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ADECA

August 1, 2014
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Bentley awards grant for mobile career center
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MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded an $87,230 grant to continue the operations of the state’s mobile career center, a vehicle that travels across the state to serve residents who are out of work.

The grant to Southern Union State Community College will provide staff to drive and set up the mobile career center as necessary at sites of natural disasters, mass employee layoffs, plant closings, job fairs and other events.

“The mobile career center allows us to bring immediate on-site assistance to Alabamians who have been laid-off,” Governor Robert Bentley said. “Alabama has a strong work force, and this center helps workers with training to find new employment.”

Professional staff from area career centers travel with the bus to ensure workers have access to all the assistance available at Alabama Career Centers. The vehicle houses a computer lab with Internet access that can be used for job-search activities or as a mobile computer lab for training up to 12 people at a time.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Labor. ADECA manages a wide array of programs that support law enforcement and traffic safety, workforce development, energy conservation, water resource management, economic development and recreation.

Bentley notified Glenda Colagross, Southern Union interim president, that the grant had been approved.

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Contact: Russell Sellers, Mike Presley


For more information, visit:  http://www.adeca.alabama.gov/