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WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 19, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Youth Opportunity Grants Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be older than 13 years of age, under 22 years of age, live in a high-poverty community.

Description
Youth Opportunity Grants provide a variety of services to youth ages 14 to 21 living in high-poverty communities. These grants are aimed at bringing about community-wide change in high school graduation rates, college enrollment rates, and out-of-school youth employment rates. Services include tutoring, mentoring, college bound activities, vocational training, job placement, GED classes, and sports and cultural activities.

Managing organization
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) http://www.dol.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
The Department of Labor has competitively awarded 36 of these grants for programs serving 24 urban neighborhoods, 6 rural areas, 4 Indian Reservations, 20 Indian Reservations and Rancheros in California and Nevada, and 40 Native Alaskan villages. A list of the areas served can be found at:
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/yog.cfm

If this program serves your area, contact the office of your mayor, county official, or tribal government official to apply.

More information on this program is available at:
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/yog.cfm

  
 
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