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Article: STATE DEPT.: AT-RISK YOUTH IN EASTERN CARIBBEAN TARGETED IN NEW JOB PROGRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 9, 2006
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
By Eric Green Washington File Staff Writer
At-risk youth in the Eastern Caribbean are being targeted for help under an initiative created by an affiliate of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Microsoft Corporation, based in Redmond, Washington.
In a June 6 statement, the OAS said its nonprofit affiliate, the Trust for the Americas, and Microsoft will expand an existing program that provides technology-based job training and job placements. The program, called the Partnership in Opportunities for Employment through Technology in the Americas, currently operates in more than 12 ...