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Greetings!
United
Way's 2-1-1 of WNC's e-newsletter is a resource for you.
We provide this as a way to keep in touch, highlight local
health and human service initiatives, promote information and
referral tools for serving your clients, gain your feedback,
and strengthen our community partnerships.
If you
have information to include in this newsletter, or have
questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. The
information in our free e-newsletter is meant to be shared.
Please forward and encourage your friends to sign-up.
We
hope you find the information useful and we look forward to
hearing from you.
Happy New
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2-1-1
Needs You!
Do you know about or have a new resource that is not
listed
in the 2-1-1 database? Do you know about an
upcoming community training? Please help keep 2-1-1
informed and up-to-date.
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 Community Resource
Connections
for Aging and
Disabilities
Your input is
needed! Please consider participating in
the Community Resource Connections Planning Grant for
Region B: Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania
Counties.
Community Resource Connections for Aging and Disabilities
(CRC) creates a coordinated system of information and access
for all people seeking long-term support and services,
minimizes confusion, enhances individual choices, and supports
informed decision making.
Upcoming Area-wide Information
Session:
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
11:00a.m. to
2:00p.m.
Light lunch served
Where:
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Area Agency on
Aging
339 New Leicester Hwy.
Asheville, NC
28806
For reservations or with questions,
contact:
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Digital
Television Transition
What You and
Your Clients Need to Know
What is the digital
television transition?
At midnight on February 17,
2009, all full-power television stations in the United States
will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital
broadcasting. Digital broadcasting is intended to provide a
clearer picture and more programming options and will free up
airwaves for use by emergency responders.
What is the TV Converter Box Coupon
Program?
Congress created the TV Converter Box
Coupon Program for households wishing to keep using their
analog TV sets after February 17, 2009. The Program allows
U.S. households to obtain up to two coupons, each worth $40,
that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter
boxes. A TV connected to cable, satellite or other pay
TV service does not require a TV converter box from this
program.
Consumers have a variety of options, including:
1. Keep your existing analog TV and
purchase a TV converter box. A converter box plugs into your
TV and will keep it working after Feb. 17, 2009. The
link below will provide information about the converter box
coupons.
2. Connect to cable, satellite or other pay
service.
3. Purchase a television with a digital
tuner.
Have more questions?
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 Community
Resource Spotlight
Adult Literacy
Programs
Census data indicates that nearly one million adults in
North Carolina lack a high school diploma and
approximately one half million adult North Carolinians speak a
language other than English at home.
Adult literacy programs are designed to enable adult
learners to acquire the necessary basic skills - reading,
writing, computation, speaking, and listening - to compete
successfully in today's workplace, strengthen family
foundations, and exercise full citizenship.
Do
you know someone who could benefit from an adult literacy
program?
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