FREE Flu Shots Coming Oct. 1
Sep 22, 2010 - Vickers House
Free Job Training at WPB Vickers House
Aug 13, 2010 - Mayor's Office, Vickers House
FREE JOB TRAINING!
Florida Training Services, Inc. is now offering Pre-Apprenticeship Training in the Construction Trades. These Trade Programs include: Bricklayer, Carpentry, Electrician, Glazier, Heating & A/C Installer Servicer, Structural Steel (Ironworker), Painter, Pipefitter, Plasterer, Plumber, Tilesetter, Roofer, Sheet Metal Worker, and Tapers(Drywall Finishers).
Orientation for this training program will be held:
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Time: 5:00p.m.- 6:00p.m.
Place: Vickers House South 3801 Georgia Avenue West Palm Beach, Fl 33402
Classes will begin on:
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Time: 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Place: Vickers House South 3801 Georgia Avenue West Palm Beach, Fl 33402
Classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Vickers House South. Instruction is in English Only! All other Eligibility Requirements will be discussed at the orientation on August 17th! You must attend this orientation to enroll into the programs!
For more details about the training please contact:
Florida Training Services, Inc.
8011 Monetary Drive, B-1 Riviera Beach, Fl 33404
Phone (561) 842-1063
For information about Vickers House Programs:
Lela Jordan, Vickers House Director
3801 Georgia Ave. West Palm Beach, Fl 33405
Phone (561) 804-4975
Last Day for Taxes April 15th at Vickers House South!
Apr 14, 2010 - Vickers House
Last Chance for Free VITA tax preparation service for those who earned less than $49,000 in 2009. You may be able to get Earned Income Tax Credit up to $5,657.
No appointments needed that day. (Spanish Translation Assistance.)
April 15th Schedule for Vickers House South:
Walk-in From 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Please Bring:
Photo ID’s (you and your spouse if filing jointly - Joint returns require both filers to be present to sign return),
W2’s and all form 1099’s for 2009,
Social Security Cards for All family members,
Correct Birth dates for all family members,
Voided check or savings account number for direct deposit of your refund (optional but gets your cash to you the fastest).
Vickers House Locations Offering Assistance with Filling Out the Census Form
Mar 24, 2010 - Census 2010, Mayor's Office, Vickers House
Vickers House now has representatives from the Census Bureau at both Vickers House locations offering assistance with filling out the Census Form—
• these reps will be assisting people with filling out a Census Card-( translating in English, Spanish and Creole)
• a Be Counted Box will also be available at both locations -(containing blank census cards)-where people can just come by to pick up a Census Card(in case one was not mailed to their home)
Hours for Vickers House South when Reps will be present:
MWF 9-12:00
MWF 1:30-4:30
TT 9-12:00
Hours for Vickers House North When Reps will be present:
MWF 9-12:00
TT 1:30-4:30
Vickers House South is located at:
3801 Georgia Ave.
West Palm Beach, Fl 33401
For Information call: 804-4975
Vickers House North is located at:
811 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, Fl 33405
For Information call: 804-4970
You Count in West Palm Beach! Census 2010.
10 Questions. 10 Minutes. Census forms are arriving in the mail. Don’t miss the opportunity to make a difference. By answering 10 simple questions, you can help our community get its fair share of government funds to improve our schools, roads, hospitals, child care, senior centers, public transportation, job-training programs and much more. Please return your census form. It’s easy. It’s important. It’s safe.
It’s a Baby Shower—for 75 Moms!
Oct 23, 2009 - Mayor's Office, Vickers House
When: Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Vickers House, 3801 Georgia Avenue, WPB
You’re invited to a baby shower—for 75 soon-to-be Moms!
The baby shower will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Vickers House South at 3801 Georgia Avenue. It is suggested that media wishing to cover the event plan to arrive at 1:30 p.m.
As part of “Make a Difference Day,” the City of West Palm Beach’s Vickers House will be giving 75 babies a wonderful beginning through a group baby shower for their moms. The moms are all being assisted by the Vickers House’s Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies program and are financially limited as to what they can afford on their own.
All of the gifts that are a part of the baby shower have been donated by the community.