AMERICAN RECOVERY and REINVESTMENT ACT of 2009

Office of Workforce Services

 

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• The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) contains three distinct programs, which are:
  • Adult Program – This program targets the general adult population in need of workforce services with priority for services provided to low-income and individuals with barriers to employment.
  • Youth Program – this program consists of a Summer Jobs Program initiative and a year-round program offering services to low-income youth ages 14-24.
  • Dislocated Worker Program – this program targets individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of a business closure or layoff
    
    
• The federal Wagner-Peyser Program provides funding to help support the state’s system of One-Stop Career Centers and the Employ Florida MarketPlace automated job matching system.
  
  
• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) help trade-affected workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States.
  
  

 

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