Disaster Relief Employment Program Unveiled to Local Officials

November 1, 2011... The Bergen One-Stop Career Center and County of Bergen unveiled a Disaster Relief Employment Program recently to officials from municipalities hardest hit by Hurricane Irene. The County will receive a $1,280,315 National Emergency Grant (NEG) from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) to administer a program through the BOSCC to create temporary employment to assist with clean-up activities.

The BOSCC anticipates employing upwards of 100 individuals to assist the clean-up and restoration as well as work on projects that provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian assistance for disaster victims.  These temporary jobs are open to workers who have been temporarily or permanently dislocated as a result of the disaster and individuals who are long-term unemployed and not collecting any type of income support.

The program will run from November 14, 2011 through February 29, 2012.