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Crossroads Jobs has received a Platinum Achievement Award from the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties “for significant internal growth and operational improvements since beginning as an all-volunteer startup organization in 2012.” The $2,000 grant was the outcome of a competitive process to select one Loudoun nonprofit in each of three size categories

In November 2018, Penny was hired by a local pharmacy to train and work as a pharmacy technician. In order to start the training component, however, Penny had to pass a math test. Her math skills were rusty, so after two failed attempts, she called her job counselor in a panic. Her boss was giving

For the second consecutive year, Crossroads Jobs has received a grant from The Cloudbreak Foundation. The $5,000 grant will help support Crossroads Jobs’ ongoing job search training and placement program which serves unemployed and underemployed residents in the Loudoun County area. The Cloudbreak Foundation assists community-based charitable organizations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, which

We were at a fundraising event recently and someone asked whether we were almost “out of a job” at Crossroads Jobs since unemployment is so low. Good question, but the answer is a resounding NO! The unemployment rate can be misleading. Unemployment is calculated by including all jobs, full time, part time, high pay, low

We are honored to be part of an amazing group of nonprofits awarded grants from the Loudoun Impact Fund in partnership with the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. We are so thankful for the support of our applicants and our employers. Despite having to overcome a wide variety of obstacles, our applicants

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Here’s what a recent job candidate had to say about Yanci, one of our job counselors: My name is Daysi. I’m currently employed, but I was looking for job for a very long time, but unfortunately I couldn’t find anything. I was looking for something where I can make an impact on people and as

We just passed our placement total for 2017 and it it’s only the start of October!  We currently have 52 placements in a wide variety of positions including, custodian, teaching assistant, web/online order representative, front desk clerk, school social worker, administrative assistant, cashier, maintenance and customer service.  This means we have been able to ring

A big thank you to Benefit Loudoun for hosting a great event on Saturday, September 22. The Village at Leesburg was hopping with amazing music and fantastic food. The best part of the day was the opportunity to meet so many neighbors and share information about Crossroads Jobs. Loudoun County is the wealthiest county in