The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $20,654,352 for seven states, including Florida, under the Disability Employment Initiative to improve education, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits.
Attorney General Pam Bondi today launched a new webpage dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking and recent efforts to make Florida a zero-tolerance state for human trafficking. A summit has also been scheduled to start a statewide conversation among community leaders, child advocates, students and professionals about the status of human trafficking in our communities.
The Department of Children and Families wants to remind clients who receive food assistance, Temporary Cash Assistance, Refugee Assistance, and Food Assistance Employment and Training payments that their old Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards with the flag design will be deactivated on September 21, 2012.