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The Anson County 4-H Youth Promise Program provides an awesome opportunity to make a difference in the life of a young man or woman. 4-H Youth Promise mentors are men and women, 18 years or older with a valid North Carolina drivers license, who have a sincere desire to make a difference in a young person's life. All of the volunteers go through an application and screening process that includes personal reference checks, criminal background checks, and a personal interview. The volunteers are required to attend three hours of training in preparation for the one-year commitment they make to the youth. Throughout the year, mentors spend two or more hours per week one-on-one with their young person. They participate in activities that promote positive changes in behavior and academics, as well as recreational and social activities that build interpersonal skills. The mentors play a role in reducing the expense of training school and detention centers, as well as reducing the rate of recidivism among Anson County's population of delinquent juveniles. The 4-H Youth Promise Program accepts volunteer mentor applications year round as the program has a lengthy list of deserving youth waiting for caring individuals who believe in them. For more information about the 4-H Youth Promise Program or to serve as a volunteer, please contact Crystal Chavis, Program Director, by phone at (704) 694-2915 or by E-Mail at Crystal_Chavis@ncsu.edu.
An Anson county 4-H Promise mentor and her young friend enjoy a Charlotte Checkers game together.
Centralina Workforce Development Board Welcomes New Staff Member Emily has a background in human services, social work, and working with the aging adult population. Emily has a degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and is currently working on her master's degree. You may contact her at (704) 372-2416 or at ebarnes@centralina.org. Local Employers Recognized for Outstanding Efforts The North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC) recently held the 17th Annual Employer Awards. Employers were recognized for their outstanding efforts in finding employment for citizens in their community. The following employers were honored with distinction by receiving the 2004 Employer of Year Award at a dinner reception held on April 28, 2004 at the City Club of Gastonia:
Congratulations to all the employers and many thanks for all their contributions to workforce development in the Centralina Region!
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Time to Nominate! The North Carolina Department of Commerce and Commission on Workforce Development have requested nominations for the 2004 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Workforce Development. Those individuals who have shown outstanding performance in workforce development in their community should be nominated. A new award, the Wayne Daves Award For Outstanding Achievement in Workforce Development has been added this year to recognize the outstanding efforts of a front-line staff person that has contributed to the continuous improvement within a local JobLink Career Center or other workforce development program. The awards are divided into several categories including a "youth" award. The first category recognizes older youth (18-21 yrs.) and the second category awards younger youth (14-17 yrs.) Please note that eligible younger youth nominees are individuals who at the time of enrollment into a workforce development program/activity, have not yet reached their 18th birthday and are at least 14 years of age. Also, eligible older youth nominees must have not reached their 22nd birthday and are at least 18 years of age. Nominations can be made for the following categories:
For more information contact the Centralina Workforce Development Board @ 704.348.2717. To download a nomination package, please visit http://www.centralinaworks.com/whatshot.cfm.
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The
Centralina Workforce Development Board is pleased to announce it has
hired Emily Barnes as a new staff member. As the Program Assistant,
Emily will be responsible for providing administrative support to
the Executive Director, the Operations Manager and the Program Associate.
She will serve as the primary staff person for the NCSTARS system,
maintaining the Workforce Development Board inventory, assisting the
Operations Manager with the WorkforcePlus database, providing technical
assistance to service providers and assisting in the evaluation of
JobLink Career Centers and their activities.
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