Workforce Escarosa Awarded $2.5 Million To Help Unemployed

September 17, 2010

Workforce Escarosa has been awarded a $2.5 million Deepwater Horizon National Emergency Grant to help those unemployed as a result of the oil spill.

Eligible persons may receive free programs and services to help them move forward with re-employment, financial aid for retraining, job search assistance, career counseling, career planning, career assessment testing, skills analysis and specialized workshops.

Residents of Escambia or Santa Rosa counties interested in pursuing assistance must complete a questionnaire that will determine eligibility — go to workforcescarosa.com to fill out the questionnaire or visit one of the three one-stop centers:

  • 8120 North Century Blvd., Century
  • 3670-A North L St., Pensacola
  • 5725 U.S. 90, Milton

For more information on re-training opportunities, e-mail oilspilldislocation@escarosa.org.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News