Leaders celebrate opening of One-Stop center

State and community leaders celebrated the opening of the Virginia Workforce Center — or “One-Stop” — in Nor-Dan Shopping Center on Thursday morning.

“I look at these centers as platforms for opportunity and hope,” said Danny LeBlanc, senior advisor for workforce to the governor’s office.

The new one-stop center housed a full lobby of customers after opening three weeks ago. From Dec. 18 to Wednesday, the center served 1,521 customers.

“This region, we are well positioned for progress and we are ready to get the job done in a more effective and efficient way,” Mayor Sherman Saunders said.

What does the Virginia Workforce Center do?

Employers, workers looking to upgrade their job skills and job seekers will benefit from the integration of service providers. The facility streamlines employment services for customers with convenience in one location and by using a common registration form.

The center also serves in-school and out-of-school youth and provides internship training, job placement assistance and summer and in-school employment-related programs.

For more information, call (434) 549-8220.

What agencies can be found inside?

Pittsylvania County Community Action Agency Inc.’s Community Block Grant office, Department of Rehabilitative Services, the Virginia Employment Commission, the Workforce Career Center, Danville Public Schools Adult and Career Education Center, Danville Community College and Southern Area Agency on Aging. The West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board runs the center.