Check out this article about us and our enterprises in the Summer 2024 issue of @wvliving! https://lnkd.in/eD29zDvz
Farms Work Wonders
Non-profit Organizations
Wardensville, West Virginia 128 followers
We grow more than vegetables. We're growing the future.
About us
Our mission is to ignite the spark of curiosity in Appalachian youth so they see themselves and their futures in new and exciting ways. We offer more than a job. From day one, our dedicated Mission team utilizes a holistic youth development approach focused on social-emotional learning and the development of the individual’s assets and gifts. Through paid on-the-job training, civic engagement and workshops that focus on transferable work, life, and leadership skills, we provide a safe and nurturing platform where they explore, challenge, discover, and dream. This multifaceted approach maximizes all the benefits of teen employment and transforms the workplace and our social enterprise businesses into dynamic living classrooms.
- Website
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farmsworkwonders.org
External link for Farms Work Wonders
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Wardensville, West Virginia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2016
Locations
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Primary
28846 WV-55
Wardensville, West Virginia 26851, US
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28813 SR 55
Wardensville, WV 26851, US
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273 E Main St.
Wardensville, WV 26851, US
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155 W Main St
Wardensville, West Virginia 26851, US
Employees at Farms Work Wonders
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Colette LaForce
Independent Board Director | Entrepreneur | Technologist | Artist | Former Chief Marketing Officer of AMD, Dell Services, Cars.com, ICF
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Joshua Herrell
Youth Development Liaison
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wonder samuel
I'm a human resource manager, personnel manager, BSC in public Administration. good computer skills and business oriented
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Abbye Prelip
Assistant Farm Manager at Lewis Farm
Updates
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The annual Farm 5K Benefit Run/Walk has always been a pillar of support for our local volunteer fire and rescue squads. This year, in the aftermath of the March wildfires that struck Hardy County, our support for them is more essential than ever. Many of our Junior Crew and staff worked alongside the volunteer fire + rescue crews, attempting to save homes from the quickly spreading fires. The footage seen in this video was taken by several of our staff members. We're calling on YOU to get involved and help us support our first responders. Help us make a big difference in our small community! Share this post and visit farm5k.org to donate and register today.
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NOMINATE US FOR THE BEST OF WEST VIRGINIA AWARDS 🗳️ It's nomination time again and we would love it if you would take a moment to nominate Farms Work Wonders and our enterprises for the 2024 Best of West Virginia Awards! Nominations are actively underway, and you can nominate us every day at https://lnkd.in/eE2VrT_B until July 30th. CULTURE: Best Charity/Nonprofit - Farms Work Wonders Best Place to Work - Farms Work Wonders FOOD: Best Bakery - Mack's Bingo Bakery (formerly Wardensville Garden Market) Best Pepperoni Roll - Mack's Bingo Bakery Best Appalachian Cuisine - Mack's Bingo Kitchen Best Burger - Mack's Bingo Kitchen Best Hot Dog - Mack's Bingo Kitchen Best New Restaurant - Mack's Bingo Kitchen Best Specialty Food Marketplace - Wardensville Garden Market SHOPPING + SERVICES: Best West Virginia Made Product (non-food) - Dakota Glass Works As always, we appreciate your continued support and are honored to call this wonderful state our home!
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We're #hiring a new Sous Chef in Wardensville, West Virginia. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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EARTH DAY WORK DAY WRAP-UP 🌎 We are overwhelmed with appreciation for our town's hard work and dedication to cleaning up Wardensville Town Park. Thank you to everyone who teamed up with our Youth Giving Committee and the Friends of J Allen Hawkins Community Park for an Earth Day Work Day this past Saturday. The space looks fantastic, and we look forward to our community enjoying our newly-cleaned park and freshly painted bridges!
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We are proud to be known as the "Little West Virginia Farm with Big Dreams." Read the full article online at https://lnkd.in/eRJvwmKE. A big thank you to Garden&Gun magazine for visiting Farms Work Wonders and sharing our story!
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Congratulations to our Board Chair, Colette LaForce, on being listed on the Private Company Director 'Directors to Watch 2024' list!
Independent Board Director | Entrepreneur | Technologist | Artist | Former Chief Marketing Officer of AMD, Dell Services, Cars.com, ICF
Thank you to Private Company Director for the honors and congrats to all who were selected as 'Directors to Watch' this year. My biggest thanks go to the incredible women who have helped support my love of board service and those who are actively helping to bring more women into the boardroom: Kim Mageau Jan Babiak Pattie Sellers Beth Stewart Britt Ide Julie Castro Abrams Sylvia Smetana Ylisa I Sanford, CFP® Executive Director. Onward! Ulteig FGM Architects Farms Work Wonders #boards #independentdirector #leadership #womenonboards #goodgovernance
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We're #hiring a new Sous Chef in Wardensville, West Virginia. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Happy Anniversary to all of our fantastic team members who are celebrating a work milestone in February! This includes Junior Crew member Jessica, who has been with us for two years; Junior Crew turned staff members Brenden and Kollin, who have been with us for two years; Farmers Hannah and Abbye, who have been with us for 2 and 3 years respectively, and restaurant General Manager Caitlyn and Executive Chef Vinnie who have been with us for one year. We extend a heartfelt thank you for being an integral part of our mission to ignite the spark of curiosity in Appalachian youth so they see themselves and their futures in new and exciting ways. 🌟
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REFLECTING ON SEVEN YEARS OF GIVING BACK If we had to share just four things we're most proud of over the years, we'd say: → LAUNCHING FIVE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES that serve as living classrooms for local youth, where real-world work, life, and leadership skills are built into every shift. The most recent addition was in 2023 with the opening of Mack's Bingo Kitchen, recently voted West Virginia's Best New Restaurant. → AWARDING $201,145 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 47 LOCAL YOUTH with the most recent award round totaling almost $20,000 for the 2023 school year. → DONATING $313,492 TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, this year alone raised over $21,125 for the Wardensville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Capon Valley Volunteer Fire Department, and our youth led Youth Giving Committee that makes decisions on local community grants. → WELCOMING 273 NEW HIRES, 112 BEING LOCAL YOUTH. Presently, we employ over 70 people, many of whom started in our Junior Crew program for local youth and are now staff. We also have 13 new youth currently enrolled in our 2024 Junior Crew program. WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. We look forward to continuing to ignite the spark of curiosity within Appalachian youth in 2024 and beyond! For more information about Farms Work Wonders and our impact, read our most recent blog post, "Reflecting on Seven Years of Giving Back," at https://lnkd.in/eycYipGK.