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Date of BOCC Meeting: February 11, 2019
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1. Durham Public Schools Town Hall Meeting - Please join Superintendent Pascal Mubenga to learn about the Strategic Plan and to provide input on the 2019-20 budget and support district's vision: Igniting Limitless Potential. The event will be help at Neal Middle School located at 201 Baptist Rd on February 12th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Please RSVP at www.dpstownhall.event.com
2. Hayti Heritage Film Festival - Mark your calendar for the 25th Anniversary of the Hayti Heritage Film Festival. The festival opens Thursday, February 14th and ends on Saturday, February 16th. For more information and to purchase tickets for this year's festival, please visit https://hayti.org/programming/film/
3. Durham YouthWork Program Seeks Local Employers to Host Youth Interns - This program, now in its 16th year, has a goal to grow from serving approximately 200 youth each summer to serving more than 1,000 youth within the next three years. In 2019, the goal is to offer more than 300 paid youth summer internship opportunities, and local employers are needed to make this a reality.
This year's expo will be held on Saturday, February 23 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Chesterfield Building, located at 107 W. Main St. in downtown Durham.
For more information about hosting summer interns and/or participating in the 2019 Durham YouthWork Job Expo, interested employers should visit the City's website or contact Business Services Manager Jamie Vaughn with the City's Office of Economic and Workforce Development at (919) 560-4965 ext. 15221 or James.Vaughn@DurhamNC.gov
4. LIEAP - Low Income Energy Assistance Program: LIEAP will be open to ALL Durham County residents, January 2 - March 31, 2019. Applications will be taken at the Department of Social Services in the Crisis Lobby #27 Monday - Friday at 414 East Main Street from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Call 919-560-8000 to ...
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