Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor and Vermont’s Statewide Workforce Investment Board Youth Council have chosen eight Summer Employment Opportunity projects for funding from the US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth funds. All projects will link academics, occupational skills learning, and career pathway guidance, and will provide work experiences for youth ages 16-24. Under WIOA regulations, the priority for the US Department of Labor is to serve out-of-school youth.
The following programs were chosen for funding after submitting applications that were reviewed by the State Workforce Investment Board’s Youth Council and Department of Labor staff.
Boys and Girls Club of Rutland County (Rutland)
Burlington School District Food Project (Burlington)
Montpelier Parks (Montpelier)
Northeast Kingdom Community Action (Newport)
ReSOURCE (Barre, Burlington, and Morrisville)
Sunrise Family Resource Center (Bennington)
The Tutorial Center (Bennington)
Youth Services, Inc. (Greater Bellows Falls area)
Projects began this July and will run through September 30, 2015.