Volume 4

Issue 12

LINKS, RESOURCES, & OPPORTUNITIES FOR GHA RESIDENTS

Greensboro Housing Authority is committed to helping our residents build life success. We are also committed to sharing opportunities that may contribute to furthering life success. Scroll down to see opportunities through GHA and our partners!

Please take a look at the previous issues of Life Success Opportunities Emails.

Some of the opportunities featured may still be relevant.

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From the Block to the Boardroom, the Black Male Summit of Guilford County is a catalyst for positive change, fostering empowerment, connection, and action for Black men of all ages in our community. Through dynamic workshops, panels, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities, we address critical issues and cultivate solutions for a more equitable future.

Click the image above to register.

Second Harvest Food Bank’s Nutrition Services Team works with individuals and organizations to support and improve individual and community health. 

Check the schedule below to see when the Second Harvest Food Bank Mobile unit will be at a location near you.

9 a.m. - First-come, first-served.

March 25, 2024 - 2517 Phillips Ave

Click the image above to register.

OPPORTUNITIES FROM GHA:

The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) is a voluntary program for households enrolled in Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Project-Based Voucher programs to help them increase their earnings and build financial capability and assets.

If you are interested in joining the Family Self-Sufficiency program, please click the image above.

Please watch this video for a brief explanation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program.

Click the images above to sign up and for more information

If you are a renter and in need of rental and/or utility assistance, the following agencies may be able to assist you. 

• Greensboro Housing Authority (residents only)
• Marilyn Smith - 336-303-3010
• Request assistance here!
• Guilford County Department of Social Services
• Energy Assistance Program – (heating/cooling and water assistance) 336-641-3000
• Apply online here
• Greensboro Urban Ministry (utility assistance: water, power, and gas)
• Greensboro residents only - 336-271-5959
• United Way 211
• Faith Action International House
• (Refugee Rental Assistance program) - 336-379-0037
• Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP)
• (housing expenses/utilities) – 336-691-5780

Join NCCJ (North Carolina for Community and Justice) will discuss Anytown and STARR (Students Talking About Race and Racism) youth programs taking place this summer (Anytown in June and July and STARR dates TBD).

Anytown and STARR prepare students to have difficult conversations, to go back into their communities and create safe spaces, and to challenge systems and policies in our communities previously seen as the status quo. 

These Open Houses are geared towards:

• Youth-serving organizations

• Parents/guardians of teens in Guilford County

• Students

• Educators

If you’d like to attend either session, please register.

Children eligible for the Pre-K program in 2024-2025 must be 4 years old on or before August 31st, 2024.

2024-2025 NC Pre-K Applications completed by the April 5, 2024, due date will be considered for:



Initial placement at a Guilford County School site

Head Start

Private Child Care    

Click the image above for more information.

Summer Camp registration begins March 1, except for Camp Joy, which begins registration March 11. Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for more than 100 summer part-time job openings.

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Everyone is invited to the UNCG Science Everywhere Festival on the UNCG campus. Admission and parking in the McIver Parking Deck are free. The Festival will have over 50 hands-on activities, music and music science, an electron microscope art display, an opportunity to visit research labs of federally-funded projects, the new nursing building, and the new esports arena, and much more. 

UNCG Campus

1400 Spring Garden St, Greensboro, NC 27412

April 13, 2024

12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Calling all young creatives aged 8-17 to the stage of imagination and storytelling at TAB Arts Center's After School Film Camp, starring on Fridays and Saturdays! This is your child's ticket to the thrilling world of filmmaking, where ideas ignite and dreams take flight. The camp is $50 a month.



DATE AND TIME

Fri, February 02, 2024 – Sat, June 01, 2024

4:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

LOCATION

Peeler Recreation Center

1300 Sykes Ave

Greensboro, NC 27405

United States

GuilfordWorks, in partnership with the NC Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions, introduces Fierce Fellows!

Fierce Fellows is a series of workshops designed for judicially impacted individuals seeking employment. These workshops will include career counseling, promoting engagement, and other supportive services.

NCWorks Career Center - Greensboro

2301 West Meadowview Rd.

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Week 1: April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Week 2: April 8th, 9th, and 10th

Week 3: April 15th, 16th, and 17th

Week 4: April 29th, 30th, and May 1st (Certificate Ceremony)

Click the image above to register.

The City of Greensboro is redeploying e-bikes as part of micromobility transportation in the downtown area.  As a part of this plan, please complete the survey to share your feedback with the Greensboro Transportation Department.

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

— Maya Angelou