A New Chapter for a Beloved Tradition: Harvest Youth Board Launches Community Thanksgiving Table Fund

The Harvest Youth Board honors the legacy of the W. Dan Prince III Thanksgiving Eve Dinner while creating new opportunities for communities to come together to provide Thanksgiving meals Martinsville, […]
MHC EDC Awards 12 Small Businesses through BRIEFcase Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Valerie HarperMartinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporationvharper@yesmartinsville.com Martinsville, VA (June 30, 2026) – Twelve local small businesses were recently awarded assistance through the BRIEFcase program offered by the […]
June: The Region is Booming: Why we must move now

From the desk of The Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller On top of the economic growth here in Martinsville and Henry County, there’s an economic wave building in the 60 […]
The Harvest Foundation awards more than $2.5 million in grant funding to six organizations

Second quarter grant awards reflect broad investments across Martinsville-Henry County Martinsville, Va. — The Harvest Foundation’s Board of Directors approved six grants totaling more than $2.5 million to support education, […]
Infinity Acres launches Veterans Greenhouse Initiative

Friends of Infinity Acres Ranch, an educational and therapeutic non-profit based in Henry County, will launch the Veterans Healing and Growing Greenhouse Initiative, funded in part by a $24,000 Pick Up the Pace (PUP) grant from The Harvest Foundation.
Two new school-based health centers coming to Martinsville, Henry County

Connect Health + Wellness, PATHS will open centers at Laurel Park Middle School and Albert Harris Elementary School Martinsville, Va. — Two local medical centers are expanding their footprints to […]
April: What’s Your Project Hope?

From the desk of The Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller “Project Hope is about neighbors working with neighbors.” This simple sentence is the essence of our initiative, Project Hope. Almost […]
March: Partnering for Rural Resilience

From the desk of The Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller In January, the president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, Tom Barkin, visited Martinsville and Henry County. Mr. Barkin and […]
February: Tourism is Everyone’s Business

Guest Column by Latala Hodges, Sr. Communications and Operating Officer at The Harvest Foundation When we think of tourism, many of us assume it’s a specialized industry that doesn’t touch […]
January: Why Community Visioning Matters Right Now

From the desk of The Harvest Foundation President Kate Keller Next month, we’re going to launch our community-wide visioning process that will strive to include everyone from every corner of […]