{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://jayapal.house.gov/2024/09/26/jayapal-applauds-more-than-10-million-to-help-older-aanhpi-workers-get-job-training-find-employment/", "Jayapal Applauds More Than $10 Million to Help Older AANHPI Workers Get Job Training, Find Employment", "2024-09-26", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Pramila Jayapal", "J000298", "jayapal.house.gov", "jayapal", "https://jayapal.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "SEATTLE, WA \u2013 U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) applauded an investment of $10,091,442 in federal funding for the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) in Seattle, Washington. This funding will help NAPCA continue its work of assisting older Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) individuals in accessing community service programs that serve as a bridge to employment opportunities.\n\n\u201cBuilding up and expanding the Seattle area and our country\u2019s workforce means ensuring that everyone has access to the training programs and resources necessary to find employment,\u201d said Jayapal. \u201cThis funding is so important to our community and will help NAPCA continue their meaningful work of connecting our older, low-income AANHPI community with community service programs and job opportunities \u2014 helping to ensure long-term financial stability. The Biden-Harris administration\u2019s Department of Labor, led by Acting Secretary Julie Su, continues to be a strong champion for all workers across the country.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe funding we\u2019re announcing today advances the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s goal of promoting worker-focused training programs that incorporate industry and worker voices,\u201d said Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su. \u201cThe grants will help enhance access to quality jobs for older workers.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe greatly appreciate Congresswoman Jayapal and our partners in Congress for helping us secure funding for AANHPI older adults in this critical worker training program,\u201d said Clayton Fong, President/CEO, NAPCA. \u201cShe brings a unique understanding to the challenges and barriers that many AANHPI older workers face in the workforce as a staunch advocate for immigrant rights.\u201d\n\nThese funds come from the Department of Labor through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), which aims to provide training and career services to low-income older individuals who are seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce.\n\nThis funding will assist NAPCA in their work to help older AANHPI individuals with lower incomes gain work experience and overcome barriers to employment. The program provides access to on-the-job training at community-based organizations and government agencies to assist older Americans in participation in both community service and employment.\n\nNAPCA serves more than 1,200 older workers across the country through the SCSEP every year.\n\nJayapal wrote a letter of support for this funding request earlier this year.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://jayapal.house.gov/2024/09/26/jayapal-applauds-more-than-10-million-to-help-older-aanhpi-workers-get-job-training-find-employment/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7617180235683918, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}