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✅ Week 1 of Work Forward is officially complete!

This week, 21 young people took the first steps toward building their future.

📚 Completed workforce readiness training
📝 Built or updated professional resumes
💼 Learned workplace expectations and professionalism
🗣️ Developed communication and interview skills
🤝 Participated in team-building and career readiness activities

We're proud to report:
✔️ 21 participants enrolled
✔️ 21 resumes completed or updated
✔️ Strong engagement and participation across both cohorts

Work Forward is more than a summer program—it's an opportunity to gain experience, build confidence, develop leadership skills, and prepare for success in the workplace.

Week 1 is in the books. We're just getting started. 🚀

🎉 Congratulations to TAP's own LaTron Brown! 🎉

LaTron, TAP's Planner and Grant Writer for Affordable Housing and Weatherization initiatives, was honored at Celebrate United held by United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge for his outstanding leadership and community impact.

Through his work at TAP and his dedication to organizations across the Roanoke Valley, LaTron helps expand affordable housing, strengthen nonprofits, and connect people with life-changing opportunities.

We're proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and grateful for all he does for our community. 💙



Photo Left to Right: Keegan Gore (Fund Development), Angela Penn (President and CEO), Laura Brown (LaTron's mother), LaTron, Aaron Fallon (VP of Planning and Resource Development), and Gwen Johnson (Director of This Valley Works)

🎨✨ TOMORROW'S LEADERS SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM ✨🎨

Looking for something fun, creative, and meaningful for your child this summer? 👀

The Tomorrow's Leaders Summer Arts Program gives young people the opportunity to explore their creativity, build confidence, make new friends, and develop skills that will last long after summer ends.

🎭 Arts & Creative Expression
👕 Fashion & Style Development
🎥 Media & Content Creation
⭐ Confidence Building Activities

📅 Starts June 22, 2026
📍 Roanoke Higher Education Center
🕙 Tuesdays & Thursdays | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

And to celebrate a successful summer...

🎢 Participants will have the opportunity to attend an overnight end-of-summer trip to Carowinds! 🔥

⚠️ Limited spots available.

📲 Scan the QR code and sign up today before spaces are filled.

🚀 THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! 🚀

Work Forward 2026 officially kicks off June 8, and we couldn't be more excited for what's ahead. 🔥

Over the coming weeks, participants will gain real-world work experience, build leadership skills, explore career opportunities, strengthen their resumes, and prepare for future success.

This is more than a summer program.

It's an opportunity to learn, grow, connect, and move forward.

To everyone selected for this year's program — get ready.

👀 Big things are coming.
📅 Training starts June 8.
💼 Real Experience.
⭐ Real Skills.
🚀 Real Impact.

The future is calling. Will you answer?

🚀 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🚀

Group A officially starts Monday. 🔥

For weeks, young people have been preparing for this opportunity, and now it's time to get started.

Work Forward is more than a summer program—it's an opportunity to gain experience, build confidence, develop leadership skills, and prepare for the future.

To all of our participants:

📚 Show up ready to learn.
🌱 Show up ready to grow.
🚀 Show up ready to move forward.

This summer is just the beginning. 👀

📅 Group A starts Monday.

Community in action 💙

Students from Patrick Henry High School - Roanoke, VA partnered with Family Service of Roanoke Valley to create thoughtful gift baskets for new mothers in our community. This afternoon, they donated 16 beautiful baskets to Head Start ’s Pregnant Women’s Program, helping support local families during an important chapter of their lives.

We’re grateful for these students’ compassion, generosity, and commitment to making a difference for families in the Roanoke Valley. 💐