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OPA News Release: [06/29/2005]
Contact Name: David James or Mike Volpe
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676 or x3984
Release Number:
05-1134-NAT
U.S.Department of Labor Awards
Nearly $5 Million in Grants To Workforce Investment Boards
to Partner With Faith-Based and Community Organizations
WASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced
nearly $5 million in grants to 10 Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to partner
with local faith-based and community organizations to provide employment
assistance to disadvantaged individuals throughout the nation.
“Faith-based and community groups reach into America's poorest neighborhoods
to give a helping hand to those job seekers most in need,” said Chao. “These
grants, totaling nearly $5 million, will help faith-based and community
organizations connect these job seekers to the employment and training resources
they need to succeed and which is available at local One-Stop Career Centers
across the nation.”
The grants will help local faith-based and community organizations cultivate
long-term partnerships with the public workforce system to assist disadvantaged
and limited English-speaking workers enter and succeed in the workforce.
The Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(CFBCI) works to remove regulatory barriers and develop innovative programs
to foster partnerships between Labor Department-funded programs and faith-based
and community organizations. Through its collaboration with local WIBs, CFBCI
offers career training and advancement opportunities to underserved segments
of the population.
For more information on the Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives, please visit www.dol.gov/cfbci/.
2005 WIBs
Applicant |
City |
State |
Amount |
WIB of Herkimer Madison and Oneida Counties |
Utica |
NY |
$499,973 |
Brockton Area WIB |
Brockton |
MA |
$500,000 |
Northern Virginia WIB |
Vienna |
VA |
$481,500 |
Mayor's Office of Employment Development |
Baltimore |
MD |
$500,000 |
Santa Ana WIB |
Santa Ana |
CA |
$500,000 |
Jefferson County Commission |
Birmingham |
AL |
$500,000 |
Pima County |
Tucson |
AZ |
$450,000 |
Area Community Service Employment & Training
Council (ACSET) |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
$495,000 |
The Workplace, Inc. |
Bridgeport |
CT |
$495,255 |
Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board,
dba Work-Force 1 |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
$476,935 |
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Total |
$4,898,663 |
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