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The U.S. Department of Labor has recognized 18 welfare-to-
work initiatives around the country for developing innovative ways to help the
hardest-to-employ welfare recipients find jobs. The 18 are among hundreds of
organizations that received welfare- to-work grants.
"These 18 grantees are examples of outstanding innovation
and leadership," Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said. "They addressed the
most serious barriers to employment through strong community partnerships and
they achieved concrete outcomes. They helped their clients achieve a better
life."
The programs recognized as exemplary are: the Institute for
Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization in Washington, D. C.; the
Dallas Housing Authority; the Non-Profit Assistance Corp. in New York City;
Houston Works; the Tri-county Workforce Development Council/ SHARE (Support Has
a Rewarding Effect) in Yakima, Wash.; Coalition for the Homeless/DC Works in
Washington, D.C.; Greater Philadelphia Works/Philadelphia Workforce Development
Corp.; RISE Inc./ Work in Progress in Spring Lake Park, Minn.; Johns Hopkins
University SCANS 2000 Center/ Career Transcript System in Baltimore; Cumberland
County Office of Employment and Training in Bridgeton, N. J.; Training and
Development Corp./Community Investment Partnership in Bangor, Me.; Housing
Authority of Los Angeles/ Bank of America Proof Operator Project; Oglala Lakota
College in Kyle, S. D.; The Workplace, Inc. in Bridgeport, Conn.; Florida
Development Disabilities Council in Tallahassee, Fla.; DePaul University/
Office of Applied Innovations in Chicago; Catholic Charities of Albuquerque, N.
M. and Wings-to-Work/Bank One in Chicago.
"We are proud to honor these exemplary welfare-to-work
projects," said Raymond L. Bramucci, assistant secretary of labor for
employment and training. "These organizations have done the most to move the
hardest-to-employ welfare recipients and noncustodial parents into employment
and worked with employers to hire, train and promote thousands of workers."
The 18 organizations were recognized during a recent
national conference on welfare-to-work.
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