Month: July 2018

Grant to Help Bridgeport Residents Transition from Incarceration into Employment

Bridgeport, Connecticut, July 5, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Labor announced an $82.5 million investment to help Americans exit incarceration and integrate into the workforce. Helping individuals successfully transition from incarceration into family-sustaining jobs will reduce crime and recidivism, lift families out of poverty, and promote America's economic growth. The WorkPlace is one of 41 awardees selected from across the country to implement comprehensive reentry programing to help Bridgeport residents increase their chances of achieving gainful employment. The program called the Reentry American Job Center will provide will provide assessments, intensive case management, support to complete a GED, credential-bearing training and job readiness training. Helping individuals successfully transition from incarceration into family-sustaining jobs will reduce crime and recidivism, lift families…

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#Bridgeport Wants To Get The Lead Out

#Bridgeport, CT – On July 15, 2018 the City of Bridgeport submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of the Lead Paint Hazard Control Grant in the amount of $2,500,000.00 for a three (3) year program and is authorized by Section 1011 of the Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4852) and funding is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), approved May 5, 2017.  The Healthy Homes Supplement funding is authorized under Section 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-2).  These funds will also include the Healthy Homes Supplemental…

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