First Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Graduation at Dunbar Village

First Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Graduation at Dunbar
Village

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourteen public housing
residents between the ages of 22 and 62 years old who accepted the challenge
of "You Can Do It," will graduate on Thursday, September 4 from the West Palm
Beach Housing Authority's Career Development and Computer Training Center at
Dunbar Village.
The Graduates of the Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS)
program will be honored in a ceremony scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Conference
Room of the West Palm Beach Housing Authority at 1715 Division Avenue.
West Palm Beach Housing authority Executive Director, Laurel Robinson
said, "We're proud of these graduates who now have employable skills and are
positioned for personal growth in our community."
Aldric Marshall, Project Coordinator of the Florida Resource Center for
Women and Children, who administers the computer courses, said that by
completing the program graduates had gained new confidence and self-esteem.
In addition to the Computer Training Series, residents participating in
the ROSS program were also instructed in a "Banking and Money Management
Series" by officers of National City bank.
Attorney Bryan Boysaw of the law firm Bryan Boysaw and Associates P.A.
will be guest speaker at the graduation ceremony.
The West Palm Beach Housing Authority received a ROSS grant in FY 2008.
The grant funds programs designed to help public housing residents attain
self-sufficiency. The Career Development and Computer Training Center located
in Dunbar Village has provided services to over 300 program participants and
is currently managed by Florida Resource Center for Women and Children,
(FRCWC) in partnership with the West Palm Beach Housing Authority. Courses
include: Computer Lab (Word, Excel, Power Point) Job/Education Training, Life
Skills, Literacy, Girls Empowerment, Anger Management, Domestic Violence
Education, Tutoring, National City bank Money Management Classes, Legal Aid
Seminars, GED classes, Financial Readiness and Home Ownership Preparation
classes. Interested residents should contact FRCWC at 561-366-9447 or 561-848-
8383.
With a mission to provide those with limited financial resources access to
safe, decent and affordable public housing and programs to assist in
transition to greater financial security, the West Palm Beach Housing
Authority owns and operates 712 units in five housing developments: Dunbar
Village, Southridge, Pleasant City, Twin Lakes and Robinson Village. More
information about WPBHA and its programs is available at http://www.wpbha.org
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