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Board backs regional ROPES recovery‑to‑work program, approves $25,000 local match
Summary
The board agreed to support a regional opioid abatement authority application for the ROPES re‑engagement workforce program and to fund a $25,000 local match from opioid funds; Rachel Patton described the program’s CARS to Work vehicle assistance and its recent service numbers.
Russell County supervisors voted on Jan. 5 to provide a letter of support and a $25,000 local match from opioid settlement funds for a regional workforce program that helps people in recovery reenter employment.
Rachel Patton, executive director of the Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board, described ROPES (Re‑engagement Opportunities and Pathways to Employment Success). She said the…
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