ADVISORY/Jobs Training Partnership Act Awards for Public Housing Residents to be Given Friday, Nov. 6.

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WHAT:    Jobs Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
         Awards for Public Housing Residents

WHO:     Ozie B. Gonzaque, HACLA Board Chair
         San Fernando Gardens/Ramona Gardens Reps.
         Don Smith, HACLA Executive Director

WHEN:    Friday, Nov. 6
         9:30 a.m.

WHERE:   Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
         2600 Wilshire Blvd.
         5th Floor Board Room
         Los Angeles, Calif. 90057

         Directions: (Thomas Guide 634-B2) From the I-10, exit on
         Western Boulevard. Travel north on Western and turn right on
         Wilshire Boulevard. Turn right and the parking garage will
         be on the left-hand side. From the I-110, exit at Benton Way
         and turn left. Go south on Rampart to Wilshire.

VISUALS: Public housing residents and two major firms receiving awards
         for the JTPA program. For TV, using footage of San Fernando
         Gardens and Ramona Gardens, Allstate and the Sylmar facility
         is suggested.

AWARDS BACKGROUND:
         This Recognition Award goes to Annette Johnson. She is
         receiving the Honorable Mention JTPA alumni award. Johnson
         was a welfare recipient with a substance abuse condition and
         limited work experience. Through the San Fernando Gardens
         JTPA program, she was able to overcome her many obstacles
         successfully, which culminated in a job at the GAIN office in
         Panorama City.

         The Honorable Mention award also goes to Elizabeth Valdez.
         Valdez completed the JTPA program at Ramona Gardens in
         medical billing training. Since her placing at White Memorial
         Hospital, she has saved enough money to move from the housing
         development into her own residence.

         The Employer of the Year Award goes to Sylmar Rehabilitation
         Center. The center has hired 25 employees from JTPA over the
         past year. The center has hired individuals formerly on
         AFDC/GR who faced multiple barriers to employment, including
         high school dropouts, offenders and substance abusers, and
         has successfully trained them for careers in the nursing and
         medical administration fields.

         Honorable Mention Employer Award goes to Allstate Insurance
         Co. It has been an integral part of the Ramona Gardens
         Community Service Center Business Advisory Board. Through Tim
         Ballinger, senior account agent, Ramona Gardens JTPA
         participant Ms. Gomez has a job and has made remarkable
         strides in the area of employment enhancement and retention.