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Updated: 12:53 PM EDT June 3, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont today announced the expansion of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program, which provides year-round employment opportunities for youths across Connecticut with community-based agencies.
The additional $2 million will bring its total investment to $7.7 million and will be spent to support the program with services like transportation, food support, and other items that will decrease barriers to participation.
The money comes from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. It is in addition to the $5 million the state previously allocated for the program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Labor. The Youth Employment and Training Collaboration, a partnership between the DOL and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, is also funded at $710,000, giving the program a total of $7.7 million this year.
How some states are trying to get people back to work: Giving new hires bonuses of up to $1,200 By Aimee Picchi
Updated on: May 18, 2021 / 5:04 PM / MoneyWatch
Connecticut, Oklahoma and Montana are dangling an offer to persuade jobless workers collecting enhanced unemployment benefits during the pandemic to get back to work pronto: Cash bonuses for people who return to full-time jobs.
Connecticut said on Monday it would award $1,000 to 10,000 jobless workers who find full-time work and hold the job for at least eight weeks. Oklahoma, meanwhile, said on Monday it would provide $1,200 bonuses to the first 20,000 currently jobless workers who find full-time jobs and hold them for at least six weeks. Montana earlier this month announced a similar initiative that will provide a $1,200 bonus to people who go back to work for at least four weeks.