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Stimulus Money Funds Youth Jobs

By Holly Menino
June 24, 2009
 
Springfield, Ore. -- Federal stimulus money is trickling down into Lane County. Lane Workforce Partnership received about a million and a half dollars in stimulus money to be used for job and career programs for youth. The organization award about $35,000 to Food For Lane County's Youth Farm. The Youth Farm is just one of several programs receiving federal help.

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