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April 2013
Kid's Fair Safari
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| 4/16/2013 |
| Kids Fair Safari |
Southeastern Illinois College
With Community Partners: WADI, Harrisburg Medical Center, Egyptian Health Dept., Pepsi Mid-America, Harrisburg District Library.
Kid's Fair Safari
Free Heiken Puppet Show @ 6pm
Free Games
Free 'Little Obie' Train Rides
Free Food
April 16th 2013 4pm to 6pm Deaton Gym at SIC
Form more information, call 252-5400 ext. 3213
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September 2012
June 2012
| 6/13/2012 |
| Free Community Electronics Recycling |
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Wabash County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a FREE community Electronics Recycling event on
Saturday, June 16, 2012
10:00am to 2:00pm
Located at the Pamida Parking Lot (1520 W 9th St in Mt Carmel IL)
It is open to the public. They will accept computers, monitors, printers, laptops, TVs, stereo equipment, cell phones, microwaves, large household applicances and more!
Refrigerato
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| 6/8/2012 |
| Spring Poshard Foundation Online Auction |
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Spring Poshard Foundation Online Auction is now open!
The auction runs from June 1st, 2012 to June 15, 2012 with proceeds going to the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children.
Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to many donated items guaranteed to delight!
Please ask your friends, family, and community members to go to the following website and enjoy themselves while help
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May 2012
| 5/16/2012 |
| Allendale Ruritan Club Holding Food Drive |
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The Allendale Ruritan Club will be holding a food drive from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012. There will be two drop locations: Allendale Ruritan Club, Main Street, Allendale or Fastbreak Convenience Store, 1315 W. 9th St., Mt. Carmel. Food items can also be given to any Ruritan member. All donations will be given to WADI.
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Ken Pettijohn, WADI Executive Director and Donna Emmons
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| 5/4/2012 |
| 30 Years of Service to WADI |
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Wabash Area Development, Inc. said goodbye to longtime employee, Donna Emmons, on May 3rd. Donna started at WADI as a Social Services/Parent Involvement Coordinator in 1981 and became the Head Start / Early Head Start Director in 1987. Donna has been a Saline County resident since 1981, raising her children there while working in White County. Her son, Dr. Benjamin Emmons and family now live
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| 5/3/2012 |
| HAVE YOU WORKED ON A FARM? |
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Have you worked on a farm? Cutting, planting, picking (apples, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, grapes, etc) or taken care of cows, hogs, chickens, goats or other farm animals? If so, the Illinois Migrant Council may be able to help you with:
Occupational training to get a better job
Scholarships to attend a college or university
Assistance finding a job
Emergency food and gasoline
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| 5/2/2012 |
| Pulled Pork Supper Fundraiser |
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The McLeansboro Senior Center is having a Pulled Pork Fundraiser on May 18th from 5pm to 7pm.
Menu: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Slaw, Baked Beans, Potato Logs
$5.00 per person
$2.50 for children under five years old
Don't cook because carry outs will be available!
All ages welcome. Please come support your local Senior Nutrition Center at 108 E. Jefferson St in McLeansboro (one block beh
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| 5/1/2012 |
| Scholarship Applications Available in Hamilton Co. |
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Scholarship applications are still being accepted for Hamilton County residents who will be attending college for the Fall 2012 / Spring 2013 semester. Short term vocational training is also allowed. Contact Yvonne at 643-2161 for an application. The scholarship is $1150 and is used for tuition and books first. If those are already satisfied by other financial aid, the scholarship may be used
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April 2012
| 4/12/2012 |
| Tornado Assistance Available |
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Wabash Area Development, Inc. (WADI) and Crosswalk have partnered to provide assistance through the Donated Funds Initiative is for those affected by the 2/29/12 tornado in Saline and Gallatin counties. The grant monies are available to assist with rebuilding, repairing, and replacing. There are no income guidelines to be eligible but proof that the household was affected by the tornado is requir
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| 4/11/2012 |
| Free Cell Phone Thru Safelink Program |
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If you live in Illinois and receive one of the programs below and do not already receive Lifeline assistance on your landline, then you may be eligible for a free cell phone with free monthly minutes.
