CONTACT:	Gwen Zuares
OFFICE:	202/693-3366

SECRETARY OF LABOR ANNOUNCES $8,208,420 FOR THE YOUTH OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

As a result of a recent procurement action, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration is awarding $8,208,420 to nine organizations, according to the attached list. These grants are being awarded for Youth Offender Demonstration Project. This project will provide services aimed at youth who are or have been under criminal justice supervision or involved in gangs. Youth employment and developmental activities will be used for structure and placing youth offenders, gang members, and at-risk youth ages 14-24 employment into long term (part-time for ages 14-15) wage levels that will (1) prevent future dependency and/or (2) break the cycle of crime and juvenile delinquency that contributes to recidivism and non-productive activities.

LIST OF AWARDEES

CATEGORY I - Model Community Projects
City of Chicago 1615 W. Chicago Avenue, 5th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60622	$ 1,500,000
Friends of Island Academy, Inc. 500 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1209 New York, New York 10018	1,500,000
YouthWorks, Inc. 13 Pride Street, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219	1,500,000
CATEGORY II - Education & Training Initiatives
Colorado Department of Human Services 4255 South Knox Court Denver, Colorado 80236	$2,000,000
CATEGORY III - Community Wide Capacity Building
Central Iowa Employment & Training Consortium 215 Watson Powell Jr., Way 2nd Floor Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1728	$ 350,000
City of Cincinnati 19 West Elder Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45210	350,000
Capital Region Workforce Development Board 99 Pratt Street, 5th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103	350,000
Perseus House, Inc. 1511 Peach Street Erie, Philadelphia 16501	308,749
Nurse Assistant Training School, Inc. 5154 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 201 West Palm Beach, Florida 33417	349,671