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$500 Million in Grants to Train Workers for Green Jobs
ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), June 28, 2009 - During a visit to Memphis, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.
"Emerging green jobs are creating opportunities for workers to enter careers that offer good wages and pathways to long term job growth and prosperity," said Secretary Solis. "Workers receiving training through projects funded by these competitions will be at the forefront as our nation transforms the way we generate electricity, manufacture products and do business across a wide range of industries."
Four of the competitions announced today are designed to serve workers in need of training through various national, state and community outlets: Energy Training Partnership Grants; Pathways Out of Poverty Grants; State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grants; and Green Capacity Building Grants. The fifth competition, for State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants, will fund state workforce agencies that will collect, analyze and disseminate labor market information and develop labor exchange infrastructure to direct individuals to careers in green industries. Detailed information on grant opportunities can be found in each grant solicitation.
Grants awarded through this competition will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). In an effort to earn the maximum return on each investment, the Labor Department is encouraging grantees funded through these competitions to align their work with other federal agencies' Recovery Act investments intended to create jobs and promote economic growth. Programs funded through these grants will be conducted in partnership with the public workforce system in order to prepare workers to enter careers in targeted industries.
A notice of these grant solicitations is available at http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm and http://www.grants.gov/. Dates and times for applicant virtual conferences are found in each SGA. For more information on the array of Department of Labor employment and training investments and opportunities, visit http://www.doleta.gov/.
Volunteers Needed for Fair Saint Louis, Major League Baseball All-Star Concert, and LIVE on the Levee
ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), June 23, 2009 - Fair Saint Louis Foundation is recruiting volunteers for three major events downtown this summer. It's a great way to contribute a few hours of time to ensure locals and tourists alike can enjoy free entertainment in downtown St. Louis.
Volunteers are still needed for Fair Saint Louis, the Fourth of July celebration on the Mississippi River levee, which will take place Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th. Volunteers are needed to help with guest services, providing directions and information, as well as working in beverage booths and staffing activities in the AmerenUE/Schnucks K-Town Kids Zone.
The organization is also coordinating volunteers for the Major League Baseball All-Star Concert to be held Saturday, July 11th on the Arch grounds. Over 200 volunteers are needed to help staff beverage booths at this one-of-a-kind event featuring Missouri-native Sheryl Crow.
Later in the summer, volunteers are needed for LIVE on the Levee, the free concert series on Friday and Saturday evenings running from July 17 to August 1.
All Fair Saint Louis Foundation volunteers will receive a t-shirt as well as a meal and parking voucher. Training is done on site so volunteers do not need to attend a training session in advance. Volunteers must be 18 and over.
Interested volunteers can find a volunteer application online at www.CelebrateStLouis.org or can obtain more information by calling Whitney at the Fair Saint Louis Foundation office at (314) 434-3434 x2002.
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Life Skills Offers Positions Helping People with Developmental Disabilities
ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), June 23, 2009 - Life Skills, a local non-profit that helps people with developmental disabilities to live and work in the community, is hosting a Job Fair to fill numerous rewarding positions. The organization has about 1500 hours of work available.
A Job Fair will be held, Thursday, July 16, 2009, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Life Skills, 10176 Corporate Square Dr., Suite 100.
Since Life Skills provides life-long services for people with developmental disabilities, there is a high level of job security. The available positions start at a minimum of $9.25 per hour. Full-time employees receive 26 paid days off a year in their first year, and full benefits after only two full months of employment.
To guarantee an interview spot the day of the job fair, please send in an application ahead of time. Applications can be downloaded at www.lifeskills-stl.org and mailed to Life Skills' corporate office or faxed to 314-567-4789. For more information on the job fair, please call 314-567-7705.
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