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United Way of the Cape Fear Area to provide over 90 jobs for low-income, older residents with grant
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Over 90 temporary jobs will be created for low-income, older residents of southeastern N.C. from a $571,802 grant to United Way of the Cape Fear Area, according to an announcement Tuesday, July 16.
“Almost 90 percent of this grant – originally from the U.S. Department of Labor – will provide temporary employment to no less than 94 low-income older North Carolinians living in Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow, and Pender counties,” United Way states. “These older adults will participate in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), a cornerstone program of the Older Americans Act and the only federal job training program targeted exclusively to low-income, older job seekers.”
Per United Way, the program seeks to promote personal dignity and self-sufficiency.
“The training attained through SCSEP provides in-demand skills for older, unemployed, low-income Americans. The Center, a top-tier U.S. Department of Labor National Grantee of SCSEP, works through a network of local partners delivering career training programs for eligible 55-plus-year-old workers across the United States,” the release adds.
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