Endless Opportunities

When we dream of a future Southwest Virginia, we see a community where we can continue to live and work alongside friends and neighbors, in cities and towns filled with thriving local businesses.

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This Center is an investment in existing infrastructure and will revitalize our com munities. The economic stimulation that will result will match the ripple projects like this have for the communities they are based in. My hope for this project reflects United Way of Southwest Virginia’s hope for the region. When we combine the strength of our com munities with the creativity our region is known for, we can accomplish great things. Join us in making our home of Southwest Virginia one of the best places to live, work, and raise a family. Together, we can make it a reality.

Over the past decades, United Way of South west Virginia has worked on many initiatives, walking in locked arms with entire communi ties so they could respond to and ultimately recover from devastating disasters. With the launch of Ready SWVA, we gath ered more than 150 leaders from South west Virginia’s public and social sectors to explore barriers and shared opportunities for economic development for our home. From this work, Southwest Virginia’s needs for a strong future became clear. When employees struggle to find affordable childcare, they miss work as a result. When families are sidelined from working, employ ers cannot run at full speed, and the commu nity misses out on reaching its full potential. As a hub for workforce development and a childcare center, this community space will support today’s workers while preparing the workers of the future. The multi-generation al approach pairs workforce training with affordable and high-quality early childhood care and education.

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Travis Statton, CEO and President, United Way of Southwest Virginia

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