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286 M Street
Crescent City, CA 95531
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Introducing
Mr. Larry Lakes the new Director of Rural Human Services,
Inc. He comes with extensive experience and is currently working
closely with co-located partners at The Del Norte Workforce Center. We
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As Navigator under the Department of Labor I was given the rare opportunity to work with disaster victims in the Mississippi and New Orleans area. Katrina devastated these southern states leaving little to no services for people with disabilities. As Navigator I delivered services to disabled people and assisted with getting basic commodities to the general public like food and water. I coordinated with other Navigators to get vital services to the Hispanic and Asian communities, water and special food stuffs. There was a serious break in getting emergency services to these populations due to language barriers. The devastation was widespread in Mississippi with miles of homes destroyed. We also coordinated tetanus and TB inoculations. Our group of Navigators were from all parts of the United States. We combined our efforts and assisted approximately 300 to 350 disabled individuals. 97 inoculations were given to residents in the low income community of Biloxi, Mississippi. We were able to get a medical mobile unit staffed with nurses and doctors to the site to provide emergency services and surgeries. We coordinated with local Asian community leaders to assist over 300 with food water and clothing. We made immediate contact with the Catholic Church of Fatima to distribute over 200 quilts on the first visit and another 250 on my second visit. Transported emergency patients to Nevada One medical site for emergency medical services. I also coordinated efforts with Hispanic businesses in the Boloxi area in need of FEMA assistance. Many local businesses were destroyed. |
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Local Business The Del Norte Workforce Center in partnership with the North Coast Small Business Development Center was excited to assist with the aquistion and training for a new business in town. Pelican Bay Travel was purchased by Cindy Speakmean, a long time employee of the agency. She will be changing the business name to Del Norte Travel as of the New Year January 2006. "I was excited to be given the chance to own
my own business, but I didn't quite know where to start. So
I called the Del Norte Workforce Center and scheduled an appointment
with their Small Business Development Counselor. I
swear if it had not been for their help I wouldn't have been able
to do it. The business plan was so overwhelming I didn't even
now where to start. Then there was the financial packet I
needed to complete as well. They helped me get through it
all and now it is really happening. The Counselors went above
and beyond with helping me get it done. I can't thank
them enough for their help." Cindy Speakmen
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New Developments
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Apprenticeship Program The Del Norte Workforce Center has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce, and the School District to create an Apprenticeship program focused on preparing students for the workforce. Currently 80% of students stay in Del Norte County after graduation. These students now have a new chance to build employable skills for the job market. With the limited vocational programs and our need for a skilled workforce it is imperative that we invest in our youth. We are happy to announce the first semester
of apprentices will be coming to a close Feb. 3 rd . 2006. We had 15 successful apprenticeships
placed with local businesses. Next semester we plan to double
this number as we have over 20 businesses already signed up to
train over 30 apprentices. |
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Workshops We are excited to have helped 7 more businesses join the world of cyberspace by taking our website design class. This class will be continually offered in the future so please check our workshop calender if you would like to sign up for the next class. As always we had a wonderful turnout for all our Business Workshops. The following are some of the workshops offered this quarter. If you are interested in the up coming workshop opportunities please check out our calender of events.
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