A pioneering city wage-subsidy program that’s expected to continue for at least another two years is attracting national attention for its success in helping unemployed people re-enter the job market.
The Jobs Now program provides employers with $5,000 — $1,000 per month for five months — in exchange for new hires of low-income workers. As of last month, 1,037 low-income people had found work through the program, either with The City or at one of 153 San Francisco businesses.
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More than 200 welfare recipients will be given city jobs as San Francisco plans to continue a program that was axed by the federal government.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom is hoping to spare some of the thousands of workers who are likely to lose their jobs at the end of the month after a federally funded jobs program expires.
Newsom directed his team to find ways to help businesses keep workers should San Francisco’s JobsNow program expire Sept. 30. One idea being considered is a package of incentives and subsidies that would entice employers to retain workers on their own dime.
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As the clock ticks down to thousands of San Francisco workers — including city employees — likely losing their jobs, city leaders are redoubling their efforts to urge Congress to renew the JobsNow program.
City officials and business leaders Thursday rolled out an online national campaign urging Congress to extend the $2.5 billion that would support job growth across the nation.
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More than 100 park employees who assist city gardeners in weeding and picking up trash will lose their jobs at the end of September unless the federally funded JobsNow program receives an extension.
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After Congress recently failed to extend monies for San Francisco’s successful unemployment program, Mayor Gavin Newsom invited to City Hall a few hundred employees and their bosses who are participating in Jobs Now to prove how successful the federally funded stimulus project has been.
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More than 3,600 unemployed residents have found work through Mayor Gavin Newsom’s highly praised Jobs Now program, which taps stimulus money to pay for 100 percent salaries for employees who are hired by local companies through the program.
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The future of a program that has put thousands of San Franciscans to work in the past year faces a key hurdle today when funding is voted on in Washington, D.C.
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The future of a program that has put thousands of San Franciscans to work in the past year faces a key hurdle today when funding is voted on in Washington, D.C.
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With San Francisco’s unemployment rate now hovering above 10 percent, Mayor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday launched another initiative aimed at helping San Francisco residents find jobs.
The mayor announced a new Web site, HireSF.org, to connect employers with qualified local job seekers. Residents can post résumés on its jobs board while city staff can assist businesses in recruiting, screening and employee referrals.
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