Today, Congress passed a final budget deal to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year that ends on September 30, 2011. If signed by the president as expected, the final deal includes an across-the-board cut of 0.2 percent. In addition, several funding sources that local Goodwill® agencies care about will be further reduced.
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Goodwill Industries Serving Hampton Roads and Central Virginia is Honored with a Goodwill® Advocacy Leader Award
Goodwill Industries International has named Goodwill Industries® Serving Central Virginia and Hampton Roads (Richmond, VA) as its Advocacy Leader for 2011. The award recognizes a Goodwill agency that has demonstrated leadership and commitment to advancing Goodwill’s policy and advocacy efforts to further Goodwill’s mission of helping people secure employment and build stronger communities. The agency is also recognized for building relationships with federal and state policymakers.
Goodwill Advocates Urge Congress to Invest in Job Training
More than 175 representatives from Goodwill® including CEOs, workforce professionals, volunteer board members, and program participants will gather on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, April 12 to urge Congress to secure the country’s economic recovery by preserving and expanding federal job training programs.
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Urge Congress to Support Funding for Job Training
The U.S. still struggles to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression. And unemployment stubbornly hovers near 10 percent. But Goodwill continues to invest the bulk of its revenues into providing services to people who face employment challenges. Federal investments in this work are vital to us. Today, we are asking you to contact your Members of Congress, and ask them to support funding for job training programs. Continue reading to learn more, or take action now.
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Congress Considers Spending for Key Workforce Programs
Today, July 27, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over funding for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Subcommittee considered its FY 2011 spending bill. The full Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the bill on Thursday, July 29. While full details are not yet available, sources assert that funding for the Workforce Investment Act’s (WIA) youth, adult, and dislocated worker funding streams would be increased.
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Goodwill® Advocates Urge Congress to Invest in the American Worker
More than 160 representatives from Goodwill® including CEOs, workforce professionals, volunteer board members, and program participants will gather on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 28 to urge Congress to invest in the American workforce through federal job training programs. Goodwill intends to engage policymakers in support of funding for critical job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs that Goodwill provides in 166 Goodwill agencies across the country.
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Goodwill Industries International Receives Grant to Prepare Workers for Green Jobs
Goodwill Industries International recently received a $100,000 Green Capacity Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Green Capacity Grant Awards fund training programs that ensure targeted groups are prepared to meet the needs of expanding green industries.
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