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On June 14th, Department of Labor awarded $54 million – more than twice the anticipated funds – to 14 partnerships across the country under the Strengthening Working Families Initiative. Partnerships received between $3 million and $4 million which will be used to support programming to address the barriers parents encounter to entering training programs. Innovative approaches under the grant include co-location of the training program with child care services, provision of childcare during nontraditional work hours or at different locations, flexibility in child care services to respond to parents’ emergencies and general expanded access to childcare and supportive services necessary to enroll and succeed in a job training program.
Grantees are listed below:
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