Personal stories about programs building the American Dream
United Planning Organization (UPO) created the BLUE Team, funded with CSBG Recovery Act funding, to provide environmental improvement and beautification to the community. In addition, the BLUE Team provided jobs and job skills for low-wage workers in areas of Washington,…
The addition of CSBG Recovery Act funds to regular CSBG funding allowed Hinds County Human Resource Agency (HCHRA) to expand critical employment efforts. These efforts included job training and certification as well as other services such as covering the cost…
Action of Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) funded 470 youth positions in the summer of 2009 with CSBG Recovery Act funds through its SummerWorks program. SummerWorks targets youth who are transitioning into adulthood and trying to join the workforce. As…
Hear how VAWA and HUD's McKinney Transitional Housing Support funding helps the YWCA provide emergency shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence.
Hear how Community Development Block Grant, VAWA, and Child Care Development Block Grant funding helps Gail and the YWCA provide various support services for women.
I became a single mom at the age of 16. I had one year of high school left, a small son to take care of, and had no idea about any of the federal assistance programs that were available to…
Hear how YouthBuild helped Maurice turn his life around.
I have been laid off and diligently job-hunting for over 65 weeks and still counting. Sixty-five is the age that I will attain in another nine years. Thirty-seven is the number of years that I have paid into the Unemployment…
Hear how YouthBuild helped Jamie turn her life around, learn valuable leadership skills, and go to college.
I was in my 40’s when my husband of 25 years left me without any resources. While dealing with the emotional devastation of the divorce I also had to worry how I was going to support myself and the two…
