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Service! Launching Workforce Development Program with Cafe Overlook
When Service! was formed at the onset of the pandemic, it addressed an immediate need of feeding and supporting individuals in the hospitality industry that suddenly found themselves out of work.
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Franklin County partners with Per Scholas on the Tech Women of Color workforce training initiative
Franklin County Commissioners have approved a $4.5 million COVID-19 recovery grant to support the new Tech Women of Color workforce training initiative.
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$8 Million in Columbus-Franklin County Small Business Recovery Funds Available For Immediate Access
An additional $8 million is now available through the Columbus-Franklin County Small Business Recovery Fund to help Central Ohio small businesses continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health officials in Franklin County lift universal mask advisory
Franklin County Public Health announced Monday it is removing its universal mask advisory for residents, including schools, employers, and other public indoor settings throughout the community.
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COTA to test half-off fares for low-income riders who use digital fare system
Low-income riders on Central Ohio Transit Authority buses will get half-off fares beginning March 1 if they sign up to pay using the transit agency's new digital fare system.
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County sends an additional $1 million to help refugees find work
Four agencies that serve refugees will have an additional $1 million to help connect clients to employment. Franklin County commissioners this week awarded the additional money to...
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Besa awarded grants from Columbus, Franklin Co.
Over the past 10 years Besa volunteers have completed 10,000 service projects resulting in $50 million of impact for the communities they serve.
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New initiative helps Franklin County's low-wage workers obtain housing stability
On a winter night in January, LyQaela Hampton, 26, carried her belongings to her car. She had been couch surfing for a week since her grandmother asked her to leave the family house following a fight.
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Columbus Conversation on child care crisis
Nationally, nearly 1.8 million women have left the workforce since the onset of the pandemic and many with children under 5 have yet to return.
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County provides funding for tax assistance
The Franklin County Commissioners voted to approve $75,000 to support free tax preparation services for low- and middle-income residents and families.
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