The MassHire Metro South/West Workforce Board, as part of the statewide network of employment professionals, supports the regional economy and brings together resources in order to develop a skilled workforce, now and for the future. In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, members of the MassHire Metro South/West Workforce Board are business and community leaders, prominent educators, and organized labor officials. They create innovative systemic change initiatives for target groups and industry sectors. Serving 43 cities and towns in the Metro South/West region, the board works as an intermediary—bringing together businesses and public institutions to find and implement solutions to labor market problems and advocating for policy change, while developing financing strategies for the communities of: Acton, Ashland, Bellingham, Bedford, Boxborough, Brookline, Canton, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, and Wrentham.