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Where ARRA Funds Are Being Invested |
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ARRA Funds Keep Family Off Streets
The federal stimulus package provides
funding to prevent people from becoming
homeless during this economic recession.
DCEO's Office of Community Development
administers ARRA Homeless Prevention Funds
via grants to 64 local governments and
not-for-profit organizations outside of Cook
County.
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Energy Audits Prepare Way for Weatherization
Influx
DCEO
and its partners are targeting homes with
the highest energy bills and the lowest
incomes with more than $97 million in ARRA
funds coming through DCEO’s Office of Energy
Assistance.
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16,000 Gain Skills & Work Experience through
Summer Youth Program
Thanks to $53 million in ARRA funding,
16,000 Illinois youth completed true
apprenticeships this summer in career
pathways in our nation’s growth industries:
green building; sustainable agriculture;
trades such as plumbing, welding, carpentry,
and masonry; customer service; and small
business management.
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