LORAIN — The Nord Center is getting more than a quarter of a million dollars in federal stimulus funding.

The mental health services organization was awarded $264,182.24 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds by the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.

The funds are to assist with severe mental illness in Lorain, Huron, Erie and Sandusky counties with employment services.

Those services include career exploration, assessments, job placement and coaching, job skills training and benefits analysis. The areas of skill training are food services, clerical/computer and building trades/maintenance.

To find out more about the services, call (440) 204-4339.