Hank Johnson E-Newsletter (June 18, 2010)
Dear Friends,
DEKALB WORKFORCE: DeKalb Workforce Development is introducing a new Job Training and Placement Services program for adults and dislocated workers. This program delivers an innovative approach to providing assessments, pre-employment workshops and job search strategies to job seekers that include connections to job opportunities. For more, click here. RECOVERY ACT, ENERGY GRANTS AND JOBS: I’m pleased to announce that the Association of Energy Engineers in Atlanta will receive $462,000 under the Recovery Act to develop a training program for Commercial Buildings Efficiency Experts. The grant is part of a $76 million, 58-project effort to help make the nation’s buildings more energy efficient and cost-effective. It will also support programs to train workers on how to develop and deploy best practices that will make buildings more energy-efficient – resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions and energy cost savings for consumers. For more, click here. PRESERVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: In my new role on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I’m fighting for public transportation. This week, I co-sponsored the Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 that would provide transit systems nationwide with $2 billion. Just as MARTA is grappling with its own budgetary difficulties, public transportation systems around the nation are struggling as well. Many low-income workers, older Americans, and people with disabilities depend on transit service to get to jobs and health care. Reduced service and higher fares can have a devastating effect on their quality of life. For more on this legislation, click here. HELPING KIDS IN TROUBLE: The Department of Justice recently awarded Georgia a $1.3 million Juvenile Accountability Block Grant. The goal of program is to reduce youth crime and violence. I will continue to work to strengthen the nation’s juvenile justice system, and support prevention and early intervention programs that are making a difference for young people and their communities. For more, click here. Please help spread the word on the Job Fair. Thank you and have a great weekend!  | June 18, 2010 Vol. 48
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