Forging Partnerships Through Community Academies: Key Learnings from the DARS Lynchburg Office

This resource highlights how the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Lynchburg office used Community Academies to bring together workforce, education, vocational rehabilitation, employers, and other service partners to build stronger local partnerships. It shares key outcomes from the Lynchburg Community Academies, including new referral relationships, employer connections, and strategies for sustaining collaboration over time.

This material is associated with the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF), Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Program (ALN 84.421C)