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selor Kenya T. Rocker will
address the annual Youth/Young
Adult Service at New Bethel
Baptist Church on Sunday,
March 9, at 11 a.m. The youth
2nd young adults have chosen
as a theme "All Missions Are
Possible Under the Guidance of
God." Chasidy Phelps is
Youth/Young Adult Day chair
person.
Rocker, one of New
Bethel's own, is the daughter of
Trustee and Mrs. Kenneth
Rocker. She was educated in the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools. She is a 1991 graduate
of East Forsyth High School.
She went on to further her edu
cation at North Carolina Central
University, where she was a
summa cum laude graduate.
She majored in English educa
tion as a North Carolina
Teaching Fellow, a $20,000
grant to finance her education if
tion. She also holds a master's
of education degree in school
counseling.
Several notable honors and
activities are to her credit. She
was inducted into Alpha Kappa
Mu Educational Honor Society
and the Sigma Tau Delta
English Honor Society. She was
named to "Who's Who Among
Students in American
Universities and Colleges. She
is a member of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority Inc.
The youth and young adults
will be in charge of services
beginning at 9:45 a.m. with the
Sunday School Hour. They will
conduct the devotion prior to
the 11 a.m. worship service and
continue with the worship ser
vices. Appearing on program
are Reginald Hunt, acting pas
tor; Timeka Couthen, scripture;
William Poe, invocation;
Chantl Thompson, announce
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duction of the theme; Sierra
Williamson, youth appeal;
Carlos Ford, offertory prayer; |
Kenneth Rocker Jr., introduc- <
tion of speaker; and Kim Jones, t
recognition of visitors. Jaleesa J
Bartley and Julius Williams will <
assist Ida Lee Pauling with ;
uevonon prior 10 ine service.
The Sunday School Hour
will have the following program
participants: Nikki Brown,' pre
siding; Trecious Couthen, scrip
:ure; Donneitra Bryan, prayer;
lunior Class, DeLano Ford;
Class No. 1, Lori Bryan; Classes
I and 4, Sydney Davis; Class
No. 5, Chasidy Phelps; Class
No. 6, Malisa Davis; Class No.
7, Chants Thompson; Class No.
8, Cherelle Phelps; Class No.
10, Timeka Couthen; Class No.
11, Stacie Murrill; and Class
No. 12, Arnita Wofford; reading
of the covenant, Kristen Curtis;
and review of the lesson,
Cherelle Phelps.
The public is invited to
attend to witness an outstanding
display of youthful talents. Dr.
Jerry Drayton is pastor of New
Bethel Baptist Church, which is
located at 1016 North Trade
Street. Trustee Daniel Piggott is
director of youth activities.
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Reginald Hunt
Chasidy Phelps
Kenya Rocker
HAWS holds orientation to build self-sufficiency in dependent families
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The Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem held a Family
Self-Sufficiency Orientation for
Section 8 certificate and vouch
er holders Feb. 18. According
to Karen Young, Section 8 man
ager, the Family Self
Sufficiency (FSS) program is
only available for HAWS'
Section 8 families for now.
The Family Self
Sufficiency Program is
designed to provide guidance
artd information to families who
have been dependent on human
services, in order to assist them
to become valued employees in
the workforce, proud home
owners in the community, and
contributors to the betterment
of their neighborhoods.
Hortencia Dunlap, one of
the presenters from East
Winston Community
Lrcveiopmeni corporation, said,
"It can happen!" Her presenta
tion detailed the housing pro
gram that is being implemented
at East Winston CDC. Their
program, sjte explained, is
designed to help those who may
have a credit history problem,
or who may not have a down
payment to qualify for a tradi
tional mortgage.
Rutherford Moorman,
Neighbors for Better
Neighborhoods field specialist
(a program under the umbrella
of EWCDC), invited anyone
who was interested in becoming
a homeowner to participate in
the EWCDC Homebuyers
Education Program. Moorman
said that the program was
designed to train first-time
homebuyers for home owner
ship ? a giant task for those
who may not be familiar with
the demands of owning proper
ty. Through these classes, stu
dents earn certificates entitling
them to special considerations
and interest rates when they
apply for mortgages. "The
Community Reinvestment Act
(CRA, as it is best known)
requires financial and banking
institutions to put money back
into the communities with
whom they do business.
"As a result," Mr. Moorman
continued, "banks are anxious
to provide these special ser
vices for first-time homebuyers
who have completed these
training courses and receive the
certificates." He went on to say
that the involvement is continu
ous. Once the course of study is
completed, participants return
for monthly support-meetings,
at which problems, opportuni
ties and new information are
shared and discussed. <
Georgia Smith, coordinator (
and originator of the EWCDC ?
Courage to Move program, next z
encouraged participants to com- 1
plete requirements for the I
Graduate Equivalency Diploma t
(GED) if they did not have their s
high school diplomas. She ?
warned that as technology j
advances, education will z
become more important for t
individuals to obtain. Her pro- s
gram is unique in that "Courage c
to Move" not only provides t
education classes for students t
who have set their GED as a t
goal, but it also provides trans- t
portation to and from the class, g
and on-site childcare for those a
parents who wish to bring their e
children with them. t
Lee Faye Mack wrapped up c
the session with a resounding g
pep talk that encouraged the <i
ittendees to face the future with
:ourage. "It's all right to be
ifraid," she said. "Everybody is
ifraid of something, we as
luman beings are just like that.
Jut, don't let it stop you. "I'll
>e the first one to be on your
;ide. At the same time," she
idded, "I will be the first to let
foung mothers know when they
iren't doing what's right. It's
ime out for trying to beat the
ystem," she said, "it's about
loing what's best for our
>abies. I'm not going to preach,
>ut I just had to say that." Mack
old the audience that she was
?eginning LFM Consultants, a
;roup to represent consumers
ill over the state and anywhere
Ise they were invited. Among
heir many tasks will be to
irganize an agency "watchdog"
;roup to make sure they are
loing what they are supposed
to. Karen Young, Section 8
manager, and Theresa
McCollough, FSS coordinator,
organized the orientation and
will offer additional programs
on dates to be determined at a
later time.
"We were surprised at the
number of responses we
received, but we were definitely
pleased with the number of par
ticipants who showed, as well
as with the quality of presenta
tions. This is the kind of pro-,
gram our Section 8 families,"
need to take part in more often!
in preparation for changes in
the program as we know it, and
other changes we all know are
coming," said Young.
For additional information
about the Section 8 Family
Self-Sufficiency Program, call
Young or McCollough at 727
8500, extension 103.
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Congratulates
St. Augustine's Mens Team
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Bowie State's Womens Team
For Winning
The
1997 CIAA Tournament
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