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Pages tagged "economic development"


AMOS Leverages $100 Thousand for Project IOWA

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · December 20, 2011 9:37 AM

In Iowa, AMOS won an additional $100 thousand for Project IOWA; Republican Governor Branstad included the project as a line item in the state budget as demonstration of support. Twenty students were selected and are prepared to begin coursework in early 2012.


Veteran Columnist Says: Don’t Let Politics Diminish Capital IDEA

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · December 06, 2011 10:00 AM

"When University of Texas researchers studied the long-term benefits of an intensive Austin job training program called Capital IDEA, they found that graduates enjoyed a steady trajectory in earnings and within six years earned salaries that were $12,000 a year higher than participants in ordinary job-placement programs.

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Capital IDEA Boosts Outcomes for Graduates AND Their Children

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 24, 2011 10:51 AM
Capital IDEA graduate Eloina Serna stands with her son."Eloina Serna wasn't the only one in her family who benefited when she signed up with Capital IDEA.... 90 percent of children who are now 18 or older earned a high school diploma and 64 percent of those children earned a college degree or are currently enrolled...."

Capital IDEA was founded in 1998 by Austin Interfaith, in partnership with Central Texas business leaders, to lift "families out of poverty through workforce training, especially in high-demand occupations such as health care, information technology, utilities and skilled trades." Capital IDEA graduate Eloina Serna poses with son in photo above.

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