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(Youth Development Corps)

The key initial purpose of NEG Disaster Grants is to create temporary jobs (Disaster Relief Employment) to assist in the clean-up and restoration efforts as a result of the disaster. These temporary jobs also include working on projects that provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian assistance for disaster victims. The work may be done through public and private agencies and organizations engaged in such projects.

The City of Hope recruits its workforce through an application process provided by the partnership with the AmeriCorps Network. City of Hope recruits young adults ages 18-24. Many of the City of Hope recruits are at risk or from special populations.

For these at risk or special population groups we provide, a Competitive Wage, Career Pathways Training, Green Technology Training, Career Exploration Opportunities, (ABE) Adult Basic Education assistance, GED Testing, Life Skills Training, Computer Training and they learn a trade or two in the process.

City of Hope Recruits up to 25 applicants per cycle. Each cycle runs approximately 3.5 months. Upon a successful completion of a cycle, the Corpsmember will be eligible for a $1,250 educational scholarship. A Corpsmember may go through two cycles and/or receive up to two $1,250 educational scholarships totaling $2,500.

Eligible Worksites:

Types of Worksites -- Worksites may be established where authorized clean-up, restoration, and service (humanitarian) activities are performed related to the covered disaster.

As stated above, the purpose of the temporary jobs is to restore the public infrastructure and services so that regular business and employment activities can be resumed, as well as to work on projects that provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the disaster.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-- The State should coordinate the activities funded under this grant with those funded by and/or performed under the auspices of FEMA in order to ensure non-duplication and maintenance of effort. If additional areas are declared eligible for assistance by FEMA, City of Hope may provide services under this grant in those parishes.

Eligible Activities

Temporary Jobs -- The primary, initial activity under this grant will be the placement of individuals in temporary disaster relief jobs related to assisting the communities to recover from the natural disaster events and working on projects that provide humanitarian assistance to the disaster victims.

Employment-related assistance -- The application, the fully-documented plan or a modification thereto may include the full array of workforce development services to enable those participants who are enrolled in the NEG project to return to the workforce in high-growth, demand occupations as identified by the local workforce investment board.

Work on Private Property -- There are two circumstances where Disaster Relief work by NEG Project participants may be performed on private property impacted by the covered disaster--

(1) Clean-up activities on private property may be performed by NEG Disaster participants if workers from units of general local government are also (a)authorized to conduct such work and (b) are performing such work.

(2) As determined by the extenuating circumstances of the disaster for which Title I funds are being provided, repair and restoration activities are authorized on the private property of economically disadvantaged individuals