Employment Security awards nearly $2 million to Washington schools and communities - Nov. 16, 2006
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OLYMPIA – The state Employment Security Department has awarded more than $1.9 million in grants to provide an array of education, human and public-improvement services in communities across Washington over the coming year.
The funding comes from the federal AmeriCorps and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) programs. Employment Security distributes the money to local communities to cover operating costs and provide stipends to Washington Service Corps members, who will spend 10½ months tutoring students, building affordable housing, improving emergency readiness, and rehabilitating streams and trails.
“We are proud of the good that can be done in schools and neighborhoods around the state through these grants,” said Karen Lee, commissioner of the Employment Security Department. “The people who participate in these programs learn an ethic of service and citizenship that they will remember for the rest of their lives. It enriches them and our communities.”
Washington Service Corps grants this year are supporting 23 projects organized by school districts, counties, learning centers, housing authorities and non-profit groups in 22 of Washington’s 39 counties.
Created by the state legislature in 1983 and administered by the Employment Security Department, the Washington Service Corps engages the talents, energy and enthusiasm of civically minded adults, aged 17 and up, and gives them an opportunity to serve their communities.
For more information about Washington Service Corps programs and the teams that received the grants, visit http://www.wa.gov/esd/wsc/
2006 Service Corps grants
(For information about the project/s in your area, call either of the people at the top of this news release)
Recipient | County | Grant Amount |
Spokane School District | Spokane | $45,000 |
Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla | $70,018 |
Catholic Community Services | Snohomish | $63,000 |
Chelan Douglas Community Action Council | Chelan & Douglas | $191,500 |
Cispus Learning Center | Lewis | $57,210 |
Community Youth Services | Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce & Thurston | $213,000 |
Earth Corps | King | $60,000 |
Educational Service District 101 | Grant, Spokane & Stevens | $81,000 |
Educational Service District 112 | Clark, Cowlitz & Klickitat | $92,000 |
Federal Way School District | King | $112,214 |
Ferry County Community Services | Ferry | $60,438 |
Fremont Public Association | King | $195,000 |
Habitat for Humanity of East King County | King | $39,550 |
City of Hoquiam | Grays Harbor | $75,254 |
King County Housing Authority | King | $57,289 |
Northwest Leadership Foundation | Pierce | $73,984 |
Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Washington | Yakima | $126,000 |
Rural Resources Community Action | Pend Oreille & Stevens | $48,415 |
Seeds of Change | King | $53,931 |
Skagit County Community Action Agency | Skagit | $76,000 |
Tacoma Housing Authority | Pierce | $57,962 |
Tonasket School District | Okanogan | $45,618 |
Yakima Parks and Recreation | Yakima | $70,578 |
Total | $1,964,961 |
