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“$200,000 for Brockton Area Private Industry Council, Inc., for workplace development programs”

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Recipient Web Site:  Recipient Address:  (Flag)
629 Centre Street
Brockton, MA
02302
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
Brockton,
Short Description of Recipient Organization: 
The Brockton Area Private Industry Council, Inc. (BAPIC) is a non-profit agency that provides workforce development services in the Brockton Workforce Investment Area to assist at-risk youth and adults in acquiring skills that will enable them to be productive members of the labor force and attain economic self-sufficiency.
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site? 
No
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site? 
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts? 
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Grants? 
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Grants (Fedspending.org):  Have employees of the recipient collectively contributed more than $20,000 to candidates for federal office during the current and last election cycle?: 
No
Does a sponsoring member take credit? 
Yes
Did the recipient hire federal lobbyists? 
No
URL of Lobbying Data from OpenSecrets 
N/A
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voidx wrote:

<a href="http://kennedy.senate.gov/newsroom/press_release.cfm?id=23ee71b8-c4fc-4c42-9636-5a8c583a736f">Press Release</a> from Senator Kennedy on earmark.

posted September 25, 2007 at 7:06 p.m.



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