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PROGRAM
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS
PROGRAM INFORMATION
POPULATION SERVED: Adults, youth
SERVICES PROVIDED: On-the-job training or internships, job search, counseling, entry-level skills training, pre-vocational skills training, literacy and English as a Second Language instruction, employability skills instruction, life skills instruction and assessment
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY: Department of Labor
ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS: Community-based organizations and companies
SOURCE OF FUNDING: State
AUTHORIZATION: State Budget
DESCRIPTION: There are four affirmative action contracts, each of which identify, recruit and train minorities, veterans and women for jobs in the construction industry, nursing and business.
PROGRAM DATA
FISCAL YEAR: 1998
(1998-99)
1999
(1999-00)
2000
(2000-01)
2001
(2001-02)
2002
(2002-03)
APPROPRIATIONS($): 1,225,000 1,211,700 1,218,300 1,218,300 1,282,000
NUMBER ENROLLED: 615 total:
574 Black or Hispanic*
477 total:
448 Black or Hispanic**
638 total:
448 Black or Hispanic
735 total:
311 Black or Hispanic
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OUTCOME DATA: 50% placed 74% placed 73% placed 70% placed ***
CONTACT
NAME/AGENCY: ANDREW ADAMS, Department of Labor
PHONE NUMBER: 518-457-1984
* The decrease in the number of enrolled for 1998-99 is due to the defunding of the two Westchester area contracts.
** The number enrolled for 1999-2000 continued to decrease due to the defunding of the Urban League of Northeastern New York as well as the inability to find a timely replacement for the Westchester area contracts.
*** Information not yet available.


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