06/11/2026
Picture a kid who can see a doctor without leaving school. A family that doesn’t have to drive an hour for care. That’s what school-based health looks like in West Virginia, and the teams making it happen are the real heroes of this story.
We got to celebrate that work this week at the West Virginia School-Based Health Conference in Charleston, and we were genuinely surprised and grateful to be named the 2026 WVCA School-Based Health Community Impact Leader.
The award was presented to us by our dear friends, Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers, Inc.
Getting to share that moment with people we care about made it all the more meaningful.
Maria Ferraris accepted for the team, with Jess Hughes there too, and tomorrow Maria is presenting “Driving Care Outward and Forward: Mobile Operations and Sustainability.”
To everyone in West Virginia helping care reach kids and families: thank you for letting us be part of it. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
West Virginia Primary Care Association - WVPCA