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Ten public and private organizations will share $3.7
million in grants to provide services to dislocated workers who face particular
barriers to reemployment, Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich announced today.
The groups targeted for these services include disabled workers, displaced
homemakers, the long-term unemployed, workers with limited proficiency in
English, former substance abusers and older workers.
"Being laid off is difficult for any worker," said Reich.
"But members of these groups face additional obstacles to reemployment --
impediments that may be overwhelming if the workers do not get additional
support. I am pleased that such assistance will be available through these
grants."
The 10 grantees will use the funds to develop and test
specialized combinations of services needed to retrain and reemploy dislocated
workers from the targeted groups. Data indicate that, while dislocated workers
in general are receiving significant assistance, there is still a need for
specialized services for those who face particular barriers to employment.
Funding for the grants is authorized under Title III of the
Job Training Partnership Act, which authorizes employment and training
assistance for workers who have been laid off and are unlikely to return to
their previous industry or occupation. The period of performance under these
grants is 18 months.
Descriptions of the individual projects are attached.
Organizations Receiving Grants To Provide Services To Specialized
or Targeted Groups of Dislocated Workers
- 1.
- Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, in partnership with
the Industrial Services Program, Boston, Massachusetts
- Funding Amount: $360,485
- The project will serve immigrant dislocated workers and those with
limited abilities in English, and it will test the job placement effectiveness
of English language training and basic skill development when such training is
focused on specific employability competencies identified through job
development. The project will serve 70 persons through the Boston Worker
Assistance Center, a One-Stop Career Center.
- Contact: Constance Doty (617) 635-3342
- 2.
- Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc., New York, New York
- Funding Amount: $400,000
- This project will serve dislocated Asian American workers with
limited abilities in English who facing multiple employment barriers. The
project will provide training to 80 persons in a bilingual and bicultural
setting, focusing on three essential content areas: English language skills,
pre-employment and work maturity skills, and occupational skill training.
- Contact: Charlie Lai (212) 571-1691
- 3.
- Ships at Sea, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Funding Amount: $400,000
- This project will serve 200 dislocated former substance abusers who
have successfully completed detoxification treatment programs. The program will
provide training in both occupational and social skills necessary for
successful transition to employment. Occupational skills training will be
offered in computer office software and computer-assisted drafting, and an
introduction to construction trades will be offered. Training will be conducted
initially on shore and later on a decommissioned naval ship.
- Contact: Linda Jennings (804) 495-5240
- 4.
- International Association of Machinists Center for Administering
Rehabilitation and Employment Services (IAM CARES), Upper Marlboro,
Maryland
- Funding Amount: $400,000
- This project will serve dislocated disabled workers by providing
specialized readjustment, training, and supportive services leading to job
placement in cooperation with state and local training agencies. The project
will include development of a prototype on-line information referral and job
match system (CARE NET) focused on the needs of the disabled. The system will
complement existing labor market information systems. Services will be provided
to 180 persons in the Gulf Coast area of Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana.
- Contact: Angela Traiforos (301) 967-4717
- 5.
- The Teamsters Service Bureau, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Funding Amount: $337,254
- This project will serve dislocated workers with specialized
readjustment, training, and supportive services for three distinct target
groups: those with limited abilities in English, older workers, and workers
with low basic skills or who are learning disabled. Services will be provided
to 90 to 100 persons in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
- Contact: Jean Dunn (612) 647-6478
- 6.
- Eastern Private Industry Council, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Funding Amount: $345,599
- This project will serve displaced homemakers with multiple employment
barriers by providing an array of specialized readjustment, training, and
supportive services focused on the unique needs of group members. Services will
be given to 75 persons in the seven-county area of Oklahoma served by the
Eastern Private Industry Council.
- Contact: Luther Ray Sowder (918) 683-8553
- 7.
- State of Missouri, Department of Economic Development, Division of
Job Development and Training, Jefferson City, Missouri
- Funding Amount: $330,387
- This project will test innovative service strategies to effectively
serve displaced workers identified as being unlikely to find employment within
six months of being laid off. Special focus will be given to intensive career
and job search assistance counseling and the identification of special
counseling strategies that work best with these workers. Services will be
provided to 350 persons in St. Charles County, Missouri.
- Contact: Julie Gibson (314) 751-7796
- 8.
- Montana Job Training Partnership, Inc., Helena, Montana
- Funding Amount: $400,000
- Specialized readjustment, training, and supportive services will be
designed to address the employment barriers faced by displaced homemakers. The
115 persons to be served will be drawn from a 10-county area of Montana;
services will be provided in both Butte and Helena.
- Contact: Sue Mohr (406) 444-1330
- 9.
- City of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
- Funding Amount: $382,932
- This project will serve 60 dislocated workers with limited
proficiency in English by providing bilingual readjustment and training
services in two health field occupations, certified nurse assistant and service
associate.
- Contact: Robert Johnson (310) 570-3865
- 10.
- The Oregon Consortium, Albany, Oregon
- Funding Amount: $383,184
- This project will develop specialized services aimed at removing the
employment barriers faced by displaced homemakers. Services will be provided to
95 persons from four counties in Oregon.
- Contact: Jeff Dickason (503) 928-0241
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