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Disproportionate Minority Contact group sponsors informational forum

March 22, 2009 | Print This Post

 

According to the (DMC) Task Force, three out of every five minority kids are in the Juvenile Justice system.The Disproportionate Minority Contact  will sponsor a forum on Monday, March 23, from 6-8 p.m. and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library with guest speakers who will try to answer parental and community questions and concerns.  Refreshments will be served. «Read the rest of this article»

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Meeting slated for former civilian “Birdcage” workers

February 17, 2009 | Print This Post

 

tyler-fieldA meeting for former civilian workers at Clarksville Base, TN, locally known as “The Birdcage,” will be held on Monday, February 23,  at 4 p.m. in the children’s library theater of  the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library at 350 Pageant Lane.

Mr. Johnnie Golden, a technical assistant, for the  Energy Employees Compensation Program in the Jacksonville district office of the U.S. Department of Labor will be the guest speaker.  Mr. Golden will explain how workers may apply to be considered as employees under a Special Exposure Cohort in accordance with guidelines of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Program Act (EEOIPA). «Read the rest of this article»

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New mandate on toys goes into effect; used products exempt from testing

By Beth Britton | February 10, 2009 | Print This Post

 

used-toysAugust 14th, 2008, former President George Bush signed and set in motion The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.  This Act was brought about by the large amount of recalled toys and baby products in the year 2007.

The CPSIA calls for any children’s product exceeding the amount of 600-ppm (parts per million) lead content cannot be sold in the United States.  Items that fall under this Act are children’s toys, cribs, pacifiers, children’s jewelry, baby bouncer seats, walkers and jumpers. Any product that can be mouthed, or ingested by a child under the age of twelve must be tested for safety. «Read the rest of this article»

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UT students develop housing designs for Clarksville’s OHCD

December 4, 2008 | Print This Post

 

The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) purchased property located at Union and Third Streets from the DDP.  In the summer of 2008, OHCD partnered with the University of Tennessee School of Architecture and Design to study the area and to prepare workforce housing designs for future development of the site.

On December 9, 2008 students from the University of Tennessee School of Architecture and Design will present their design-studio work from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 pm. in the large meeting room at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library located at 350 Pageant Lane. «Read the rest of this article»

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Project Homeless Connect seeks volunteers for Dec. 5 program

November 13, 2008 | Print This Post

 

“Never look down on anyone, unless you are helping them up.”

Project Homeless Connect 2008 will be our fourth year of working together to engage the general public towards innovative solutions to homelessness. Our goal is consolidate available services and connect individuals to benefits, medical care, substance abuse and mental health counseling and a variety of social services which can help lead to pathways to housing and self sufficiency.

Clarksville is one more than 170 cities across the country taking part in Homeless Connect by hosting an event to link  will hold an organizational meeting Nov. 21at 11:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Office of Housing and Community Development in Clarksville. This meeting will be the final planning session for the 4th annual Project Homeless Connect update  to be held on December 5, 2008 from 12:00 Noon-4:00 p.m. at the Clarksville Montgomery County Library, 350 Pageant Lane, Clarksville. «Read the rest of this article»

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