TTC_02_17_21_Vol.17-No.17

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February 17, 2021
Community News
Community Announcements,
from page 7
please reach out as soon as
possible by email to Tia Gerber,
Director of Community
Partnerships at Whittier Tech
at tgerber@whittiertech.org
or to Carolina Prinzivalli at
MassHire at Cprinzivalli@
masshiremvcc.com
Whittier Tech was one of
eight vocational schools in
the state to receive a portion
of the $1.3 million available
to support efforts to increase
access to career and technical
education by the Baker-Polito
Administration.
The state-funded Career
Technical Initiative will prepare
students and adults for
careers in high-demand and
high-growth sectors, with
an emphasis on underserved
populations and underrepresented
groups. The funds
will allow districts to operate
Career Technical Institutes,
which run in shifts and provide
career and technical education
opportunities to high
school students and adults.
As a result of offering training
outside of traditional school
hours, career and technical
education schools are able to
serve more students.
The grants include funding
to deliver adult training,
credentialing, and placement
services in partnership with
MassHire Career Centers
and Workforce Boards.
Approximately 9,000 to
13,000 additional adult
learners are expected to earn
industry credentials, opening
opportunities for them
to obtain jobs in high-demand
skilled industries.
If you wish to enroll into a
program or if you are a business
seeking to fill vacancies
in these occupations, visit:
www.commcorp.org.
Newburyport
Visiting
Angels wins
a prestigious
honor
The Newburyport Visiting
Angels staff is celebrating a
prestigious honor. The office
recently received the Best of
Home Care - Leader in Excellence
Award from Home
Care Pulse. Visiting Angels
caregivers work with local
seniors every day. Their job
is to keep them safe in their
homes, a goal that is especially
important during the
COVID-19 pandemic. More
than 60 franchise locations
across the nation recently
received the Best of Home
Care®– Leader in Excellence
Award. This honor is granted
to the top-ranking home care
providers who set the highest
standard, receiving the highest
caregiver and client satisfaction
scores gathered by
Home Care Pulse. It shows
Visiting Angels is one of the
best providers in the nation.
“We want to congratulate
the 65 Visiting Angels franchise
owners on receiving the
Best of Home Care – Leader
in Excellence Award,” says
Larry Meigs, CEO of Visiting
Angels. “This honor
shows how committed our
franchisees are to our brand,
maintaining a high-quality
reputation while providing
compassionate care to thousands
of seniors across the
country.” The Best of Home
Care – Leader in Excellence
Award highlights the top-performing
home care business
in the nation. Home Care
Pulse believes that by honoring
these providers, families
looking for in-home care for
a loved one will be able to
recognize and choose a trusted
home care provider. These
award-winning Visiting Angels
offices have received the
highest satisfaction scores in
areas such as professionalism,
compassion of caregivers,
training and client/caregiver
compatibility.
Gienapp
Architects
Announces
Addition to
Design Team
Leno Filippi, AIA Hired
as Senior Designer and
Project Manager
Danvers — Gienapp Architects,
a leading Massachusetts
architecture firm,
has announced that Leno
Filippi, AIA has joined the
firm as Senior Designer
and Project Manager. Leno
brings 35 years of experience
in comprehensive architectural
design, project management,
master planning,
public permitting, feasibility
studies, programming, cost
estimating, technical production
and specifications to
the firm. He has successfully
led the design of a variety of
commercial and academic
projects with budgets ranging
from $10 million to $50
million.
Prior to joining Gienapp,
Leno provided design and
project management services
at several well-respected
Boston-based architecture
firms. He has a
Bachelor of Architecture
from the University of
Cincinnati and is a registered
architect in Massachusetts,
member of the
Boston Society of Architects
and member of the
National Council of Architectural
Registration
Boards (NCARB). Leno
is a resident of Lexington
and Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Gienapp Architects was
founded in 2000 to provide
excellence in architectural
design, project management
and client service in Eastern
MA and Southern NH.
Newburyport
Public Library
hosts "Consumer
Rights and
Responsibilities"
(VIRTUAL)
Newburyport Public Library
"Consumer Rights
and Responsibilities" (VIR-
TUAL) March 1st at 2:30
pm.
National Consumer Protection
Week is February 28
to March 6. Join Thomas Joy
for a discussion of consumers’
and tenants’ rights and
responsibilities. Mr. Joy is
the Executive Director of the
North Essex Dispute Resolution
Center, Inc., which
provides free consumer protection
and mediation services.
Topics to be discussed
include shopper’s rights and
internet sales; home improvement
contracts; car
sales and repairs; tenant’s
rights and the dispute resolution
process. People can
register to get the Zoom link
via the Library event calendar
by visiting: https://
www.newburyportpl.org/
events/03-2021 or by calling
978-465-4428 x242.
Hamilton-
Wenham
Public Library
announces
upcoming events
New Reading Challenges
for 2021. Join the library
on Beanstack, an online
program to help track your
reading and help set goals.
Our challenges are ongoing,
you can register at any time,
there are challenges for all
ages. There are raffle drawings
and prizes, more information
is on the Reading
Challenges page by visiting:
https://hwlibrary.org/reading-challenges/
AARP Tax appointments
are open for booking. Volunteers
are available on
Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
This year clients will make
an appointment, drop off
all required paperwork, and
the tax wizards will call them
back later that same day
to pick up forms and sign.
All appointments are being
booked through the Reference
Department 978-468-
5577 X619 or x618 is the
alternate extension- be prepared
to leave a message. Se-
Community Announcements,
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