June 15, 2009

Stimulus plan means jobs for 600 youths  06/15/09 12:01 AM

More than 600 young people in the Richmond area will go to work this summer because of a big boost in funding from the federal stimulus program. The newly formed Capital Region Workforce Partnership is channeling about $1.1 million of stimulus money into youth summer work programs, beginning today in Hanover County. The money represents about 80 percent of the $1.4 million that the stimulus program will provide for youth work programs in the region, and it more than doubles the federal funding normally available for year-round programs for youth job training.

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