Volume 4

Issue 13

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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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

CALLING ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS!

Are you planning to live off-campus? Join an Off-Campus Renting 101 Virtual Session for a step by step guide from a HUD-Certified Housing Counselor who will help to prepare you for off-campus renting!

Click the image above to sign up

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

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.

Click the image above for more information.

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)

A,B,C’s & D’s of Medicare

April 11 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Open to Women and Men! FREE lunch!

628 Summit Ave.

Greensboro, NC 27405

Led by: John Dunn, HealthTeam Advantage

Enrolling in Medicare can be very confusing! Join this class and learn all about how to apply, when to apply and which type is right for you.  Lunch will be provided, registration is required!

Call 336-275-6090 or email [email protected] with your name, phone number and title of workshop to secure your seat!  If you register, and are unable to attend, please let us know!  Arrive on time for all workshops- late arrivals are disruptive and you will miss important information.

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.

“Life is a progress, and not a station.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson