CA Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights First Recovery Act Funding to Begin Employing California At-Risk Youth
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Individuals in HIRE LA’s Youth Start Work Today
05/04/2009 -- Joining Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a press conference in Los Angeles, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding to begin employing at-risk youth in California. Through the allocation of $20.3 million in Recovery Act funding to Workforce Investment Boards, the city’s existing HIRE LA’s Youth program will expand to employ an additional 7,500 at-risk youth aged 14 to 24, some starting today.
“I want to congratulate Mayor Villaraigosa and HIRE LA’s Youth for taking action - action we need every community in California to take in utilizing the $415 million Recovery Act funding sent to local Workforce Investment Boards for job training and placement,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “As a state we are working around the clock to put every Recovery Act dollar to work, and again I encourage local elected officials to ensure this funding is pumped into the California economy as quickly and effectively as possible.”
On April 7, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger announced the distribution of $415 million in Recovery Act funding to 49 local Workforce Investment Boards to help bolster services at the local Workforce Services Offices and One Stop Career Centers, serve displaced workers and address workforce development priorities. Shortly after, the Governor sent a letter to city and county elected officials urging them to work with their local Workforce Investment Boards to pump this funding into the economy as quickly and effectively as possible. The $415 million nearly doubles the amount of Workforce Investment Act funds the federal government has allocated to California in the current fiscal year.
HIRE LA’s Youth is a series of nine separate programs the City of Los Angeles and the Office of Mayor Villaraigosa created to provide employment opportunities to low-income youth from ages 14 to 24.
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