DESIGNED BY KIDS, BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS WHAT: More than 200 volunteers from Bank of America and the Pinellas County Housing Authority, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the local community will join forces on Saturday, Dec. 3 to build a new playground for children who live at Rainbow Village. The new playground’s design is […]
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Pinellas County Housing Authority Partners with Florida Ready to Work to Give Residents a Competitive Edge
The Pinellas County Housing Authority has partnered with the State of Florida’s Ready to Work program to give public and affordable housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher program participants a competitive edge when seeking employment. “The Florida Ready to Work program is a tremendous complement to our current efforts in moving low income families to employment and self-sufficiency through education, job readiness and job training” said Executive Director Debra Johnson.
PCHA and YouthBuild Pinellas Working Together
The Pinellas County Housing Authority teamed again with WorkNet Pinellas to provide job-training opportunities to at-risk youth. On Friday, October 14, 2011 youth participating in the YouthBuild Pinellas began the implementation of an affordable housing Florida-friendly landscape design project at Crystal Lakes Manor. The project included design, planting, mulching, fertilizing and more.
Crystal Lakes Manor is a 55 and older affordable housing community located in Pinellas Park. The property is home to 237 very-low to moderate income seniors. The seniors are very happy with the beautification of their community and the youth were excited about learning about landscaping.
PCHA Receives Funding to Help Families Obtain the Skills that Lead to Employment and Self-Sufficiency
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced another approval of funding to the Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) to coordinate education, skills and job training to help public residents move to economic self-sufficiency. “In today’s economy, it’s never been more critical to help families obtain the skills that lead to jobs,” said HUD […]
Pinellas County Children to Design Dream Playground
BANK OF AMERICA, PINELLAS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND KaBOOM! HOST DESIGN DAY FOR NEW PLAYGROUND AT RAINBOW VILLAGE
WHAT: Bank of America, the Pinellas County Housing Authority and organizers from KaBOOM! will host a Design Day for children in the Rainbow Village public housing community on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Children who live at Rainbow Village will put crayon to paper and draw their dream playgrounds, which will ultimately become a reality. Elements from the children’s drawings will be incorporated into the final design for the new community playground to be built on Dec. 3 at Rainbow Village. Design Day will also be the first meeting of the playground planning committee that will work for the next eight weeks to plan and prepare for the construction of the new playground.
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