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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:
05-1135-NAT
U.S. Department of Labor Awards $1.2 Million to Faith-Based and Community Organizations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced
$1.2 million in grants to 49 faith-based and community organizations to help
them meet the employment and training needs of specific populations through
the public workforce system.
“Faith-based and community organizations are uniquely positioned to assist
job seekers who are among the most in need of help and this Administration
is committed to helping these groups with their important work,” said Chao. “Forty-nine
community groups will utilize these grants and help people who want to work
take advantage of the resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers
across the nation.”
Organizations receiving these grants will focus on the needs of special
populations, such as ex-offenders, individuals with disabilities, job seekers
who face language barriers and low-income and other economically disadvantaged
workers. In many cases, the grantees will provide supportive services and
individual mentoring not available through the One-Stop delivery system.
“By connecting faith-based and community organizations with the public workforce
system, individuals who might not otherwise be served will find training
and employment opportunities in local areas,” said Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover DeRocco. “By working together,
workforce investment boards and local faith-based community organizations
will close service gaps and help more Americans find jobs with promising
career paths.”
2005 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
Applicant |
City |
State |
Amount |
African and American Friendship
Association
for
Cooperation and Development (AAFACD), Inc. |
St. Paul |
MN |
$25,000 |
Community Housing Partnership |
San Francisco |
CA |
$25,000 |
East African Community of Orange
County |
Anaheim |
CA |
$25,000 |
Enrichment Through Employment |
Torrance |
CA |
$24,998 |
Faith Matters |
Greensboro |
NC |
$25,000 |
International Institute of the
East Bay |
Oakland |
CA |
$25,000 |
Ropheka Rock of The World, Inc. |
Atlanta |
GA |
$24,920 |
Southwest Center for Independence,
Inc. |
Durango |
CO |
$24,308 |
UrbaneKnights, Inc. |
Toledo |
OH |
$25,000 |
Christian Workplace Mentoring Ministry |
Springfield |
OH |
$25,000 |
Jubilee Restoration, Inc. |
Berkeley |
CA |
$25,000 |
Work In Progress |
Columbia |
SC |
$25,000 |
Wyandotte Serves and Wyandotte
Works, Inc. |
Kansas City |
KS |
$25,000 |
Asian American Workforce Development
Corporation |
Boston |
MA |
$24,969 |
Children's Justice Alliance |
Portland |
OR |
$25,000 |
Colleton County Literacy Council |
Walterboro |
SC |
$20,020 |
Connecticut Association for United
Spanish Action, Inc. |
Hartford |
CT |
$25,000 |
Future Careers, Inc. |
Alexandria |
VA |
$24,507 |
Housing Preservation and Development
Corporation |
Richmond |
VA |
$25,000 |
IMANI HOUSE, Inc. |
Brooklyn |
NY |
$25,000 |
JCTOD Outreach, Inc. |
Utica |
NY |
$25,000 |
MultiEthnic Community Center (MECC) |
Houston |
TX |
$25,000 |
New Destiny Community Corporation |
Paterson |
NJ |
$25,000 |
Nontraditional Employment for Women |
New York |
NY |
$25,000 |
Phoenix Dine, Inc. |
Phoenix |
AZ |
$24,585 |
Portage County Literacy Council,
Inc. |
Stevens Point |
WI |
$24,870 |
Solutions Community Development
Corporation, Inc. |
Holyoke |
MA |
$25,000 |
Southeast Children's Fund, Inc. |
Washington |
DC |
$25,000 |
The Workshop for Adult Vocational
Enrichment, Inc. |
Tallahassee |
FL |
$20,000 |
African Cultural Alliance of North
America |
Philadelphia |
PA |
$25,000 |
Association for Independent Living
of Utah |
Provo |
UT |
$25,000 |
County Housing , Education and
Community
Services, Inc. |
Greenville |
MS |
$25,000 |
Loaves & Fishes Ministries,
Inc. |
Hartford |
CT |
$25,000 |
Rappahannock Area Health Education
Center |
Warsaw |
VA |
$25,000 |
Bread of Life Ministries |
Augusta |
ME |
$25,000 |
Faith Action for Community Equity |
Honolulu |
HI |
$25,000 |
Giving Rewarding Opportunities
to Work
(G.R.O.W.) Inc. |
Vero Beach |
FL |
$25,000 |
Holly Community , Inc. |
Salisbury |
MD |
$25,000 |
One Stop Vision Center for the
Special Population |
Tampa |
FL |
$24,896 |
Turning the Tide |
Philadelphia |
PA |
$25,000 |
Victory Temple Ministry for Economic
Development |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
$25,000 |
Elim Pacific Ministries |
Barrigada |
GU |
$25,000 |
Hope Center, Inc. |
Gretna |
LA |
$24,220 |
Native American Community Services |
Las Vegas |
NV |
$25,000 |
La Casa Norte |
Chicago |
IL |
$25,000 |
Saint Luke Baptist Church |
Albuquerque |
NM |
$25,000 |
Alpha House Inc. |
Mountain Home |
AR |
$21,200 |
Faith in Action Outreach Ministries,
Inc. |
Hayneville |
AL |
$25,000 |
The Joslin Community Development
Corporation |
Providence |
RI |
$25,000 |
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Total |
$1,208,493 |
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