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PROGRAM
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DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAM
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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POPULATION SERVED:
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Adults
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SERVICES PROVIDED:
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Individual group counseling, job placement assistance, education and skills training information,
health education and counseling, financial and legal information and referrals and general information
about special social services that may be required to meet individual needs
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY:
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Department of Labor
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ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS:
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BOCES, community-based organizations, SUNY and CUNY two-year institutions
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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State
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AUTHORIZATION:
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State Statute: Section 825, Labor Law
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DESCRIPTION:
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Assists displaced homemaker in becoming economically independent by providing the services needed
to obtain employment. Services may vary among the 24 statewide Displaced Homemakers Centers
operated by 19 contractors.
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PROGRAM DATA
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FISCAL YEAR:
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1998 (1998-99)
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1999 (1999-00)
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2000 (2000-01)
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2001 (2001-02)
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2002 (2002-03)
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APPROPRIATIONS($):
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5,136,800
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5,922,000
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6,532,400*
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6,449,956**
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6,195,000
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NUMBER ENROLLED:
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7,637
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8,279
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8,906
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OUTCOME DATA:*
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3,701 received skills training; 2,103 placed in jobs
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Provided over 28,300 individual services to 8,279 displaced homemakers; 2,714 placed in jobs
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Provided over 26,250 individual services to 8,906 displaced homemakers; 2,633 placed in jobs
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CONTACT
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NAME/AGENCY:
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MARGARET M. MOREE, Department of Labor
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PHONE NUMBER:
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518-457-0380
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* 2000-2001 appropriation includes $1,200,000 in TANF funds and $400.000 from the
general fund.
** 2001-2002 appropriation includes $1,200,000 in TANF funds. $117,556 was awarded
from the 339 fund (Fee and Penalty Account) as a one-time Legislative Add-on (LAO) to support program contracts.
*** Agency states that enrollment and outcome data for 2001 and 2002 are not available as of
March 2003.
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