KISRA - Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action is a nonprofit that has provided one AFI grant since 2009, with the objective to increase assets for residents in rural West Virginia.

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action emphasizes homeownership, postsecondary education, and business capitalization, with the goal of equipping low-income residents of rural West Virginia with resources to build assets and become self-sufficient. Highlights from this grantee include integrating asset building into health marriage, domestic violence, and housing programs.

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action partners with West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Resolve Family Abuse Program, Family Refuge Center, Stop Abusive Family Environments, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, West Virginia Economic Development Authority, Travel Beautiful Appalachia, East End Family Resource Center, IRS VITA program, West Virginia Housing Development Fund, and Mayors Office of Economic and Community Development to provide referrals, marketing and outreach, financial education, and supportive services.