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Counties served:
The Barren River Workforce Investment Area
provides regular Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and related American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) programs and services to the
following ten (10) counties:
Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan,
Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Warren
Web Site: www.bradd.org
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ARRA Programs/Funding for BRADD
Youth - 2009 Summer
Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
The Barren River SYEP program
includes a variety of opportunities for approximately 150 youth, ages 16-24 in
the ten-county area; Participants may work up to 40 hours a week, with an
average of 25 hours per week; Program dates are June 1 through July 24;
Worksites are at non-profit and government agencies; Hourly rates will be $7.25
/hr. In addition to worksite experiences, youth will be completing the Junior
Achievement “SuccessSkills” work readiness model.
Youth Contact
information
For information regarding ARRA
Youth and Summer Youth Employment Programs provided by Barren River in any of
the above ten-county area, please contact: Peggy Tuck, WIA Youth Program
Lead, Barren River LWIA, 177 Graham Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101; Phone:
270-781-2381; Email: peggy@bradd.org
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Total Recovery Act funds received for Youth Program |
$ 518,858 |
Office
Locations
Bowling Green Area Career Center
803 Chestnut Street
Bowling Green, KY 42102
270-746-7425
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Glasgow Area Career Center
445 North Green Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
270-651-2121
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addition to the full service centers listed above, there may be an
affiliate location near you. For more details, check out America's
CareerOneStop Worker ReEmployment Portal at
http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment.
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The
Commonwealth's implementation of the ARRA
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