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Find similar grantsUnemployment Language Opportunity Program is sponsored by California Employment Development Department (EDD) / The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. This program provides support for education and outreach to limited-English-speaking communities and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to better access unemployment insurance and other Employment Development Department services and benefits.
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Unemployment Language Opportunity Program - The Center at Sierra Health Foundation Unemployment Language Opportunity Program California is home to more than 4. 5 million limited-English-speaking adults, representing nearly one in five working-age adults in the state — the highest proportion in the nation. As the pandemic exposed and amplified, many limited-English-speaking communities struggle to access unemployment insurance.
The Unemployment Language Opportunity Program is supported by a California Employment Development Department state budget appropriation and legislation enacted in 2021, complementing a comprehensive new regime of multilingual services.
The program builds on the critical services provided by community-based organizations during the pandemic to reach limited-English-speaking adult Californians through trusted messengers with deep roots in their communities. The program provides support for education and outreach to communities of focus for them to better access unemployment insurance and other services and benefits.
The California Employment Development Department, in partnership with The Center, awarded a total of $2 million to 11 community-based organizations throughout the state to help limited-English-speaking communities and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to better access unemployment insurance and other Employment Development Department services and benefits. The Center administers this grant program. Access the news release (.
pdf). Funded Community Partners Armenian Relief Society of Western USA, Inc. Center for Workers’ Rights Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño Chinese Progressive Association Korean American Federation of Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Mixteco Indigenous Organizing Project NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Community-based organizations in California that help limited-English-speaking communities and the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to better access unemployment insurance and other EDD services and benefits. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Unemployment Language Opportunity Program is funded by California Employment Development Department (EDD) / The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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