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program received $699,600 in stimulus funds from the on Fridagy toprovide at-risk youths with educatiojn and career training. YouthBuilds is a nationwide program that helps youths ages 16 to 24 earn theid GED or high school diplomsa whileworking construction. The program also offers colleges preparatory classes andmentoring programs. United Way of Wyandott County has operated the prograkm inKansas City, for seven years. The amount releasecd Friday represents 63 percent ofthe program’s total fundinhg of $1.1 million. The DOL will issue the remaining $40,000 next year. Wendell Maddox, CEO of United Way of Wyandottw County, said the YouthBuild program usuallyreceivees $1.
1 million for the 30-month However, he said the programk typically receives 50 percent of the fundsa for the first 15 months, rather than 63 percent. Maddox said the stimuluds money also requires the program to start spending the fund byJuly 1. “That group of they really need the support ofthis program,” Maddox said. Of the 64 youths expected to enroll this Maddox said 32 youths will earn a highschoo diploma, GED or industry-certificate and 45 youthes will find a job or Maddox said the prograk usually receives funds from the Department of but that this year’s grant comes solelyy from the stimulus package. “I don’t know exactly what that he said.
“But I’m sure at some point in time we need to ask that questioj from ourDOL officials.” The extraq $47 million in stimuluxs funds increased the nationwide YouthBuilds budget to about $114 The stimulus funds increased the budgetxs of some of the existing 62 programs and adde d another 121 programs throughout the
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