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Mobile center designed to help residents prosper BY LAYLA GARMS THE CHRONICLE Residents in the north ern and eastern sections of town will soon have greater access to financial stability, thanks to a part nership between United Way of Forsyth County and Wells Fargo. United Way officials joined Wells Fargo repre sentatives at a press confer ence to unveil the result of the collaboration: The Mobile Prosperity Center, at Mineral Springs Middle School on Tuesday. Leslie Hayes, president of Wells Fargo's Triad West Region, said Wells Fargo awarded grants to help extend finan cial education and support to economically distressed areas across the country. "This grant was all about how a United Way could ... figure out a way to help some of the com munities, the hardest hit areas where we could make a difference," Hayes said. The agency landed the three year, $300,000 grant through a competitive pro gram that the bank extend ed to United Way agencies nationwide. "Our United Way was one of only eight United Ways in the country to receive this grant." Hayes reported. "Our United Way was such a wonderful pick because it was already a model of collaboration." The center, which is currently being housed in the Northwest Piedmont Workforce Board's mobile Job Link center, is support ed by a collaborative of local agencies including Goodwill Industries. The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem, and Financial Pathways of the Piedmont, formerly Consumer Credit Counseling Service. "We've been working hard to integrate our strate gies across the community in different ways," said United Way President and CEO Cindy Gordineer."... We want to connect these strategies for maximum impact." William Pass, assistant director of the Northwest Piedmont Workforce Board, said the Board is happy to share its mobile unit until United Way can secure one of its own. He believes the Mobile Prosperity Center will leverage the reach of all the partner agencies, allowing them to more efficiently serve their target popula tions. "We're all working with the same individuals, so we're really getting two or three things out of just one event, so this is really just perfect," Pass declared. "We're working as partners like we always do anyway so I'm just thrilled. With the budget cuts that all of us are tak ing, we're having to come together and share our resources more. We're able to really utilize our part nerships." The 55-foot mobile center will mimic the serv ices that are already being provided in the United Way's two brick and mor tar Prosperity Centers, offering a wide spectrum of job preparation services and financial literacy com ponents, but bring them to residents in the east and north sides of town, which are not currently home to free standing Prosperity Centers. Fred Terry, chair of Liberty CDC's Organizational Committee, one of the mobile center's partners, said the unit will be able to bring services to an area that has a dispro portionately low number of financial institutions at its disposal. "Building a community means not only businesses, but individuals and fami lies and neighborhoods," Terry said. "With this par ticular mobile unit, we'll be able to bring the finan cial services to the commu nity east of (Highway) 52 ... we're looking forward to having great success in getting people to become more financially literate." United Way of Forsyth County COO Eric Aft said the mobile center will pro vide services based on what the individual com munities tell United Way they need. "We know transporta tion is a major barrier for a lot of folks to really seek services to help themselves be more successful," he said. "The idea was to be able to eliminate that barri er but also have something that is flexible and can connect with their various needs." The mobile center, which is currently serving as a mobile tax preparation site, is already making an impact in the community. In its first 20 days of oper ation. the mobile center has served over 108 com munity members, secured over $175,000 in tax returns and saved its clients more than $21,000 in tax preparation fees. Takia Miller, manager of Experiment in Self Reliance's tax preparation program, said the unit has added another layer to the services ESR provides dur ing tax time. "It's going really well. We have a total of 11 sites now, including the mobile unit, where we provide services six days a week," said the city native. "It gives us the flexibility to be where the people are." Gordineer said she is excited about the possibili ties the center holds, both for the partners and the greater community. "We're thankful to Wells Fargo and all of our partners for making this a reality," she declared. "We look forward to where this will take us in the next three years, all of us." The Mobile Prosperity Unit will be stationed in the parking lot of Prosperity Center North, 1253 N. Liberty Street, during tax season on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 am. to 2 pm. For more informa tion, call 336-722-9400. I Leslie Hayes Takia Miller Superintendent pick to be revealed Tuesday SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26 to choose a new superintendent to lead the district. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Education Building, 4801 Bethania Station Road in Winston-Salem. The meeting will be followed by a series of events Tuesday and Wednesday to introduce the new superin tendent to the community, including a public forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 in the auditorium of the Education Building. ( Superintendent Don Martin announced last fall that he would retire on June 30. The board has been using a timeline to hire his successor that was devel oped with the help of the N.C. School Boards Association, which the board hired in November as a search consultant. Board members began interviewing candidates in February, and finalists were interviewed in early March. The next superintendent will be the fifth superin tendent to serve the district since the city and county school systems merged in 1963-64. Previous superin tendents were Marvin Ward (1963-75); James Adams (1976-82); Zane Eargle (1982-88); Larry Coble (1989-1993); and Don Martin (1994-2013). Photos by Layla Garms William Pass poses on board the mobile center. WS Prime Easter Buffet v March 31 served 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Special appearances by the Easter Bunny Includes Champagne Toast* or Mimosa* and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Bread Service House Baked Blueberry Muffins, Corn Muffins & Croissants Hon d'oouvros Shrimp Cocktail ? Artisan Cheese & Fruit Display ? Vegetable Crudites with Boursin Dip Smoked Salmon Platter ? Chipotie Deviled Eggs ? Salami, Mortadella & Capicola Salads A Soups Asparagus, Feta & Couscous Salad Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes & Mozzarella, Olive Oil & Basil ? She-Crab Soup Spring Peas with Cheddar Cheese & Bacon Dressing ? Fresh Fruit Ambrosia Brunch Buffmt Omelets & Waffles Made to Order ? Eggs Benedict Creamy Scrambled Eggs ? Crispy Bacon ? Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole Soutoed Parsnips, Hoot Vegetable Hash & Creamed Spinach Citrus Grilled Salmon with Almond Wild Rice Garlic & Herb Roasted Chicken Breast with Roasted Potatoes Carving Station Rack of Lamb with Mint Jelly Baked Ham with Pineapple Chutney Pwnfh ? Homemade Moravian Sugar Cake ? Hot Cross Bunt ? NY Style Cheesecake Chocolate Cake ? White and Dark Chocolate Mousse ? Easter Candy 'Shooters* Kid'i Buffwt Chicken Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Macaroni & Cheese & Jell-O Padaits Adulh: $39.95 I Seniors: $29.95 Children Age 5-12: $14.95 I Children 4 & Under: Free Plvt 1ax and Gratuity I 'Must be 21, alcohol available after 12:00 noon per NC State lam Reservations Recommended 336.722.5232 Complimentary Valet Parking ? V ws prime " RESTAURANT Downtown Winston-Salem i In the Twin City Quarter's Marriott Hotel 425 North Cherry Street www.wsprimMte4tawrant.com TO WIN, W1 HA VI TO lOSt. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION CONFRONTING AMERICA'S OBESITY EPIDEMIC FOUR-PART HBO DOCUMENTARY SERIES Wednesdays in March a/perture 311 West Fourth Street 12:30 pm -2 pm, doors open at noon FREE March 26 Film: Challenges - This film discusses how the battle against obesity will eventually be won by the combined and diverse efforts of individuals, organizations, businesses and governments. A discussion and Q&A period with local experts will follow each screening session Advance reservations accepted by going to: http://www.surveymonKey.eom/s/PH_IJnk or call: 703-3110 Walk-Ins are welcome on screening date as space Is available Sponsored by the Bchealthy Coalition !? Fwmh Coonoi Wod'itKii^ HeoWh >?^wemiljfuwS The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101. Periodicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual subscription price is $30.72. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem. NC 27102-1636
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