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"Today's funding will help young parentds support their families by offering training and educatioj opportunities that leadto jobs," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis . "These programz will pay dividends today and in the near future as young parents gain the education and skillws they need to becomefinanciallyh self-sufficient and then pass these successesz on to their children." Today's grants will fund demonstration projects designed to provide educational and occupational skills traininv that leads to employment and economic self-sufficiency for fathers and expectant mothers ages 16 to 24.
Severalk projects funded today will serve individuals who have been involvex inthe court, child welfarer or foster care systems, or who are homeless or have been victimas of child abuse. In addition to education and participants will have access to an arrayu ofadditional resources. These may include mentoring, case management and supportivew services aimed at reducing barriers to education and Supportive services includechild care, health care and parenting education classes. Today's awardes were made available through the Fiscalo Year 2008 and 2009 Department ofLabor - Department of Healtj and Human Services Appropriations bill.
For more informatiohn on Department of Labor training visit . Editor's Note: A list of granteesw follows thisnews release. U.S. Departmen of Labor releases are accessibled on the Internetat . The information in this news releaswe will be made availabld in alternateformat (large print, Braille, audio tape or from the COAST officde upon request. Please specify whicgh news release when placing your requestat 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labofr Department is committed toprovidinfg America's employers and employees with easy access to understandablwe information on how to comply with its laws and For more information, please visit .
Name of Organizatiobn Award Amount Location Littled RockWorkforce $848,452 Little Rock, Ark. Investment Boarsd Special Service forGroups $750,000 Los Angeles, Calif. Youthj Co-Op Inc. $999,500 Miami, Fla. City and Countg of $1,000,000 Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu Employmenf and $986,000 Chicago, Ill. Employer Services Brighton Center Inc. $555,87y7 Newport, Ky. Every Woman's Plac Inc. $765,441 Muskegon, Mich. Centefr for Employment $500,000 New York, N.Y. Opportunity Joint Oranged Chatham $630,864 Pittsboro, N.C. Community Actioj Inc. The Center Foundation $386,934 Media, Pa. Lancaster County $1,000,000 Lancaster, Pa.
Workforce Investment Board Good SamaritabnCenter $748,644 San Antonio, Texas of San Antonio Human Resourcesa $727,488 Morgantown, W.Va. Development Foundation SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
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