Medicaid
Link Card (Food Stamps)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
SSI
National School Lunch (free program only)
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Federal
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Boy Scouts Volunteer
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| 4/10/2012 |
| Boy Scouts Volunteer for Tornado Disaster Relief |
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The Shawneetown WADI office received a truck load of donations from the Gallatin County Boy Scouts Troop 337, Pack 3337, Crew 337, along with help from Pack 305 from Newburgh IN and Pack 372 & Troop 375 from Mt. Vernon IN. The Gallatin County Troop requested assistance from the Buffalo Trace Council to put the word out they were needing some Troops and Packs to partner with them to help with the
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March 2012
Elks Lodge #1058 Tornado Relief Donation
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| 3/15/2012 |
| Elks Lodge #1058 donates to WADI's Tornado Relief |
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WADI received a $750 donation from Elks Lodge #1058 for the Tornado Relief effort in Ridgway and Harrisburg IL. Proceeds are from a pancake breakfast, several local lodges, state Elk funds, and $10 T-Shirt sales. Pictured left to right are Nathan Gaskins (Elk Board Member), Cathy Ferrell (WADI Staff/Elk Member), Roxy Cox-Mobley (Saline County WADI Manager), and Kerry Camp Elk E.R. President.
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February 2012
St Jo Catholic Church in Ridway
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| 2/29/2012 |
| Tornado Hits Ridgway and Harrisburg |
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Two towns in our service area were hit with a tornado early this morning, February 29, 2012: Harrisburg (Saline Co) and Ridgway (Gallatin Co). Our WADI offices are open in Shawneetown and Harrisburg and power has been restored to our offices though the hard hit areas of Harrisburg have not and Ameren says it may be out for as long as a week.
Most roads into Harrisburg are closed. Police are ass
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| 2/22/2012 |
| Young Leaders Volunteer for WADI |
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Members of the Edwards County Farm Bureau took time on January 28th to volunteer at the WADI office in Albion. They purchased $500 worth of food for the food pantry and sorted and bagged other food that had been donated or purchased. They were able to bag around 100 sacks of food to be given away to those who qualify in the month of February. Their volunteer effort was part of an American Farm
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| 2/9/2012 |
| State Leadership Positions Available |
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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is pleased to announce that we are currently seeking job applications for key leadership positions within the Department. HFS administers the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program in Illinois, providing a range of healthcare services for 2.7 million adults and children. HFS is redesigning our healthcare delivery system to b
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| 2/6/2012 |
| Cell Phone Do Not Call List |
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All cell phone numbers go public this month and you will be charged for those calls. To prevent this, call 888-382-1222 which is the national do not call list. You must call from your cell phone. Press 1 for English and then it will ask for your cell phone number. It takes about 20 seconds.
Help others by passing this on. https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
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January 2012
Emergency Food Received
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| 1/25/2012 |
| Emergency Food Available |
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The Poshard Foundation has donated funds to WADI to assist victims of the spring flooding with emergency food. "Many people are still struggling to get caught up," said Ken Pettijohn, WADI Executive Director. Shown below is food that was purchased for the pantry including tuna, cooking oil, rice, pasta, soup, peanut butter, etc.
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| 1/18/2012 |
| FUNDING RELIES ON HOMELESS COUNT JANUARY 24TH! |
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The Southern Illinois Continuum of Care is coordinating the annual 2012 Point-In-Time Count of homeless persons in its 27-county service area. The counties are divided into 5 main regions and each of them has a region representative. Keather Thompson, Associate Director of Wabash Area Development, is responsible for the counties of Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, Edwards, White and Hamilton.
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December 2011
| 12/16/2011 |
| Lunch for Little Ones |
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This holiday help Dr. Jennings and his staf provide Lunch for Little Ones of Wabash County. Bring in a non-perishable food item for a child through December 15, 2011, and register for door prizes.
All food items will be distributed to WADI and Hope Pregnancy Center.
You may drop off food items at: 1430 College Drive in Mt Carmel IL Phone: (618) 262-5113
Suggested Items: Baby food,
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October 2011
| 10/5/2011 |
| Daylight Savings Time Ends |
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Sunday, November 6th marks the end of Daylight Savings Time. Remember to mark your calendars to turn your clocks back an hour. It's also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Please read the safety tips from The National Fire Protection Association below:
Smoke alarm safety tips
Smoke alarms save lives. Almost two-thirds of home fire dea
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September 2011
Columbus Day Observed
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| 9/29/2011 |
| Closed for Holiday Monday, Oct 10, 2011 |
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All WADI offices will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2011, to observe Columbus Day. We will reopen at 7:30am, Tuesday, October 11, 2011. We hope you have a great holiday from our WADI family to yours.
