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Employment Security awards grants to King County for Washington Service Corps projects

11/1/2011

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Media contact: Rick Van Cise, communications manager, 360-902-9454

OLYMPIA – The state Employment Security Department has awarded $513,000 to various community-service organizations in King County for a variety of Washington Service Corps projects.

The money will pay for 166 Washington Service Corps members for the following projects:

  • $174,000 for tutoring at-risk students in the Federal Way School District. 
  • $159,000 to Solid Ground for reading and tutoring programs in elementary schools throughout King County.
  • $65,000 to Habitat for Humanity to build new affordable homes and rehab old ones in east King County.
  • $58,000 for YMCA of Greater Seattle to assist youths with health, housing and job skills.
  • $57,000 to the King County Housing Authority to support environmental stewardship, recycling and food bank programs.

“The Service Corps enlists the energy and enthusiasm of young adults in projects that benefit our local communities,” said Employment Security Commissioner Paul Trause.  “The investment pays for itself many times over and makes a lasting difference in the lives of the Service Corps members and those they serve.”

Statewide, more than $1.7 million is being distributed to school districts, counties, learning centers, housing authorities and non-profit groups to support 515 Service Corps members working on 15 team projects over the coming year. Team members will provide services in 34 of Washington’s 39 counties from September 2011 through August 2012.

Funding for the grants comes from the federal AmeriCorps programs. Employment Security distributes the money to local communities throughout Washington to cover operating costs and to provide stipends to Service Corps members to serve on a wide range of public-service projects.

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 civic-minded adults, aged 17 and up, in serving their communities.

To learn more about Washington Service Corps team projects and individual placement sites, visit /washingtonservicecorps/.

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The state Employment Security Department has awarded 513-thousand dollars to various community services in King County. 

The money will pay for 166 Washington Service Corps members to tutor struggling students, assist with other youth programs, and build affordable housing.

Statewide, the department will distribute nearly two million dollars for Service Corps projects that will help strengthen local communities over the coming year.

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