Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program Congress passed, and the President has signed into law, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. Included in this new law is the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). VRAP offers up to 12 months of training assistance to unemployed Veterans. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are working together to roll out this new program on July 1, 2012. To qualify, a Veteran must: Be at least 35 but [...]

The 2012 VITA Program Accomplishments and Highlights this year’s tax season: Volunteers prepared 290 returns.  By using our free sites, taxpayers saved approximately $42,000 in tax preparation fees (using an estimated fee of $150 per return by commercial preparers.) The total amount of refunds this year was $470,230.  Earned Income Credit provided refunds of $175,855 which is approximately 34.7% of total refunds.  Child Tax Credits of $87,735 accounted for 18.7% of total refunds. The average adjusted gross income of households [...]

Workforce Education, Blinn College has posted their Summer Term schedule online at www.blinn.edu/workforce . Along with a full schedule of Health Care classes, They will be offering a “Day Time” Fast Track summer class for HVAC Technician and MIG (GMAW) Welding at the Technical Training Center in College Station. Online registration begins Tuesday, May 1.    Summer Term Schedule

Purpose and Goals: The purpose of the Kindergarten Readiness system is to evaluate the effectiveness of prekindergarten, Head Start, government subsidized, and other community-based child-care programs in preparing children for kindergarten. KRS recognizes the positive impact of your PreK program with a “PreK Center of Excellence” designation. The KRS program values local control and creative classroom efforts that prepare preschoolers for success in kindergarten. Your PreK program can join KRS using a simple and web-based application process. The PreK Center [...]

Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley has been working intensively with the Brazos Valley Council of Governments’ (BVCOG) Section 8 Housing Choice voucher program to promote family self sufficiency through coordinated case management for the past 10 months.  The BVCOG Housing Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program is one of the largest in the nation.  The housing staff enter into voluntary contracts with their customers to become self-sufficient within 5 years.  This means that the customer will be off of all public assistance [...]

The schedule of classes for Region VI’s 2011-2012 season is now available! Click here to see what’s available and who to contact for more information.

Bank on Brazos Valley is here to help! Make the most of your financial future by opening a checking or savings account. Visit http://www.bankonbrazosvalley.com/ or call 2-1-1 for more information. Some Bank on Brazos Valley account features: No or low minimum opening balances No or low maintenance fees No minimum monthly balances Direct deposit of paycheks or monthly income Free debit cards Online banking

WorkInTexas.com is an online application website that offers job seekers immediate and continuous access to job matching services. Even when job seekers are not logged on, WorkInTexas.com continues to match job openings with qualified job seekers and generates notices to alert them to potential job opportunities. Job seekers can also browse thousands of job postings, including all Texas state agency jobs, refer themselves to open positions, complete resumés and/or state applications and maintain them online. Visit WorkInTexas.com for a wide [...]