Southwest Virginia receives a grant to aid in the employment recovery process

RADFORD, Va. – The New River and Mount Rogers Workforce Consortium Boards will receive $1.4 million to assist individuals in finding employment.

The Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor provide this funding.

The “New Beginnings” initiative will utilize the funds to offer training and eliminate obstacles to employment for people in southwest Virginia.

“We will give them occupational skills training in those three industries: construction, healthcare, and manufacturing, But the other component of working with the businesses is the businesses helping inform us what those skills are that people need to have,” Executive Director of the New River Valley/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board Marty Holliday said.

This program is designed to assist those leaving jail or suffering from drug misuse.