Santa Barbara County's new Intensive Therapeutic Foster Care Program (ITFC) enables us to place more children with mental health or emotional challenges with local foster families, rather than in out-of-town institutional settings. Foster families participating in ITFC receive specialized training, stipends, and professional support to meet the mental health, emotional, behavioral, medical and social needs of these children.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Paid Work Experience Program: a win-win-win
Santa Barbara County's Paid Work Experience (PWEX) program, a limited-term subsidized employment program, had a very successful run from September 2009 to September 2010. The program proved to be a winner for employees, employers, and the community, and led to ongoing employment for many participants.
Job Training Program Changes Lives
Hundreds of local adults and dislocated workers have benefited from job skill training, thanks to American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds associated with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
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