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| 9/28/2011 |
| Mt Carmel Senior Center Changes Hands |
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The City of Mt Carmel will be taking over the Mt Carmel Senior Nutrition Center as of October 1, 2011. In the past, WADI operated the nutrition center and the City of Mt Carmel operated the Senior Activities and Information components. It was agreed that it would be easier for the center to survive if one agency handled all the components; thereby, allowing the costs of the center to be shared b
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| 9/12/2011 |
| Senior Dance and Dinner September 23, 2001 |
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Senior Dance and Dinner on September 23, 2011, from 5pm to 8pm at the McLeansboro Senior Nutrition Center.
Location: 108 E Jefferson, McLeansboro IL 62859 (1 block behind DQ)
$5 per person for the dance
$3.50 for pulled pork sandwich, chips, cookies and beverage
All proceeds go to the senior nutrition center.
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| 9/8/2011 |
| TANF Benefits |
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Many families we work with are raising children who are not their own. Often they are a grandparent, aunt, unlce or older sibling. In most cases it is a grandparent who is struggling to get by on a limited Social Security benefit. State policy permits a relative (called a caretaker relative) to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on behalf of the child. The caretaker relative
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August 2011
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| 8/22/2011 |
| Fairfield Senior Center Fundraiser Breakfast |
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ALL AGES WELCOME
Please join us at the Fairfield Senior Nutrition Center at 211 SE 2nd Street on Saturday, September 17, 2011, for a fundraiser from 7am to 10am. $5 includes biscuits and gravey, large sausage patty, eggs and choice of drink: OJ, coffee, milk, chocolate milk. $3 for children under 12.
Biscuits and Gravy $2.25
Sausage and biscuit $2.00
Eggs and biscuit $1.25
Coff
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July 2011
Members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Angie Rawlinson, WADI County Manager
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| 7/30/2011 |
| Carmi WADI Receives Food Donation |
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White County received a generous donation of canned goods from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The volunteers consisted of gentlemen from the church, several youth learning the value of hard work and missionaries. Involving the local youth educates them with the importance of helping win the fight on hunger.
White County WADI distributes emergency food once every three months t
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June 2011
| 6/2/2011 |
| Webinar for Workers Who Have Been Laid Off |
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Webinars: A Good Way to Stay Connected
Life can be hectic. We don’t always have time to learn about the latest upgrades or new things happening around us. Webinars are an excellent way to enhance your workforce development knowledge without having to spend a lot of time searching for what you need.
A couple of webinars are coming up on Illinois workNet in the month of June that might be of
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| 6/2/2011 |
| Top 10 Majors That Don't Pay |
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Top 10 majors that don't pay (based on career salary levels and the number of jobs available)
1. Journalism
2. Horticulture
3. Agriculture
4. Advertising
5. Fashion design
6. Child and family studies
7. Music
8. Mechanical engineering technology
9. Chemistry
10. Nutrition
Source: Newsweek, May 9 2011, Page 5
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May 2011
Debra Fearn with Citizens National Bank of Albion
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| 5/19/2011 |
| Local Bank Helps Flood Victims |
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Citizens National Bank of Albion donated cleaning supplies to the Carmi WADI office to help flood victims with their cleanup. If you are a flood victim needing cleaning supplies or someone wishing to donate cleaning supplies please call the Carmi WADI office at (618) 384-5541.
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| 5/13/2011 |
| A Must Read For All "Have Nots" |
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Ever wonder why there is such a great divide between the "haves" and "have nots"? This article does a better job of explaining it than any we've seen. Nationally known poverty awareness expert, Dr. Donna Beegle, tells her story in this article, "The Crossing". Her story starts in poverty and explains how she came to have hope for the future that allowed her to transform herself into a "have".
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MICHAEL BARTLEY
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| 5/10/2011 |
| TRIBUTE TO SGT MICHAEL BARTLEY |
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I watched Michael grow up, as he was a classmate to my son. I was their on-going room mother from Kindergarten through 8th grade. New Hope School is a small rural school where everyone is close. Michael was one of my kids and I was happy when he enrolled in the WIA Youth program (Workforce Investment Act Program) and had the opportunity to be his case manager for a couple of years.
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Pamela Schwarzlose and Donna Emmons, WADI Head Start Director
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| 5/9/2011 |
| West Salem Resident Wins State Scholarship |
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Pamela Schwarzlose of West Salem was awarded a $750 scholarship by the Illinois Head Start Association. Pamela was selected from among applicants throughout Illinois to receive the scholarship, which was awarded to her at the annual IHSA conference in Springfield last month. A Head Start parent for several years, Pamela plans to use the scholarship to take medical transcription courses from Olne
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| 5/1/2011 |
| Flooding Worsens |
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Hwy 45 between Mill Shoals and Enfield is under water on the Springerton curves. IDOT crews were still flagging people through at 12:30pm Sunday, May 1st.
