Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced the award of three grants to local agencies that will help area veterans find new training and employment opportunities. As of April, statewide estimates form the Oregon National Guard Reintegration Team showed that 157 of the 2,700 soldiers returning from the 41st Brigade were homeless and 51 percent did not have jobs. 20 percent of the 650 homeless individuals surveyed for the Common Ground Vulnerability Index in Portland were veterans. The Oregon recipients have proven records of working to help homeless veterans transition back into the civilian workforce.

Community Solutions for Clackamas County was awarded $500,000 and Central City Concern received two grants, one for $500,000 for new job training for vets and one for $75,000 for job training for homeless Oregon women veterans with families.

The Community Solutions program will provide veterans with green job training. Veterans will receive skills assessments, individual job counseling, labor market information, classroom or on-the-job training for green jobs. Their program serves Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. For more information, contact Clackamas County’s Community Solutions in the Portland metro area at (503) 655-8840 or toll-free 1-877-VET-HIRE Website: http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/cscc/employment.htm

The Central City Concern grants have been distributed to their Homeless Veteran’s Reintegration Program. Contact the Central City Concern for more information at (503) 294-1681. Website: www.centralcityconcern.org

Other Grant Notifications

• October 4, 2010 - Blumenauer Announces $9 Million to Replace Aging Commuter Buses

  Funding Will Ensure Portland Area Public Transportation Remains a Model for Nation PORTLAND – Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded a total of $9 million to Oregon agencies to replace and upgrade their fleets of commuter buses. $6 million will go to Tri-Met for Portland area buses and $3 million will go to the Oregon Department of Transportation Transit Division for rural bus routes.

  
  
• September 13, 2010 - Blumenauer Announces $118 Million in Funding for Education Jobs in Oregon

  Funding Will Keep Thousands of Teachers in the Classroom Blumenauer: “Funds That Keep Our Teachers Working Will Provide a Shot in the Arm to the Oregon Economy.” Portland, OR – Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced that the Department of Education will be providing $117.9 million to the state of Oregon to support education jobs. The money will be used to keep thousands of teachers statewide in the classroom for the 2010-2011 school year.

  
  
• July 1, 2010 - Blumenauer Announces Federal Funding, Job Training for Female Vets Who are Homeless

  Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) today announced federal funding to provide job training and counseling for homeless women veterans with families. This funding is being made available through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP). Congressman Blumenauer sent a letter in May to the Department of Labor in support of this funding, which will provide $75,000 to help homeless Oregon women veterans with families secure employment for Central City Concern’s Women’s HVRP Program.

  
  
• June 29, 2010 - Blumenauer and U.S. Secretary of Labor Announce $4.8 Million Job Training Grant for Portland Community College

  Washington, DC – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) today joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to announce a $4,841,299 for Portland Community College that will provide job training for healthcare professions.  The grant will serve unemployed, dislocated, and incumbent workers, preparing and training 875 job seekers for good jobs in high‐demand healthcare fields.

  
  
• June 22, 2010 - Blumenauer Announces Job Training Funding for OR Homeless Vets

  Washington, DC – Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore) today announced federal funding to provide job training for veterans through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).  Congressman Blumenauer sent a letter in April to the Department of Labor in support of this funding, which will provide $500,000 to help Oregon veterans secure employment.