Washington, July 21 -- Representative Lucy McBath issued the following press release:

Today, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) announced that CobbWorks, Inc. will be the recipient of a $1.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild program. This training program will be implemented in partnership with Construction Ready as the primary construction training provider and Cobb Adult Education as the education and GED preparation provider. In February, McBath wrote a letter to Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer in support of CobbWorks' application.

"Today's grant announcement is a reaffirmation of the transformational impact CobbWorks has on young jobseekers in our community," said Rep. McBath. "I was proud to voice my support for ...