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ETA News Release: [10/21/2004]
Contact Name: Ed
Frank or Lorette Post Phone Number: 202-693-4676 or 693-3984
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $10.4 Million to Aid Pennsylvania Workers Affected by Recent Hurricane-Related Floods
PITTSBURGH, Pa.U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today
announced a National Emergency Grant of $10.4 million to assist workers in
Pennsylvania who lost their jobs due to recent hurricane-related flooding.
“The President and I want to do everything we can to help Pennsylvania workers
affected by recent hurricane-related flooding get back on their feet,” said
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. “This $10.4 million grant will create
nearly 700 jobs for unemployed workers to aid with disaster clean-up and
help restore and rebuild the communities in Pennsylvania that have been impacted
by these storms.”
Awarded to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the grant
will provide temporary jobs for workers who became unemployed as a result
of the hurricanes, as well as other dislocated workers. The emergency funds
will be used on projects that provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian
assistance for disaster victims.
Workers will also help with demolition, renovation and reconstruction of
destroyed public structures, facilities and lands, and will be able to assist
with work on homes of economically disadvantaged individuals who are eligible
for the federally funded weatherization program. Priority will be given to
services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities.
The grant will fund temporary jobs for approximately 672 individuals in
the following 46 counties declared eligible for public assistance by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion,
Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Franklin, Greene,
Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne,
Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike,
Schuylkill, Snyder, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland,
Wyoming and York.
Workers who have lost their source of income due to the flooding and who
do not take advantage of the jobs program announced today may also be able
to apply for state unemployment insurance benefits. To apply for assistance,
workers should contact their nearest Career Link Center. To find the closest
CareerLink Center, call 1-877-US2-JOBS or visit www.servicelocator.org.
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