Grants go to boost Boston jobs
Posted on August 31, 2017
A number of grants are going to boost Boston jobs.
About $80 million in grants will be awarded to YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship program for at-risk individuals ages 16-to-24.
“There are pathways to successful careers outside of traditional education models,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. “There are 6.2 million open jobs in the U.S., including 228,000 in construction, and 388,000 in manufacturing. By partnering with local community colleges and nonprofits, we can empower America’s young people with the skills to succeed in the good-paying jobs of today and of the future.”
YouthBuild is a recognized pre-apprenticeship program that helps at-risk youth complete high school or state equivalency degree programs, earn industry-recognized certifications for in-demand occupations, and undergo training to build housing for low-income or homeless individuals and families in their communities.
The grants announced today range from approximately $650,000 to $1.1 million each, and will help fund 77 YouthBuild programs.
YouthBuild has a network of 260 urban and rural YouthBuild programs in 46 states.
| Grant Recipient | City | State |
Amount |
| Cornerstone Revitalization Foundation, Inc. | Birmingham | AL |
$982,050.00 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Eufaula | Eufaula | AL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission | Fresno | CA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Los Angeles | CA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps | Sacramento | CA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc. | Hawthorne | CA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. | Oakland | CA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Volunteers of America of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA |
$1,099,949.00 |
| Year One Inc. (Mile High Youth Corps) | Denver | CO |
$829,771.00 |
| Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc. | Ocala | FL |
$806,096.00 |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | FL |
$898,608.00 |
| OIC of South Florida, Inc. | Ft. Lauderdale | FL |
$1,013,175.00 |
| Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. | Tampa | FL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Heart of the Community Ministries, Inc. | Fairburn | GA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc. | Cordele | GA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Thomson Housing Authority | Thomson | GA |
$720,000.00 |
| Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services | Honolulu | HI |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Hi’ilei Aloha LLC | Honolulu | HI |
$1,001,644.00 |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | IA |
$808,853.00 |
| Community Council of Idaho, Inc. | Caldwell | ID |
$900,000.00 |
| Bethel Family Resource Center | Chicago Heights | IL |
$1,001,644.00 |
| Community Development Institute | Chicago | IL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. | Rockford | IL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | IL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| YBLC, Inc. | North Chicago | IL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Youth Conservation Corps | Waukegan | IL |
$1,100,000.00 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Evansville | Evansville | IN |
$1,100,000.00 |
| United Way of Wyandotte County | Kansas City | KS |
$1,013,175.00 |
| Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission | Covington | KY |
$1,099,671.00 |
| Young Adult Development in Action, Inc. | Louisville | KY |
$1,100,000.00 |
| Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. | Hammond | LA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| St. James Parish Gov’t, Department of Human Resources CAA | Convent | LA |
$833,175.00 |
| Community Teamwork, Inc. | Lowell | MA |
$1,100,000.00 |
| People Acting in Community Endeavors, Inc. | New Bedford | MA |
$935,200.00 |
| YouthBuild Boston, Inc. |