Calfee Center

Help Build the Future of the Calfee Center

What began as a community effort to save the historic Calfee Training School has grown into a vibrant hub for education, culture, childcare, workforce development, and community healing in Pulaski County and across the New River Valley.

Today, the Calfee Center serves children, families, and community members through programs rooted in the belief that reckoning with history and investing in people creates a stronger and more equitable future for our region.

Through the Harmon Learning Center, we provide high-quality early childhood education for local families, with growing demand and waiting lists in every classroom. In 2026, we will continue expanding our impact through the opening of the African American Heritage Center museum, the Venable Digital Lab, and the Lena Huckstep Community Kitchen,  creating new opportunities for historical preservation, digital literacy, workforce training, entrepreneurship, and food security.

This year, Give Local NRV proceeds will support:

• Production of the Quiet Courage museum exhibit
• Installation of a new infant and toddler outdoor playspace for the Harmon Learning Center
• Restoration of the Tract Fork streambank to support development of the Walter “Jingles” White Sankofa Trail (in partnership with the New River Conservancy and Friends of Peak Creek)

Every gift matters. Whether you give $5 or $2,500, your support helps preserve an important community landmark while creating opportunities for generations to come.

Join us in building a place where history is honored, families are supported, and futures are strengthened.

Learn more about our work at: www.CalfeeCCC.org.