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President Clinton announced today that 14 states and Guam will receive
more than $300 million for the second year of their Welfare-to-Work programs.
The funds are provided to states out of $3 billion appropriated in 1997.
The second-year funds represent the final amount available to states for
Welfare-to-Work unless Congress re-authorizes the program.
"While millions of people have made the move from welfare to work, there
are still many who need our help," President Bill Clinton said. "This
administration is committed to helping long-term welfare recipients get the
work experience and skills they need to find and keep good jobs and support
their families."
The states receiving grants are: Alabama, $13 million; Arkansas, $7.9
million; Colorado, $9.2 million; Connecticut, $11.1 million; Florida, $47.4
million; Georgia, $26.4 million; Hawaii, $4.7 million; Kentucky, $16.5 million;
Maine, $4.8 million; Michigan, $39.3 million; New Mexico, $9 million; New York,
$90.3 million; Oklahoma $10.9 million; West Virginia, $9.1 million; and Guam,
$545,520.
"We have to do all we can to help move people from dependency to
self-sufficiency," Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said. "The second year
grants will help these states continue their work to achieve the goals of
welfare-to-work."
The administration's proposed Welfare-to-Work re-authorization,
reflected in legislation recently introduced by Rep. Benjamin Cardin of
Maryland and Sen. Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii, will invest an additional $1
billion to help long-term welfare recipients move into lasting, unsubsidized
employment and help more low-income fathers meet their responsibilities to
their children.
The funds will make possible a variety of services and activities,
including community service and work experience, on-the-job training, and
post-employment and support services to address issues of child care,
transportation and housing.
Under the 1997 Budget Reconciliation Act, $2.2 billion was allocated by
formula to states for Welfare-to-Work efforts. The formula is based on the
states' population of poor people. An additional $711.5 million is awarded
competitively by the secretary of labor to local communities for innovative
projects. Secretary Herman announced 64 local grants totaling $222 million last
Tuesday.
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