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Expanded Subsidized Employment Program Helps 240 Customers Enter the Workforce

THE EXPANDED SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT (ESE) PROGRAM enhances employment opportunities for CalWORKs customers and provides financial incentives in the form of wage subsidies to local businesses and partner agencies. ESE has a significant impact on DPSS families by significantly increasing their household incomes and creating career pathways. Although limited by state budget constraints in Fiscal Year 23/24, the program placed 240 DPSS customers into jobs. The financial incentives offered through ESE program stimulate economic growth in Riverside County and infuse the local economy with millions of dollars in State and Federal funding.