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TANF Summer Youth - Program to provide full-wage subsidized summer employment to eligible participants.

TANF Self-sufficiency (County) - Operation of two centers which provide a full array of employment related services to temporary assistance recipients.

W.I.B., Inc. Local County Programs - General programs to provide for the overall operating activities of the Organization.

Ecosystem Developer This program is made up of two grants provided by Empire State Development (ESD) administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Ralph Wilson Junior Foundation. Both grants support the project WNY Regional Collaborative Advanced Manufacturing and Technology. The project will enhance the development of the local workforce ecosystem by funding dedicated staff; targeting outreach to trainers, businesses and jobseekers; coordinating with local business/trainers and unions to ensure training curriculum will meet business needs; assessing training gaps and identifying technology demands; establishing and facilitating business commitments to engage trainees through meet-and-greets, job shadowing, internships, targeted job fairs and recruitment events; providing wraparound services for trainees to help eliminate barriers such as transportation and childcare; and providing necessary equipment and supplies for trainees.

Mobility Management - Program to assist in implementing Chautauqua County's Transportation Plan and corrdinating projects and meetings necessary to meet the Plan's goal of providing transportation to work and work-training for low income individuals.

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) - Federally funded program designed to assist U.S. workers who have lost or may lose their jobs as a result of foreign trade. The program seeks to provide adversely affected workers with opportunites to obtain skills, credentials, resources, and support necessary to become re-employed.

Research Foundation for Mental Health - Program designed to have a Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC) market the fundamentals of the Ticket to Work program to targeted groups and the local community.