Congresswoman Hirono Announces $800,000 in Federal Funding to Construct Job Creation Center at The Arc of Hilo
Washington,
Sep 30 -
Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) today announced the awarding of an $800,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to support the construction of a Job Creation Client Support Service Center at The Arc of Hilo on the island of Hawaii.
The federal funding is made possible through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Economic Development Program.
Congresswoman Hirono is a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor.
The development of the Job Creation Client Support Service Center will allow The Arc of Hilo to create 40 new jobs within 2 years in the field of renewable energy and recycling, broaden the contracted services the Arc of Hilo provides to its business clients, as well as increase the number of trained low income workers and workers with disabilities.
The mission of The Arc of Hilo (http://www.hiloarc.org/) is to improve the quality of life for people with developmental or other disabilities through educational, recreational, vocational, and skill training, as well as employment and residential opportunities. Through its programs, the Arc of Hilo is able to reduce incidents of depression, poor health, isolation, exclusion, discrimination, poverty, and substance abuse among this vulnerable population.
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