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After struggling to cover his family’s bills through much of 2020, Juan Hernandez started a better paying position as an entry-level IT specialist in the fall.
The change was possible thanks to the City of San Antonio’s COVID-19 Workforce Recovery Program, which aims by September to serve up to 10,000 residents whose incomes have been impacted by the pandemic. Funded through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and city general fund dollars, the program works to connect people with in-demand occupations by providing them a stipend while they complete their GED or other training. Voters in November also passed a separate SA Ready to Work program that will build on the effort by funding job training through 2025.