Employment Opportunities

Career Fair

The Southwest PA Job Developer’s Association is hosting a Career Fair on Friday, March 30^th at the Braddock Employment & Training Center. This Career Fair will offer many positions in the public sector, at educational facilities and with nonprofit organizations. In order to attend you MUST pre-register with a career counselor and attend a prep session to get a ticket. To do so, or for more details, please call (412)331-2213.

Cook

Location: MyCity Subs & More,

633 Smithfield Street

(Downtown)

Details: MyCity Subs & More is now looking for experienced cooks.

How to Apply: If  you would like to be part of the team, please stop down and apply or call to set up an interview (412)291-SUBS(7827).

Human Services Secretary

Location: The Salvation Army (Carnegie)

Details: This position requires assisting clients with Salvation Army vouchers and making decisions regarding the types of service rendered.

 How to Apply: Contact Angela Panek at (412)446-1527 or angela_panek@use.salvationarmy.org.

Store Managers/Assistant Managers

Location: Family Dollar,

9010 Frankstown Road

(Penn Hills)

Details: Family Dollar is currently looking for motivated retail professionals with high energy. On the spot interviews for Store Managers and Assistant Managers will be conducted on Friday, March 23^rd from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

How to Apply: Apply in person and be interviewed on March 23^rd, or apply online at http://www.familydollar.com/ (Go to Careers/Store Careers)

Looking for Work?

If you’re looking for work and need help with some of the basics the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center can help! They provide FREE services for resume writing and format, cover letter development, application processes and the actual job search. These services are provided every Thursday, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. If interested in any of these services they are offered at The Zone, located at

5217 Butler Street

(Lawrenceville) For more information please call (412)784-1895.

Community Announcements

High Commitment Shelter Program

Light of Life Rescue Mission’s High Commitment Shelter Program for men on the North Side currently has multiple bed spaces open and want to ensure that the community is aware of this program. The High Commitment Shelter Program is for ideal for men who need short-term housing and supportive services. This program is an innovative 90 day program that offers intensive care management for homeless men who are seeking any of the following: employment and/or job training, help finding mental or physical healthcare treatment, help finding addiction recovery services or those being released from the County jail. If you would like more information on the program on how you can be enrolled in it, please contact Light of Life at (412)803-4168.

Text4Baby

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services has partnered with Text4Baby – the first free national texting service to provide health information to pregnant women and new moms. Text4Baby sends subscribers approximately three text messages each week that are customized based on the mother’s due date or her baby’s date of birth. These texts focus on a variety of topics important to the health of mom and baby and include information on immunizations, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health birth defect prevention, oral health and more. Text4Baby also connects women to health services by including national hotline phone numbers within the messages. Through the support of CTIA-The Wireless Foundation and participating mobile operators, ALL Text4Baby messages are free – meaning that if you don’t currently have a texting plan you can still receive them, and they also won’t take any texts away from a plan that you may have. The following cell carriers in our area are providing this service: Assurance, AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cricket, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon and Virgin Mobile. Registration for Text4Baby can be done on your cell phone by texting the word “BABY” to 511411. To update your baby’s due date simply text “UPDATE” to the same number, and to stop the messages at any time you can text the word “STOP”. Additional information can also be found at www.text4baby.org

August Wilson Readings

The August Wilson Center for African American Culture is holding FREE round table readings of work by Pittsburgh native, August Wilson. These readings take place on the first Monday of every month; at 7:00 pm. The reading series feature the plays of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, along with works by new and upcoming playwrights. Coming out this Monday, February 6^th would be a great way to kick off Black History Month. Readings are held at the August Wilson Center, located at

980 Liberty Avenue

(Downtown)

For more details call (412)258-2700.

Community Announcements

Skywatch

On Friday evenings, weather permitting, the Carnegie Science Center offers $1 admission to their Observatory Skywatch. Expert star gazers are on hand to help see some spectacular views of outer space through their telescope and to give information on the stars, nebulas and planets. The Carnegie Science Center is located at:

1 Allegheny Avenue

(North Shore). Times for the Skywatch vary depending on the season; for the latest information on scheduled times and viewing conditions you can call the Science Center’s hotline at (412)237-3327.

Community Announcements

SNAP Program

Auberle is now offering their award winning SNAP program to girls as well as boys. If you have a son or daughter between the ages of 6 and 11 years old who is having difficulty at home or in school with defiance, lying, fighting or intense anger, they may be eligible to participate in this FREE program. SNAP (Stop Now And Plan) is a program designed to help at-risk youth to create a successful future by dealing with their anger. To find out more about the SNAP program you can contact Megan at (412)673-5856 ext. 1207.

Community Announcements

Dollar Energy Now Open

The Dollar Energy Program in Allegheny County opened on October 3^rd. Dollar Energy assists those who are income eligible with restoring utility service or with preventing a shut off from occurring. If you, or someone you know, is currently without service or has received a shut off notice, the number to call for application information is 1-888-282-6816.

Community Announcements

Affordable Internet Service

Comcast is now offering a way in which customers can get internet in their homes for just $9.95 a month if they have at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program. Other criteria for this offer include not having subscribed to Comcast internet service within the last 90 days, and not having an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment. If you, or someone you know, meets this criteria call 1-855-8-INTERNET, that’s 1-855-8-I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T. An application will be mailed out that will need to be returned with lunch program documents from the child’s school.