- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Oct. 1, 1999C
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1999-10-01
- Date of Original:
- 1999-10-01
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1999/10-1C
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s10-h1c-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s10-h1c-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
October 1, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GEORGIA RECEIVES $26 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR WELFARE-TO-WORK
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that Georgia has received a $26.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
"These funds will be used to assist long-term welfare recipients and non-custodial parents in their efforts to secure employment, become independent and provide for their children," said Thurmond. "I believe there's dignity in work and that it's not just what you earn, but what you learn that's important.
"This grant will be used to provide opportunities for thousands of Georgians to learn what it takes to be successful on the job. Our goal is to enable each of them to achieve their greatest potential."
The grant will fund a variety of options for working in the private and public sectors. Mentors and job coaches will be available in some cases to assist both the worker and employer to ensure success on the job. Child care, transportation and other work-related expenses will also be paid by the grant.
The Georgia Department of Labor will issue grants to 16 local welfare-to-work organizations throughout the state which will administer the initiative in their regions. The specific plan for each region is developed at the local level by Private Industry Councils (PICs) which consist of business, education and other community leaders.
The local grantees and amounts of each grant are as follows:
Coosa Valley RDC, Rome, $1,200,584
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Georgia Mountains Job Training Program, Gainesville, $634,822
Middle Flint RDC, Americus, $1,201,725
Northeast Georgia RDC, Athens, $981,973
West Central Georgia Job Training Program, Griffin, $ 968,777
City of Columbus, Columbus, $1,161,332
Middle Georgia Consortium, Macon, $ 1,596,111
Richmond/Burke Job Training Authority, Augusta, $1,313,782
East Central Georgia Consortium, Thomson, $1,006,438
Southeast Georgia RDC, Waycross, $1,179,760
SeaCoast Workforce Development Board, Savannah, $1,492,670
Southwest Georgia Job Training Program, Camilla, $2,056,350
South Georgia RDC, Valdosta, $966,085
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, Atlanta, $2,485,020
DeKalb PIC, Decatur, $1,724,676
Atlanta Regional Commission, Metro Atlanta, $2,545,648
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD CALL (404-6563032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-172
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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