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March 17, 2009
POMEROY - Ohio will receive $153 million in funds for job training and employment services through One-Stop Career Centers like that located at the Department of Job and Family Services in Middleport.
The $153 million in funds from the economic recovery legislation has been awarded to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, which will in turn allocate the funds through a formula to labor exchange and one-stop centers. The funds include $15 million for general employment and training services, $23 million to train and employ public assistance recipients, and $56 million for services for youth and adults up to 24 years of age.
The federal funds have been released to Ohio from the economic recovery package according to U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
“These funds are an investment in Ohio workers,” said Brown. “Too many Ohioans have seen their jobs shipped overseas due to wrong-headed economic policies. These funds will prepare Ohio workers for jobs of the 21st century and connect dislocated workers with new employment opportunities.”
The funds will provide several categories of job training and related services to unemployed and underemployed individuals through One-Stop Career Centers. Meigs County’s One-Stop Career Center in located at the Department of Job and Family Services in Middleport.
The funding package includes $15,017,635 for general employment and training services, to provide increased training to individuals for high-demand occupations and facilitate partnerships between workforce investment boards and institutions of higher education.
Brown said $23,386,373 will provide targeted, supportive services to meet the training and employment needs of public assistance recipients and other low-income individuals.
$56,158,510 in funds for youth employment services will be used to create summer employment opportunities for youth while also targeting young adults up to age 24 who have become disconnected from both education and the job market.
The funding includes over $58 million for dislocated worker services to provide training and related services to workers who have lost their jobs and are unlikely to return to similar jobs in the future.
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