The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved handing over management of its troubled workforce development agency from the city to Invest Atlanta.
WorkSource Atlanta is supposed to provide job training and support to the city’s at-risk youth, laid-off workers, disabled and chronically unemployed residents.
But accusations that WorkSource Atlanta has served as prop for fraud and abuse of government funds have beleaguered the city agency for more than a decade.
Recently the agency lost a $4 million grant to provide technical training to unemployed, underemployed, low-skilled and low-wage workers so they can get better jobs.
Invest Atlanta is the city’s economic development agency. Officials have said that integrating WorkSource with Invest Atlanta would help streamline the process of connecting those seeking employment with businesses.
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