Program Helps Employers Offset Costs While Building a Stronger Workforce
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Tim Saunders, Deputy Director of the Central Virginia Workforce Development Board, presents Jeff Betterton, President of BMS Direct, with a reimbursement check from the Existing Worker Training program.
When employers in the Lynchburg region invest in training for their workforce, they turn to a program of the Central Virginia Planning District Commission to help offset their costs.
CVPDC Partners with Camp Kum-Ba-Yah to Support Stream Protection
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The CVPDC in 2025 launched the Water Relief Mini-Grant Program to provide up to $4,500 in funding to support the installation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to improve water quality in local area streams and Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
Champions of Disability Employment
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Congratulations to the amazing Denise Hutton, a Career Navigator with HumanKind and Virginia Career Works! Denise was recognized as one of Virginia's 2025 Champions of Disability Employment by the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services.
Strengthening Roadway Safety Across Central Virginia
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December 16, 2025
LYNCHBURG, VA—The Central Virginia Planning District Commission (CVPDC), Central Virginia Transportation Organization (CVTPO), and local stakeholders adopted the Central Virginia Safety Action Plan – Safe Streets for All (CVSAP) on November 20, 2025.
Help Shape Lynchburg’s Transportation Future
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Share Your Input on the Draft Multimodal Network
The CVPDC, City of Lynchburg, and GLTC are partnering to develop a plan to make it easier and safer for all users to access destinations in Lynchburg with or without a car. The Lynchburg Multimodal Plan will propose strategies and projects to develop a long-term transportation network, creating ways to get to important places such as schools, parks, transit routes, and jobs by walking, taking a bus, or biking.
Virginia Career Works Fosters Partnerships to Meet Regional Workforce Needs
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The Central Virginia Workforce Development Board works year-round to unite workforce agencies across the Lynchburg region, encouraging collaboration and breaking down silos to better serve both employers and job seekers.
Preparing Educators to Guide Students Toward Local Careers
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Helping educators understand local labor market trends and high-demand career paths is the focus of an ongoing initiative supported by the Central Virginia Workforce Development Board.
CVPDC Elects Officers for Fiscal Year 2026
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The Central Virginia Planning District Commission conducted its annual election of officers at its regular summer meeting, July 17, 2025.
Regional Housing Summit Highlights Collaborative Solutions to Central Virginia's Growing Housing Needs
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Public and private sector leaders convene to discuss barriers, strategies, and funding opportunities to increase housing access across the region.
Lynchburg, VA — On Tuesday, June 25, the Central Virginia Planning District Commission (CVPDC) and Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance (LRBA) hosted the inaugural Central Virginia Regional Housing Summit, bringing together more than 100 local government leaders, housing advocates, developers, lenders, and nonprofit partners to address one of the region’s most pressing challenges—housing availability and affordability.
