Travis Staton

Congrats to @ToddPillionVA for yesterday's recognition with @PromiseActionVA and @GovernorVA for all of your hard work to expand access to child care in #SWVA! @unitedwayswva appreciates all that you do for our region! 2022 Child Care Champion of the Year!

"Almost half of mothers with young children who left the work force cited child care as a reason for the move and 69 percent of women looking for a job said child care benefits could sway their decision on where to work" nytimes.com/2022/05/11/bus…

Join me for the @RichmondFed’s #InvestRuralUSA Conference on March 30. I’ll be discussing Rural Development Hubs and how communities can invest in system-level changes. Register here: bit.ly/3HPJjRD

10 things Youngkin could do to help rural Virginia - Cardinal News cardinalnews.org/2022/02/08/10-…

“It’s hard to attract larger industries that employ a large quantity of workers without having available child care,” @VAeRegion's Jonathan Belcher said. #READYSWVA #GrowRuralVA cardinalnews.org/2022/02/04/one…

Together we will make Virginia the best place to live and work and raise a family. @GovernorVA #GrowRuralVa

Great to see #SWVA’s @ChuckSlemp and other members of the @GovernorVA’s Administration tonight at @VARuralCenter’s Rural Caucus Reception #GrowRuralVa

Child care is a key to Southwest Virginia’s economic opportunity heraldcourier.com/opinion/column… via @heraldcourier

“We are resilient and we are tough in Southwest Virginia. We don’t ask for a lot of help. We usually get it done locally, and we’re going to do it, and we’re going to get it done. But a little bit of help would be nice, and it would go a long way.” cardinalnews.org/2022/01/20/buc…

United Way of Southwest Virginia asks Youngkin administration to release Virginia Disaster Relief Funds for Hurley - Read More: is.gd/KIQBww

United Way of Southwest Virginia sent Gov. Glenn Youngkin a letter Tuesday, urging him to authorize immediate relief for Hurley flood victims from the Virginia Disaster Recovery Fund. wcyb.com/news/local/uni…

United Way of Southwest Virginia officials sent a letter to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday, asking the governor to authorize immediate relief for the citizens of Hurley from the Virginia Disaster Recovery Fund. heraldcourier.com/news/local/gov…

@unitedwayswva remains committed to the citizens of Hurley and has requested assistance from @GovernorVA and @VDEM after @fema's denial of individual assistance.

Ready SWVA seeks funds to expand access to affordable childcare swvatoday.com/news/article_a… via @SwVirginia_News #ReadySWVA @unitedwayswva

Watch “Ready SWVA - United Way of Southwest Virginia” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/655408554?ref=…

United Way of Southwest Virginia introduces Ready SWVA workforce development initiative unitedwayswva.org/readyswva/

#ReadySWVA will create a new early childhood system that will expand access to affordable childcare, strengthen the current network of providers, and build a cohort of professional early childhood educators.

Special thanks to Dr. Megan Healy @WorkforceVA and Chief Workforce Development Advisor to @GovernorVA for joining the @unitedwayswva COVID-19 Advisory Council meeting today to share important workforce updates in our region. #SWAV #allinSWVA #LIVEUNITED

Special thanks to @RichmondFed's President and CEO, Mr. Tom Barkin for joining the #SWVA COVID-19 Advisory Council meeting today. Lots of great work happening by @unitedwayswva for the recovery of our great region!

So grateful to have @VDSS Commissioner Duke Storen join us today for the @unitedwayswva COVID-19 Advisory Council. We're making great progress. Thank you, Commissioner, and @VDSS for all that you are doing for #SWVA and the Commonwealth! #TEAMWORK #LIVEUNITED