New York re-employment gets $4.5M ALBANY — New York state will get $4.5 million in federal grant funds this year to help unemployed workers find jobs under the national Re-employment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) initiative of the US Department of Labor, Gov. Paterson announced Friday. The REA initiative is designed to help people receiving unemployment insurance get back to work faster by providing them with individualized job search and training services. The money comes from federal funds that support the administration of unemployment insurance. The Department of Labor said REA grant funds support additional One-Stop Career Center staff who work with individuals receiving unemployment insurance. Staff will help workers determine what job-hunting and training services they need, and then develop a job search plan. Information on the local labor market is used to help focus the individual’s job search. Staff then follows each worker’s progress in the job search process until the worker gets a job or exhausts his or her unemployment benefits, according to the DOL .
This re-employment thing for $4.5M.......aren't these so called services the exact same services available at the unemployment office AND from some of the non-profits?
It appears to be a total waste of a few million dollars and redundant at best.
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