Your SNAP Benefits Are Going Up!
website http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/Default.htm
Why are my benefits going up?
• There is a new law called the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. You might have heard it called the
stimulus package.
• Because of the law, you get more Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP is the new name
for the Food Stamp Program. SNAP may have a different name
where you live.
How can I use the extra benefits?
• Use your extra benefits to buy food at your grocery store.
• In some places, SNAP also offers nutrition education to help you
and your family learn to choose healthy food on a budget and be
more active.
How do I get the extra benefits?
• You get the extra benefits starting April 2009.
• The extra benefits will be added automatically to your EBT card.
You do not have to do anything.
How much extra do I get?
• Some households with 1 or 2 people who get the minimum benefit
of $14 a month may get $16 a month starting in April. Others may
get more.
• Look at the table below to see how much more you may get each
month.
• For example: If there are 3 people in your household and right now
you get $250 each month. In April, you will get $313 each month.
($250 + $63 = $313)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
FREE GED CLASSES
GED
School: Plantation Community School
Description:
Prepare to complete your High School education, GED classes will help you earn your diploma at Plantation High School. Individual, small group and computer assisted instruction. Free Childcare available during evening hours for enrolled students at Plantation High Community School site only.
Registration URL:
Department: Adult General Education
Discipline: Adult General Education
Total Cost: $00.00
Prerequisites:
The following sections of this class are available at
Plantation Community School :
Days of Week Start Time End Time
MTWTh 05:00 PM 09:15 PM
MTWThF 08:00 AM 01:30 PM
Plantation Community School
6901 Northwest 16th Street
Plantation, Fl 33313
Phone: (754) 322-1950
Fax: (754) 322-1960
REGISTRATION: in the Adult Education
Office, Building 1, Room 201
Office hours:
Monday through Thursday 4:00-8:00PM
Friday 12:00-3:00PM
School: Plantation Community School
Description:
Prepare to complete your High School education, GED classes will help you earn your diploma at Plantation High School. Individual, small group and computer assisted instruction. Free Childcare available during evening hours for enrolled students at Plantation High Community School site only.
Registration URL:
Department: Adult General Education
Discipline: Adult General Education
Total Cost: $00.00
Prerequisites:
The following sections of this class are available at
Plantation Community School :
Days of Week Start Time End Time
MTWTh 05:00 PM 09:15 PM
MTWThF 08:00 AM 01:30 PM
Plantation Community School
6901 Northwest 16th Street
Plantation, Fl 33313
Phone: (754) 322-1950
Fax: (754) 322-1960
REGISTRATION: in the Adult Education
Office, Building 1, Room 201
Office hours:
Monday through Thursday 4:00-8:00PM
Friday 12:00-3:00PM
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Fake HUD site
FYI
Beware – bad/deceptive website: http://bailout.hud-gov.us/
It’s a phishing site – if anyone asks about it, advise them to stay away. Deliberately deceiving website. Domain name registered in Germany, host in California, etc…
The Inpector General has been notified.
Beware – bad/deceptive website: http://bailout.hud-gov.us/
It’s a phishing site – if anyone asks about it, advise them to stay away. Deliberately deceiving website. Domain name registered in Germany, host in California, etc…
The Inpector General has been notified.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Resume Help--Fedex can help
FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko's), an operating company of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), today announced plans to offer its printing services in an effort to help job seekers across the nation. The company will host "FedEx Office Free Resume Printing Day" on March 10, 2009, offering to print up to 25 copies of each customer's resume for free.
As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, the nation's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent and the number of unemployed persons increased to 11.6 million in January 2009. With so many people looking to get their printed resumes in the hands of recruiters and hiring managers, FedEx Office is prepared to help.
The company invites customers to take advantage of this one-day event by visiting any of its 1,600+ FedEx Office Print and Ship Centers in the United States during regular business hours. This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store. Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and the copies will be printed single-sided on resume-quality paper.
"We understand that the economy has affected many people in a very profound way, and we want to help," said Brian Philips, president and CEO of FedEx Office. "Printing resumes is one small way we can use our resources to help those who need it."
To find the nearest FedEx Office Print and Ship Center, visit www.fedex.com or call 1-800-Go-FedEx (1-800-463-3339).
As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, the nation's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent and the number of unemployed persons increased to 11.6 million in January 2009. With so many people looking to get their printed resumes in the hands of recruiters and hiring managers, FedEx Office is prepared to help.
The company invites customers to take advantage of this one-day event by visiting any of its 1,600+ FedEx Office Print and Ship Centers in the United States during regular business hours. This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store. Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and the copies will be printed single-sided on resume-quality paper.
"We understand that the economy has affected many people in a very profound way, and we want to help," said Brian Philips, president and CEO of FedEx Office. "Printing resumes is one small way we can use our resources to help those who need it."
