$1.3M in stimulus funding headed to 2 local YouthBuild program - The Business Review (Albany):

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million in federal stimulus money to trainm young people for jobs in renewable In Schenectady, will receive $687,50o for Northeast Schenectady YouthBuild, a program that will teachn “green” building skills. In the will receive $687,500 for CEO a program that includes energy-efficiency and weatherization training througjh the New York State WeatherizationDirectors Association. YouthBuilds participants include at-risk youngsters, young people who were in the juveniledjustice system, are aging out of foster care or droppexd out of high school.
The YouthBuild program helps out-of-schooll youth obtain their high-school diplomas or GEDs while providingb occupational training in theconstruction industry. In all, $47 million has been awardee to 228 YouthBuild programs nationwide unde r the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009, said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. The U.S. Departmenty of Labor administers funding forYouthBuild programs.