Kwame’s Financial Aid Workshop a Success
March 9, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Intensify Education, Real Action Now, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Last Saturday, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown hosted a financial aid workshop where he detailed how DC students can obtain funding to pursue their college education. The event was also a precursor to his upcoming College Round-Up trip, an annual free bus trip to Tarboro, North Carolina, where DC students are offered on-the-spot acceptance to [...]
Free Tax Preparation by the United Planning Organization
March 9, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Events, The People's Blog
The United Planning Organization is providing free tax preparation for low-income DC residents. They are available from 5:30pm to 8:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays every week until April 15th.
The free tax preparation is open to any individual DC resident who earns less than $22,000 a year, or any DC family earning less than $42,000 [...]
March Community Events
March 8, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, The People's Blog
Monday, March 1st, 2010
The United Planning Organization is accepting applications for its Medical Training Program. The deadline to submit is Monday, March 1, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. and applications must be turned in to the UPO office, at the following address:
Attn: Bernard Belk or Serena Wills
Anacostia Community Services Center
1640 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC [...]
Summer 2010 – Employment Opportunities with DPR
March 5, 2010 by Charles Mason
Filed under Job Creation, The People's Blog, We Alerts
**PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 11, 2010**
DPR is seeking highly motivated and energetic individuals to be part of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) Summer 2010 staff. DPR will accept applications for Summer 2010 employment until May 1, 2010.
Summer 2010 positions include one week of paid, mandatory training, and 8 weeks of summer programs.
Review Summer [...]
$1500 Business Plan Competition for DC Area Entrepreneurs
March 5, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, The People's Blog
Press Release from NMC Consulting Group:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2010
Contact: Ashley White at aew@nataliecofield.com
$1500 Business Plan Competition for DC Area Entrepreneurs
9-Week Entrepreneurship Course Offers Chance to Win Startup Capital for Business Ventures
Washington, DC— On March 20, 2010, NMC Consulting Group will commence the inaugural class of PROSPECTUS, a nine-week entrepreneurship and [...]
Thank You for a Great Open House!
March 4, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Economic Development Committee, The People's Blog
Here are some photos from the Committee on Economic Development’s Open House yesterday afternoon. Thank you to everyone for coming out and sharing your ideas on how to improve the District. Our doors are always open.
Keeping the District Competitive in the 21st Century
March 4, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Economic Development Committee, Eye on Constituents, Local Investment, Real Action Now, The People's Blog
The DC Council recently passed a resolution recognizing the significant contributions of TBED21, Inc., an organization dedicated to keeping the District economically competitive in the 21st century, with a strong focus on underdeveloped and disadvantaged communities.
The text of the Ceremonial Resolution, introduced by At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown, is as follows:
TBED21 Readiness Recognition Resolution of 2010
To recognize [...]
DCRA is moving on March 22, 2010
March 3, 2010 by Charles Mason
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog, We Alerts
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) will be moving its offices from the current North Capitol location to 1100 4th Street, SW. The new location is right on top of the Waterfront-SEU Metro Station on the Green Line. The last day at its current offices will be March 19, and the department will [...]
DMV Announces New Online Change of Address Service
March 3, 2010 by Charles Mason
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog, Transportation, We Alerts
We received the following release from the DC DMV:
DMV Announces New Online Change of Address Service
March 2, 2010
(Washington, DC) – Today, the DC Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced a new online service that allows residents to change their address through the dmv.dc.gov website (http://dmv.dc.gov/serv/dlicense/ChangeofAddress.shtm). DC DMV continues to offer services designed to help residents [...]
DC Department of Health Discountinues Short Form Birth Certificates
March 3, 2010 by Charles Mason
Filed under Healthy Families, Safeguard Communities, The People's Blog, We Alerts
We received the following information from the DC Department of Health
Vital Records to Offer Birth Certificates in Long Form Only Short Forms will be Discontinued April 5, 2010
Washington DC — The DC Department of Health (DOH) announced today, that beginning April 5, 2010, its Vital Records Division will no longer issue Computerized Short Form Birth [...]
