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ETA News Release: [07/02/2004]
Contact Name: Lorette
Post
Phone Number: (202) 693-3984
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards Nearly
$1.2 Million to Faith-Based and Community Organizations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has
announced grants totaling $1.2 million to 48 faith-based and community
organizations. The grants will help these organizations to meet the employment
and training needs of specific populations by coordinating with the public
workforce system.
“The President and I are committed to helping all Americans access
the tools they need to enter the workforce and advance in their careers,”
said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. “Faith-based and community
organizations are in a unique position to reach some of the hardest-to-serve
job seekers in our poorest neighborhoods. They are a trusted bridge that help
workers connect with the employment and training resources available at local
One-Stop Career Centers across the nation.”
The organizations that receive these grants will focus on the needs of
ex-offenders, immigrants, at-risk youth, single mothers, individuals with
disabilities, foreign job seekers who face language barriers, battered
immigrant women, low-income workers and the economically disadvantaged. In many
cases, the grantees will provide supportive services and individual mentoring
not available through the One-Stop delivery system.
“These grants will encourage small organizations to define the area
of greatest need in their communities and develop partnerships and programs
that lead to long-term solutions,” said Brent Orrell, director of the
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. “We look forward to
supporting the efforts of faith-based and community charities to make their
communities stronger and more self-sufficient.”
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover
DeRocco said, “These grants to small, local groups will expand the reach
of the public workforce system to individuals who might not otherwise be
served. Leveraging resources of both the One-Stop Centers and local community
organizations will close gaps in service and allow quicker achievement of a
common goal—getting more Americans back to work in good jobs with career
ladders.”
List of Grantees
|
Grantee |
Contact |
Phone |
Location |
Award |
|
Literacy Volunteers of Roanoke Valley |
Annette Loschert |
540-265-9339 |
Roanoke, VA |
$25,000 |
|
Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier County |
Marcia Whitmore |
540-349-4370 |
Warrenton, VA |
$25,000 |
|
My Sister's House |
Elaine Whitefeather |
916-324-6202 |
Sacramento, CA |
$25,000 |
|
Project Wise |
Susan Kenney |
303-765-5879 |
Denver, CO |
$25,000 |
|
Somali Development Center (SDC) |
Abdirahman A. Yusuf |
617-522-6904 |
Jamaica Plain, MA |
$25,000 |
|
WorkForce Development Center (WDC) |
Sheila Finkenbinder |
907-966-3066 |
Sitka, AK |
$24,770 |
|
Old Pueblo Community Foundation (OPCF) |
Nick Jones |
520-546-0122 |
Tucson, AZ |
$25,000 |
|
My Daughter's Keeper, Inc |
Stephanie Clark |
732-565-9313 |
North Brunswick, NJ |
$24,500 |
|
Virgin Islands Resource Cneter for the Disables, Inc.
(VIRCD) |
Shirley Joseph |
340-777-2253 |
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI |
$25,000 |
|
Core City Christian Community Development Association |
Edward Coleman |
616-355-0071 |
Holland, MI |
$25,000 |
|
Support for Training & Educational Programs |
Virginia Kwarta |
212-831-9080 |
New York City, NY |
$25,000 |
|
Vista Townsite Community Partnership |
Catherine Manis |
760-806-8980 |
San Diego, CA |
25,000 |
|
Iowa Comprehensive Human Services |
James D. Underwood |
515-245-7800 |
Des Moines, IA |
$25,000 |
|
Resource Center for Women, Inc |
Susan Olsen |
727-586-1110 |
Largo, FL |
$24,175 |
|
Alabama Consumer Empowerment & Supports, Inc |
Rebecca Poole |
334-799-1930 |
Montgomery, AL |
$20,594 |
|
Anderson Interfaith Ministries |
Ann Thayer |
864-226-2273 |
Anderson, SC |
$23,905 |
|
Barn-Raising Org., Inc |
Dana Aaron |
508-358-2299 |
Wayland, MA |
$25,000 |
|
Liberty Community Development Corporation (Liberty CDC)
|
Angela Piggee |
908-226-9955 |
Plainfield, NJ |
$25,000 |
|
Refugee Apostolate, Inc |
Kathleen Doyle |
508-831-7455 |
Worcester, MA |
$25,000 |
|
Rochester Landscape Technician Program, Inc |
Joan Hildebrand |
585-242-7590 |
Rochester, NY |
$25,000 |
|
Southern Technological Advocacy Resources (STAR) Foundation,
Inc |
Katie M. Orrel |
912-554-0540 |
Brunswick, GA |
$20,000 |
|
The Center Foundation |
Susan Garrison |
610-565-6171 |
Media, PA |
$25,000 |
|
Vineyard Church of the Harvest |
Pastor Robert Brown |
937-898-6105 |
Dayton, OH |
$25,000 |
|
Workplace ReConnections |
Jan Loomis |
937-274-4357 |
Dayton, OH |
$25,000 |
|
Firm Foundation of Pennsylvania, Inc |
Ronald Tilley |
717-233-6133 |
Harrisburg, PA |
$25,000 |
|
Heart of Central Texas Independent Living Center (HOCTIL)
|
Peggy Cosner |
254-939-4482 |
Belton, TX |
$25,000 |
|
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church |
Kenneth Tunch |
253-537-5449 |
Tacoma, WA |
$25,000 |
|
Next Step (NS) Community Development Corporation, Inc |
Tim Marks |
305-310-1808 |
Homestead, FL |
$25,000 |
|
Okeechobee Rehabilitation Facility, Inc |
Nancy Zeigler |
863-763-2419 |
Okeechobee, FL |
$21,954 |
|
Outfitted for Work |
Marie Moreto |
843-792-5039 |
Charleston, SC |
$24,891 |
|
The Appalachian People's Action Coalition |
Virginia Roman |
740-797-4110 |
Athens, OH |
$25,000 |
|
The Wilkinson Center (WC) |
Carreen D. Carson |
214-821-6380, ext.208 |
Dallas, TX |
$20,000 |
|
Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores |
Minsun Ji |
303-292-4115 |
Denver, CO |
$25,000 |
|
Great Wall Center, Inc |
Richard Cheng |
781-388-6931 |
Malden, MA |
$25,000 |
|
Home Builders Care Assistance Fund of Northern Kentucky
(HBCAF-NK) |
Daniel J. Dressman |
859-331-9500 |
Fort Mitchell, KY |
$25,000 |
|
Career Connections Collaborative, Inc. |
Susan Schiro, President |
617-424-0066 |
Boston, MA |
$25,000 |
|
Crittenden County Workforce Alliance |
Eric Parker, Executive Director |
870-732-1522 |
West Memphis, AR |
$25,000 |
|
Dove Career Development, Inc. |
Nadine Cleberg, Executive Director |
714-348-6913 |
Orange, CA |
$25,000 |
|
Lutheran Social Services of So. CA |
Loyal H. Sharp |
714-626-1800 |
Van Nuys, CA |
$25,000 |
|
Pivotal Point Youth Services, Inc |
La Tronda Lumpkins |
510-536-6604 |
Oakland, CA |
$25,000 |
|
West Bartow Front Porch Revitalization Council, Inc (Front
Porch) |
Delphinn Stephens |
863-533-1773 |
Bartow, FL |
$25,000 |
|
Goodwill Industries of Tenneya Area, Inc |
Douglas Kirkland |
423-245-0600 |
Kingsport, TN |
$25,000 |
|
New Life Community Development Center (NLCDC) |
Welborn A. Preston |
757-245-1814 |
Hampton, VA |
$25,000 |
|
Richmond County Literacy Council |
Mary O'Neal |
910-582-5825 |
Rockingham, NC |
$25,000 |
|
Salem Community Development Corporation |
Beverlee Hughes |
503-856-7077 |
Salem, OR |
$25,000 |
|
The Enterprising Kitchen, Inc |
Lauri Alpern |
773-506-3880 |
Chicago, IL |
$25,000 |
|
St. Mary's Parish |
Paul Garrity |
781-598-4907 |
Lynn, MA |
$25,000 |
|
Rural Solutions |
Cia Annand |
970-526-3616 |
Sterling, CO |
$28,000 |
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