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FW: DOL awards nearly $50 million (that we don't have) to provide training and employment services to formerly incarcerated juveniles and young adults (thugs)



"These young people deserve (is she freakin’ serious?) a chance to turn their lives around," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The federal grants announced today will help vulnerable youth (ie. gang bangers) receive the training and support they need to gain valuable job skills and improve their long-term employment prospects."



She makes me want to puke…the only thing these punks deserve is a room at the graybar hotel…how come my kids don’t get free access to this? Did they need to rob a few houses first? This country cannot overcome crap like this. Can we just lock the doors to DOL now? We need some adults in D.C. who will fix crap like this, and soon!





US Department of Labor awards nearly $50 million to provide training and employment services to formerly incarcerated juveniles and young adults



ETA News Release: [06/21/2012]

Release Number: 12-1275-NAT



WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded nearly $50 million in two types of grants to 25 community-based organizations that will provide job training, education and support services to youth and young adults returning from the juvenile justice system.



"These young people deserve a chance to turn their lives around," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The federal grants announced today will help vulnerable youth receive the training and support they need to gain valuable job skills and improve their long-term employment prospects."



Four grants totaling approximately $19.5 million will serve formerly incarcerated youth, ages 14 and above, in high-poverty, high-crime communities who have been involved with the juvenile justice system within the past 12 months and never have been involved in the adult criminal system. Grantees will provide education and training leading to high school diplomas and/or industry-recognized credentials for the individuals served with an emphasis on in-demand industries and occupations available within their local communities. Additionally, grantees will be required to competitively select local subgrantees to operate the program in a minimum of five high-poverty, high-crime communities across at least two states.



The remaining 21 grants total nearly $30 million and will serve individuals ages 18-21 who were involved in the juvenile justice system from the age of 14 or older but were never convicted as adults under federal or state law. Through training projects, service learning opportunities and educational interventions, participants will earn high school diplomas and industry-recognized credentials.



All grants provide for up to four months of planning and a minimum of 26 months of operation. The Labor Department awarded the grants through a competitive process, open to national and regional intermediaries with experience conducting multisite projects and serving young adult offenders.



For more information on Department of Labor training programs, visit http://www.doleta.gov/RExO/aboutRExO.cfm.



Grants serving formerly incarcerated juveniles in high-poverty, high-crime communities





Grantee City State Amount

East Harlem Employment Service Inc. New York N.Y. $4,960,732

National Urban League Inc. New York N.Y. $5,000,000

Southwest Key Programs Austin Texas $4,999,200

Spectrum Resources Des Moines Iowa $4,511,773

Total $19,471,705





Grants serving formerly incarcerated juveniles and young adults through training and service learning

Grantee City State Amount

Central Wyoming College Riverton Wyo. $1,273,846

City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services Honolulu Hawaii $1,500,000

City of Boston Economic Development and Industrial Corp. Boston Mass. $1,500,000

CLC Inc. Fort Worth Texas $1,500,000

College of Southern Maryland La Plata Md. $1,500,000

Computer Mentors Group Inc. Tampa Fla. $1,497,178

Fort Scott Community College Endowment Association Fort Scott Kan. $1,500,000

Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission Fresno Calif. $1,500,000

Goodwill Industries of Northern New England Portland Maine $1,436,496

Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona Inc. Tucson Ariz. $1,241,790

Greater West Town Community Development Project Chicago Ill. $1,500,000

Human Resource Development Foundation Inc. Morgantown W.Va. $1,267,796

Little Dixie Community Action Agency Inc. Hugo Okla. $1,440,000

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board Milwaukee Wis. $1,500,000

National Urban League Inc. New York N.Y. $1,500,000

Peckham Inc. Lansing Mich. $1,145,317

People For People Inc. Philadelphia Pa. $1,499,989

RESOURCE Inc. Minneapolis Minn. $1,495,686

Siouxland Human Investment Partnership Sioux City Iowa $1,499,996

Total Action Against Poverty in the Roanoke Valley Roanoke Va. $1,241,790

YouthBuild Newark Inc. Newark N.J. $1,440,000

Total $29,979,884