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A Public Jobs Program for Pennsylvania

A major state public jobs program has been announced by the PA Labor and Industry and Public Welfare Departments. Up to 20,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians will be hired using federal stimulus funds. Slots will be in non-profit, public sector, or private sector jobs and all wages will be paid by the state of Pennsylvania. Here is a link to an Inquirer article that reports on the new program. Click here: Pa. to fund jobs with federal stimulus money | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/27/2010 People on unemployment, food stamps or welfare are eligible for the jobs.

The challenge now is to be sure that non-profits, companies and state and city agencies will step up and put these people to work. Funds are not available for supervision, but free workers paid for by the state will be available. If you are interested in taking on people from the public program jobs please let us know. Details are still being put together, but this is an opportunity to grow a business or offer services to the community, as well as provide a job for one of the 550,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians.
See the state guidance memo

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COMPASS is an online application for Pennsylvanians to apply for many health and human service programs.Unemployed workers can apply for Food Stamps and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and other programs at the Pennsylvania Compass link.
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215-557-0822 for help if you are behind on your mortgage. Our housing counselors may be able to help you.

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As of February 2010 the Philadelphia Unemployment Project’s Commuter Options Program has 26 van and car pools transporting 106 Philadelphia workers to their jobs each day.

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The Philadelphia Unemployment Project is a membership organization of low-wage workers and the unemployed. PUP has fought for jobs and for economic justice since 1975. We are also an unemployed workers center that helps people win unemployment cases, save their houses, and get access to health care.

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