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ETA News Release: [June 29, 2005]
Contact Name: David James or Mike Volpe
Phone Number: 202-693-4676 or 202-693-3984
U.S. Department of Labor Awards $1.2 Million to Faith-Based and Community Organizations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced $1.2 million in grants to 49 faith-based and community organizations to help them meet the employment and training needs of specific populations through the public workforce system.
“Faith-based and community organizations are uniquely positioned to assist job seekers who are among the most in need of help and this Administration is committed to helping these groups with their important work,” said Chao. “Forty-nine community groups will utilize these grants and help people who want to work take advantage of the resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers across the nation.”
Organizations receiving these grants will focus on the needs of special populations, such as ex-offenders, individuals with disabilities, job seekers who face language barriers and low-income and other economically disadvantaged workers. In many cases, the grantees will provide supportive services and individual mentoring not available through the One-Stop delivery system.
“By connecting faith-based and community organizations with the public workforce system, individuals who might not otherwise be served will find training and employment opportunities in local areas,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover DeRocco. “By working together, workforce investment boards and local faith-based community organizations will close service gaps and help more Americans find jobs with promising career paths.”
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2005 Grassroots Organizations
| Applicant |
City |
State |
Amount |
| African and American Friendship Association for Cooperation and Development (AAFACD), Inc. |
St. Paul |
MN |
$25,000 |
| Community Housing Partnership |
San Francisco |
CA |
$25,000 |
| East African Community of Orange County |
Anaheim |
CA |
$25,000 |
| Enrichment Through Employment |
Torrance |
CA |
$24,998 |
| Faith Matters |
Greensboro |
NC |
$25,000 |
| International Institute of the East Bay |
Oakland |
CA |
$25,000 |
| Ropheka Rock of The World, Inc. |
Atlanta |
GA |
|
| Southwest Center for Independence, Inc. |
Durango |
CO |
$24,308 |
| UrbaneKnights, Inc. |
Toledo |
OH |
$25,000 |
| Christian Workplace Mentoring Ministry |
Springfield |
OH |
$25,000 |
| Jubilee Restoration, Inc. |
Berkeley |
CA |
$25,000 |
| Work In Progress |
Columbia |
SC |
$25,000 |
| Wyandotte Serves and Wyandotte Works, Inc. |
Kansas City |
KS |
$25,000 |
| Asian American Workforce Development Corporation |
Boston |
MA |
$24,969 |
| Children's Justice Alliance |
Portland |
OR |
$25,000 |
| Colleton County Literacy Council |
Walterboro |
SC |
$20,020 |
| Connecticut Association for United Spanish Action, Inc. |
Hartford |
CT |
$25,000 |
| Future Careers, Inc. |
Alexandria |
VA |
$24,507 |
| Housing Preservation and Development Corporation |
Richmond |
VA |
$25,000 |
| IMANI HOUSE, Inc. |
Brooklyn |
NY |
$25,000 |
| JCTOD Outreach, Inc. |
Utica |
NY |
$25,000 |
| MultiEthnic Community Center (MECC) |
Houston |
TX |
$25,000 |
| New Destiny Community Corporation |
Paterson |
NJ |
$25,000 |
| Nontraditional Employment for Women |
New York |
NY |
$25,000 |
| Phoenix Dine, Inc. |
Phoenix |
AZ |
$24,585 |
| Portage County Literacy Council, Inc. |
Stevens Point |
WI |
$24,870 |
| Solutions Community Development Corporation, Inc. |
Holyoke |
MA |
$25,000 |
| Southeast Children's Fund, Inc. |
Washington |
DC |
$25,000 |
| The Workshop for Adult Vocational Enrichment, Inc. |
Tallahassee |
FL |
$20,000 |
| African Cultural Alliance of North America |
Philadelphia |
PA |
$25,000 |
| Association for Independent Living of Utah |
Provo |
UT |
$25,000 |
| County Housing, Education and Community Services, Inc. |
Greenville |
MS |
$25,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Ministries, Inc. |
Hartford |
CT |
$25,000 |
|
Rappahannock Area Health Education Center |
Warsaw |
VA |
$25,000 |
| Bread of Life Ministries |
Augusta |
ME |
$25,000 |
|
Faith Action for Community Equity |
Honolulu |
HI |
$25,000 |
|
Giving Rewarding Opportunities to Work (G.R.O.W.) Inc. |
Vero Beach |
FL |
$25,000 |
| Holly Community , Inc. |
Salisbury |
MD |
$25,000 |
|
One Stop Vision Center for the Special Population |
Tampa |
FL |
$24,896 |
| Turning the Tide |
Philadelphia |
PA |
$25,000 |
|
Victory Temple Ministry for Economic Development |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
$25,000 |
| Elim Pacific Ministries |
Barrigada |
GU |
$25,000 |
| Hope Center, Inc. |
Gretna |
LA |
$24,220 |
|
Native American Community Services |
Las Vegas |
NV |
$25,000 |
| La Casa Norte |
Chicago |
IL |
$25,000 |
|
Saint Luke Baptist Church |
Albuquerque |
NM |
$25,000 |
| Alpha House Inc. |
Mountain Home |
AR |
$21,200 |
|
Faith in Action Outreach Ministries, Inc. |
Hayneville |
AL |
$25,000 |
|
The Joslin Community Development Corporation |
Providence |
RI |
$25,000 |
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Total |
$1,208,493 |
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