News

House of Hope Receives 2025 Ashby Award

January 24, 2025

DRF is pleased to announce House of Hope has been selected to receive the 2025 B.R. Ashby, M.D. Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Nominations Now Open for 2025 Ashby Award

August 5, 2024

Nominations of area nonprofits are now being accepted for the next B. R. Ashby, M.D. Award for Outstanding Community Service.

Project Literacy Receives 2024 Ashby Award

January 30, 2024

DRF is pleased to announce Project Literacy has been selected to receive the 2024 B.R. Ashby, M.D. Award for Outstanding Community Service.

This award, in the amount of a $60,000 general operating grant, honors outstanding community service in the region by a nonprofit organization based on success in helping families and individuals overcome significant challenges. 

PRP Reveals Results of The Big Sort

June 28, 2023

The Partnership for Regional Prosperity, an organization focused on anticipating issues related to dramatic growth coming to Danville and Pittsylvania County, presented the results of community workshops that identified trends most certain to have a high impact on the region. An event on June 21 at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research attracted elected officials, community leaders, and citizens to learn about how ready the region is for the future.

Community Speaker Event with Rich Harwood

April 4, 2023

DRF is pleased to welcome to the Dan River Region Richard C. Harwood, renowned speaker, author and President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, for a keynote event at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.