San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board provides funding for entrepreneurship training programs Available to San Bernardino County residents 18 and older 60 positions are available Deadline to enroll extended to June 4 Enrollment is online at: www.sbcstartup.com or through one of the Employment Resource Centers Program requires a one-year commitment San Bernardino, CA – The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board invites dislocated workers, veterans and county residents 18 years and older who want to launch their own Internet or service-based business to enroll in an entrepreneur training program. The board will fund training for 60 participants and the deadline has been extended...
The 2012 Victor Valley Regional Job Fair – “Local Jobs for Local Residents” –will feature more than 40 employers recruiting for hundreds of positions in a variety of industries ranging from clerical and sales to government and security. Scheduled for Wednesday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Victor Valley Community College’s gymnasium (18422 Bear Valley Road), job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resume. Apple Valley High School, the City of Adelanto, Dollar General, Ironworkers Local 433, Sonic Drive In, and The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are just a few of...
1st Valley Credit Union Approved To Make More Micro, Auto And Home Loans (San Bernardino, Calif.) The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund has certified 1st Valley Credit Union (1stValleyCU.com) as a Community Development Financial Institution or CDFI. The certification provides access to funds for 1st Valley to offer additional loans to San Bernardino County members who live in economically distressed communities or areas that are underserved by mainstream financial institutions. “This is validation of our commitment to San Bernardino County as a lender that helps our members with the loans and financial tools they need,”...
County Supervisor Gonzales Commends United Way’s 2‐1‐1 Information Line for 5 Years of Service and 305,000 Calls San Bernardino County, CA – Community and nonprofit leaders joined San Bernardino County 5th District Supervisor Josie Gonzales for a celebration of United Way’s 2‐1‐1 Fifth Anniversary. The event held Friday morning at the Government Center Rotunda celebrated 2‐1‐1’s assistance to more than 305,000 local callers over the past five years. 2‐1‐1 is the county’s free health and social referral help line providing referrals to callers 24‐hours a day, 7 days a week. By simply dialing 2‐1‐1 on virtually any phone, callers are connected with a live...
2012 at Million Air at the San Bernardino International Airport COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. (December 12, 2011) – The 2012 State of the County, titled “Your County, Your Future” will be held on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Million Air located at the San Bernardino International Airport. The event will provide more than 1,000 business, community, civic and education leaders with an opportunity to hear how the County is facilitating the implementation of the County-wide Vision and learn how they can play an important role in the County’s new future. On June 29, 2011 the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisor’s adopted the Vision. Since that time the focus has been on implementation, engagement and the...
(REDLANDS, Calif.) Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of San Bernardino County hosts their annual Munchin’ at the Mansion event at Edwards Mansion on September 28 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. “The event features a wonderful variety of samplings from the area’s finest purveyors of food and drink, terrific entertainment, opportunities to win fabulous prizes, (including a custom diamond ring worth as much as $5,000), and more,” said Kara Hunter, CASA executive director. Munchin’ at the Mansion is as much of an awareness-building event as it is a fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, which trains community volunteers...
(REDLANDS, Calif.) Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of San Bernardino County hosts their annual Munchin’ at the Mansion event at Edwards Mansion on September 28 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. “The event features a wonderful variety of samplings from the area’s finest purveyors of food and drink, terrific entertainment, opportunities to win fabulous prizes, (including a custom diamond ring worth as much as $5,000), and more,” said Kara Hunter, CASA executive director. Munchin’ at the Mansion is as much of an awareness-building event as it is a fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, which trains community volunteers...
Registration is now open for a family workshop, “Feeling Groovy,” at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands on Sunday, August 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. Workshop activities are designed for families with children ages 5 and above. A $5 materials fee per participant is requested in addition to regular museum admission and pre-registration is required. This workshop reflects on themes in the museum’s current special exhibit, “Turn Turn Turn: social movements 1965–75,” on display in the Fisk and Schuiling galleries. In the 1960s, one reaction to the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War was taking action...
Agency continues as private non-profit and begins to repay county INLAND EMPIRE, Calif. (July 29, 2011)—The Inland Empire Economic Recovery Corporation (IEERC) announced today that the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement to conclude the financial relationship between the county and the agency. The IEERC will continue to operate as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, and will be solely financed through private equity groups. The IEERC’s original mission, created in part by county officials, will remain its driving force. Its mission is to lessen foreclosures and help stabilize real estate values in distressed inland neighborhoods by purchasing, renovating...
by Mark Gutglueck, 7/22/11 - The San Bernardino County Sentinel Some mountain and desert residents in San Bernardino County will now be required to pay the state a fee for the provision of what was formerly state supplied and defrayed fire protection service. Governor Jerry Brown on July 8 signed into law Assembly Bill XI 29, as part of a budget deal with the legislature that sets a $150 per structure annual fee until 2013, when it will be adjusted for inflation. In passing the bill last month, legislators asserted that the fee was not a tax needing voter approval because rural...