- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Dec. 20, 1999A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1999-12-20
- Date of Original:
- 1999-12-20
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1999/12-20A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s12-h20a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1999-s12-h20a-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
December 20, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE-STOP FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that non-profit and other organizations may apply with the Georgia Department of Labor for grants under the state's onestop initiative, which is designed to better serve employers and job seekers alike. The funds must be used to help an organization connect to the state's electronic workforce development infrastructure, which is already operational.
Any state or local government agency, or any non-profit organization involved in the delivery of human services or workforce services to its community, is eligible to apply for the grants, the commissioner said.
The availability of these additional federal funds will provide an opportunity to expand the service network more deeply into local communities. This will ensure that services reach those most interested in them, whether they are individuals or businesses. It will also allow local partnerships to be broadened beyond those programs required by the original one-stop initiative. Internet connections, more web-based products, and customer self-service capabilities are important elements of this technological expansion.
Since 1996, more than $4 million in federal one-stop funding, and at least that amount in funding from other state and federal programs, has been invested in the state's one-stop system, the commissioner said. The funds have been used primarily in two ways: to create an electronic infrastructure which will enable those involved in workforce development to exchange information and enable customers to more readily access services through a "no wrong door" approach to service delivery. Secondly, funds have been available to local collaboratives involving, at a minimum, the partners required by federal grants from Employment Service,
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Unemployment Insurance, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Welfare-to-Work, and Older Worker programs to ensure that they can connect to the state-developed electronic infrastructure.
To apply for the grants or for more information about the one-stop program, contact the labor department at (404) 656-7392.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-289
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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