Local non-profit helps employers
By Rick Henly on Friday, July 30th, 2010 |
A local nonprofit organization still has grant funds remaining to help Huntington County employers retain existing jobs in the community. The grant can provide a partial wage subsidy to the employer for income-eligible employees who may be in danger of layoff or who are already on layoff.
Community & Family Services, Inc. (CFS) obtained the grant through the state, and the wage subsidy is available through Sept. 30, 2010. Funding is through federal economic stimulus dollars intended to provide a boost for the economy, as well as to help income-eligible individuals. Interested employers should contact Geoff Frank of Community & Family Services at (260) 251-0913 (cell) for more information. He can be reached by e-mail at: gfrank@comfam.org and also can be contacted through the organization’s central administrative office in Portland at (260) 726-9318.
The program is available to employers located in any of the six counties served by CFS – Huntington, Wells, Blackford, Adams, Jay, and Randolph counties. The income-eligible employees must live in one of those six counties. The program has a simple income eligibility test: If the employer shows that the employee’s hourly rate is $10.41 or under ($21,660 annualized), and the individual is either on layoff or at risk of being laid off, then the employer could receive a subsidy under the program to help preserve that job in the community. The employee would not have to be involved in that discussion or be aware of the subsidy.
The wage subsidy is up to 50% of the worker’s eligible full-time wage with subsidy caps of $5.00 per hour worked, 40 hours per week and $200 per week per employee. The subsidy is paid to the employer after each payroll. Positions to be subsidized should be full-time. Jobs compensated through commissions or tips are not eligible for the subsidy. If an employer has an employee who earns more than the $10.41 per hour income guideline, and the employer would like to inquire further about eligibility, CFS can work with both the employer and employee for an expanded look at family size and income to see if that individual might qualify.
The project funding is from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through a community service block grant from the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority. CFS has tried to make the program as easy as possible for employers to sign up and to receive subsidy reimbursements through the program. Funding is limited. More information is available through the organization’s central administrative office in Portland at (260) 726-9318 or by contacting Geoff Frank at (260) 251-0913 (cell).
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