Workforce Southwest Washington announced Thursday that it has been awarded more than $2.25 million from three U.S. Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grants to support workers in Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties who have been laid off due to COVID-19.
According to a press release from the agency, the funds will be invested in Worksource, Next and Goodwill of the Olympic and Rainier Region to help laid-off workers search for new jobs and access training and support services such as food assistance.
