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• Jobs with Benefits: 5 • Part-time Jobs: 19 • Full-time Jobs: 5 • Expenditures: $74,906

City of Williamsburg – This program is a partnership between the local departments of social services in Williamsburg, James City County, and York-Poquoson, along with Virginia Career Works and Thomas Nelson Community College. Through the program, training, skill-building needs, and job retention are addressed through assessment, a Customer Services Academy (CSA) relevant to all jobs, assistance with training, job placement and job retention, the acquisition of certificates for the CSA, and job search support and access to adult education and special education support, as needed. • Participants: 149 • Entered Employment: 116 • Starting Hourly Wage: $15.45 • Jobs with Benefits: 39 • Part-time Jobs: 77 • Full-time Jobs: 39 • Expenditures: $133,785

Danville Community College - The purpose of the program is to provide participants with enhanced workplace essential skills with an emphasis on a career pathway leading to a living wage. Low-income individuals will be provided high quality workforce credentials and other services and activities to stabilize the individual and enable the person to compete for higher wages and benefits. • Participants: 36 • Entered Employment: 17 • Starting Hourly Wage: $13.20 • Jobs with Benefits: 9 • Part-time Jobs: 6 • Full-time Jobs: 11 • Expenditures: $127,946 Louise W. Eggleston Center - Funding for this program will support the Collaborative Community Connections (C3) program in the city of Portsmouth, which provides homeless individuals with support services to obtain and maintain employment. The program assists with applications for employment, preparation for interviews, and elimination of barriers to employment. Resources and soft skills training are offered. • Participants: 150