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GRANT, N’TL GRD JOBS 03/29/12 8p.m. TDH

A 500-THOUSAND DOLLAR STATE GRANT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR A PROGRAM TO HELP CALIFORNIA MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FIND JOBS.  THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO FUND A PILOT PROGRAM, CALLED “WORK FOR WARRIORS.”  THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MATCH THE WORK SKILLS AMONG NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS WITH HIRING NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS.   THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE UNDER-EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG CALIFORNIA GUARDS MEMBERS BY 25-PERCENT WITHIN A YEAR.  IN THE LONG-TERM, OFFICIALS HOPE THE PROGRAM WILL REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG GUARDS MEMBERS TO 5-PERCENT OR BELOW.

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