State. The WVFF is tasked with distributing nearly $1 billion of opioid settlement funds.