Month: March 2014

5:14pm–#Trumbull CT–EMS on the way to Trumbull High School JV field for a 20 year old hit in the head by a line drive.  Reports say the victim has significant bleeding from the head.

The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program (MCJTP), a project of The WorkPlace is sponsoring a resource forum to help people at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. The event will include presentations by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, the Housing Development Fund and the Connecticut Department of Banking. Headlining the agenda will be remarks by Connecticut Senators Andres Ayala and Anthony Musto.

 

The state ranks seventh in the nation in foreclosures, having experienced one foreclosure filing last year for every 752 homes, according to Realtytrac. Additionally they note that Connecticut saw an 82% jump in foreclosure activity from December to January.

 

This is an opportunity to hear from housing experts on tools and resources available to families at risk of foreclosure. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a Q&A session and to speak individually with forum presenters. Additionally MCJTP specialists will be available to discuss job training scholarships to gain skills needed to enhance a worker’s earning potential.

 

The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program was created by the state legislature and is a project of The WorkPlace in partnership with Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Capital Workforce Partners and Connecticut’s workforce system. The MCJTP provides employment services, job retraining, and placement assistance to borrowers who are at least 60 days delinquent on their mortgages.

 

All members of the press are welcome to cover the event.

 

WHO:          State Senator Andres Ayala, Jr. (D-Bridgeport)

State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull)

Jeff Gentes, Managing Attorney, Fair Lending and Foreclosure Prevention Project, Connecticut Fair Housing Center

Mary Stagis, Consumer Information Representative, Connecticut Department of Banking

Deborah MacKenzie, Director of Counseling, Housing Development Fund

Joseph M. Carbone, President and CEO, The WorkPlace

 

WHAT:        Preventing Foreclosure Forum

 

WHERE:      350 Fairfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, Connecticut

 

WHEN:        Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM

Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services announced today the return of  the newly enhanced CTWorks Career Coach at Westport Town Hall. On Thursday, March 20, the Coach will be offering a beginner’s class in Microsoft Word 2007 from 10 – 12 PM followed by an intermediate class in Word 2007 from 1-3 PM. Contact the Westport Department of Human Services for specific course description information.

The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and is accessible to people with disabilities. Area residents interested in registering should contact the Westport Department of Human Services at 341-1050 or via e-mail at humansrv@westportct.gov. For more information, including the current Career Coach schedule, check the website for CTWorks www.ctworkssw.org.

Ms. Butler hopes that by offering the CTWorks Career Coach in the Westport area, many residents who are wishing to improve their computer skills in the Microsoft Office 2007 software will find it convenient and useful in pursuing their personal goals. The Career Coach classes will be cancelled if the host site’s schools are cancelled or delayed due to
inclement weather.