Carmi has water over the road from the Little Wabash Bridge to Epworth Road. IDOT crews are flagging trucks and SUVs through. Closure may be imminent. Don't take chances.
http://www.dot.state.il.us/road/closures.txt Check this state
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| 5/1/2011 |
| Red Cross Shelters Open |
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Due to flooding the following Red Cross shelters are open:
-Crossville, IL -- Crossville Baptist Church at 507 N. State Street
-Carmi IL -- First Christian Church at 504 Bohleber
-Mt Carmel IL -- First Christian Church, 803 N. Market
-Shawneetown IL -- First Baptist Church, 590 N Lincoln Blvd
-Harrisburg IL -- Dorrisville Baptist Church Contact the Saline County Emergency Operations Cent
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April 2011
Diana Vandergraph with Gayla Hutcheson, WADI County Manager
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| 4/28/2011 |
| Mary Alice Buchanan Memorial Scholarship Awarded |
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The scholarship, sponsored by the Illinois Head Start Association, is awarded to any parent, former Head Start child, or staff member working towards completion of a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education. The $750 education scholarship was awarded to Diana Vandergraph of Fairfield, a former Head Start child and a current WADI staff member. "Head Start has positively influenced my life i
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| 4/28/2011 |
| Tetanus Shots Available Today in Shawneetown |
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Egyptian Health Department is in Shawneetown today at the old IGA building giving free tetanus shots to anyone that has been involved in the flooding (victims, sand baggers, crews, etc)
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| 4/27/2011 |
| Beware of Flooded Roads |
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Be very careful while driving due to road flooding. Don't drive across moving water; turn around and take another route. The town of Junction, Old Shawneetown and New Haven have been closed to the general public due to flooding. Four miles south of the intersection of Hwy 1 and 13 the road is closed. The Shawneetown New Haven blacktop has water over the road from Ridgway to the Shawneetown turn
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| 4/26/2011 |
| Utility Applications Still Being Taken |
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The LIHEAP program is still accepting applications for utility assistance through May 30, 2011. You do not have to be disconnected to receive assistance. Please call your local WADI office to make an appointment if you haven't already signed up for the program since September 1, 2010.
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| 4/20/2011 |
| Storm Shuts Off Power and Phones |
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The storm that went through Southern Illinois yesterday, April 19th, caused power outages throughout the area and damaged phone services. As of this morning there still isn't power in West Salem, Carmi, and parts of Fairfield. All WADI offices are open for business although phones services haven't been restored yet.
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March 2011
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| 3/9/2011 |
| Support Group for Parents with Special Needs Kids |
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There is a new support group starting March 17th at 6:30pm at the Harrisburg Medical Center Foundation Building on Clark Street for parents with special needs children. For more information about the group please call Cindy Holbrook at 618-435-0018.
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| 3/8/2011 |
| The New Homeless Generation |
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The statistics are staggering; this last recession has forced middle class families into poverty at alarming rates. The national poverty rate among children will soon hit a record high of 25%. Of children living with homeless parents, 43% of them are under the age of six. The situation in Chicago is even worse as the child poverty rate in the city is 31%.
Please view the CBS 60 minutes video
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| 3/7/2011 |
| How To Get Your Free Credit Report |
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You are allowed by law to one free credit report per year by each of the three national credit reporting agencies: Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. You may get it by going to www.annualcreditreport.com
In order to keep an ongoing check on your credit report, you might consider requesting a report every four months with a different credit reporting agency. Example: In January you request one
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February 2011
| 2/24/2011 |
| Free Tax Preparation Assistance |
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For assistance in preparing tax returns, families who earn less than $50,000 and individuals who earn less than $25,000 annually qualify for free tax preparation counseling. Volunteers will help individuals file both federal and state taxes. The nearest Free Tax Center is:
MARION IL
Man-Tra-Con Corp.
3000 W. DeYoung St
Mon & Wed, 5:30pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Open January 22 through Apr
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| 2/9/2011 |
| Helpful Website for Financial Decisions |
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MyMoney.gov is dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401(k), the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you maximize your financial decisions.
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| 2/2/2011 |
| Looking for work? |
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Local WADI Employment Specialists offer suggestions, possible help with the search. Click on the red title above to read more.
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January 2011
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