To find the nearest FedEx Office Print and Ship Center, visit www.fedex.com or call 1-800-Go-FedEx (1-800-463-3339).
Monday, March 2, 2009
Homeless Survey
Focus Groups 2009
Sponsored by The Coalition to End Homelessness
Room 192 at BPHI
- MARK YOUR CALENDARS -
Providers serving Homeless Individuals 3/12/09 9:00 - Noon
Providers serving Homeless Families 3/12/09 1:00 – 4:00
Consumers – Homeless Families 3/13/09 9:00 – Noon
Consumers – Homeless Individuals 3/13/09 1:00 – 4:00
Questions for Providers:
1. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services available in this county?
2. What is your agency’s greatest un-met need in serving clients?
3. What kind of program do you envision being the most effective in assisting homeless (individuals/families) becoming self-sufficient?
4. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment or rehabilitation?
5. What do your consider to be the primary causes of individual/family homelessness?
6. What are the reasons some clients do not succeed?
7. How do you believe the problem of homelessness in Broward County can be solved? How?
8. What specific things can be done to educate the general public to be more accepting of shelters and other programs that help the homeless?
9. What factors in the community (socio/economic) contribute to homelessness and what can we do about it?
10. Have you noticed that more of your clients are victims of violence while on the streets? If so, what can we do collectively to remedy the situation?
11. What are the greatest barriers faced by your agency in serving the homeless?
12. Are you or your agency involved in any Advocacy efforts to address the root causes of homelessness? Please explain.
13. What Advocacy issues do you see as being most important right now in terms of helping homeless people?
14. Have you noticed any emerging trends that you think the Governor’s Office needs to be aware of?
15. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?
Homeless Individuals and Families
1. As someone who has experienced homelessness, what do you consider to be the greatest un-met need of someone on the streets?
2. What do you think homeless families/individuals need most?
3. What types of programs and services do you think are missing for the homeless in Broward?
4. What types of programs and services do you think are most effective?
5. What do you think are the major causes of homelessness?
6. Are mental health/substance abuse issues being address appropriately?
7. What information would you like your elected officials to know about homelessness?
8. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services currently available in our community for homeless people?
9. How do you think homelessness can be solved/ended?
10. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment?
11. Have you noticed that there is more violence towards homeless people, and if so, how do you suggest that we remedy the situation?
12. Is homelessness an economic problem or an individual problem?
13. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?
Sponsored by The Coalition to End Homelessness
Room 192 at BPHI
- MARK YOUR CALENDARS -
Providers serving Homeless Individuals 3/12/09 9:00 - Noon
Providers serving Homeless Families 3/12/09 1:00 – 4:00
Consumers – Homeless Families 3/13/09 9:00 – Noon
Consumers – Homeless Individuals 3/13/09 1:00 – 4:00
Questions for Providers:
1. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services available in this county?
2. What is your agency’s greatest un-met need in serving clients?
3. What kind of program do you envision being the most effective in assisting homeless (individuals/families) becoming self-sufficient?
4. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment or rehabilitation?
5. What do your consider to be the primary causes of individual/family homelessness?
6. What are the reasons some clients do not succeed?
7. How do you believe the problem of homelessness in Broward County can be solved? How?
8. What specific things can be done to educate the general public to be more accepting of shelters and other programs that help the homeless?
9. What factors in the community (socio/economic) contribute to homelessness and what can we do about it?
10. Have you noticed that more of your clients are victims of violence while on the streets? If so, what can we do collectively to remedy the situation?
11. What are the greatest barriers faced by your agency in serving the homeless?
12. Are you or your agency involved in any Advocacy efforts to address the root causes of homelessness? Please explain.
13. What Advocacy issues do you see as being most important right now in terms of helping homeless people?
14. Have you noticed any emerging trends that you think the Governor’s Office needs to be aware of?
15. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?
Homeless Individuals and Families
1. As someone who has experienced homelessness, what do you consider to be the greatest un-met need of someone on the streets?
2. What do you think homeless families/individuals need most?
3. What types of programs and services do you think are missing for the homeless in Broward?
4. What types of programs and services do you think are most effective?
5. What do you think are the major causes of homelessness?
6. Are mental health/substance abuse issues being address appropriately?
7. What information would you like your elected officials to know about homelessness?
8. What are your thoughts regarding the existing services currently available in our community for homeless people?
9. How do you think homelessness can be solved/ended?
10. How can we do a better job of reaching out to people who are resisting treatment?
11. Have you noticed that there is more violence towards homeless people, and if so, how do you suggest that we remedy the situation?
12. Is homelessness an economic problem or an individual problem?
13. If you had a private audience with the Governor to discuss homeless issues, needs, and solutions what would you tell him?
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