Dinuba Breaks Ground On KC Vista Walking Trail
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New basketball courts and an upcoming nature-based walking trail enhance Dinuba’s KC Vista Park
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CSET and Communities are uniting on October 28th to make a difference
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On Saturday, October 28, 2023, Community Services Employment Training (CSET), along with dedicated volunteers and partners, will join forces in communities across Tulare County to celebrate Make a Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of volunteering.
Read MoreThose experiencing homelessness help with highway beautification project
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On Monday the City of Porterville began its Litter Abatement Pilot Project, a beautification project taking place along Highways 190 and 65.
The project is being done in collaboration with the Tulare County Association of Governments, California Department of Transportation, CalTrans, and Community Services Employment Training, CSET. The Project will employ individuals experiencing homelessness work along Highway 65 and Highway 190 within the city of Porterville limits. Also included in the work are off ramps and other transportation public right of ways near the highways where litter accumulates. The increased litter abatement will accompany planned landscaping projects along the highways.
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/Community Services and Employment Training receives annual grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation for ninth year in a row.
Read MoreBank of America Donates $20,000 to CSET
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Community Services and Employment Training receives annual grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation for ninth year in a row.
Read MoreCSET plans to hire 18 at Job Fair
/Community Services Employment Training will hold in-person job fair March 24 to hire for positions in its fiscal, workforce, energy and community initiatives
Read MorePorterville Litter Abatement
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The council also approved a three-year program that provides $50,000 a year for three years, beginning this year, for a litter abatement program along Highways 65 and 190.
Read MoreVisalia begins state-first highway litter cleanup program
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Visalia has officially launched their new litter cleanup program with Caltrans, the first of its kind in the state, to clean up and beautify the gateway to the Sequoias: Highway 198.
Read MoreCSET providing free tax services for those eligible
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Community Services Employment Training, CSET, is providing free tax preparation services to Tulare County residents. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, VITA, program prepares federal and state tax returns at no cost to households with less than $57,000 in annual income. Eligible residents may qualify for Federal and California Earned Income Tax Credits, CalEITC.
Read MoreCSET searches for volunteers for the upcoming tax season
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Tulare County's Community Services Employment Training is looking for volunteers to assist with its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
The program provides no-cost tax preparation and electronic filing services to Tulare County households with less than $54,000 annual income.
Read MoreVisalia and Tulare nonprofits benefit from Bank of America grants
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Numerous Fresno and Tulare County nonprofits were awarded $1.67 million in grants from Bank of America this year.
Grants were awarded to communities of color and other disadvantaged populations impacted by the pandemic, with a focus on closing the equity and wealth gaps, according to a press release from Bank of America.
Read MoreGiving Tuesday campaign in Tulare County a success
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On November 30th, people around the world came together to make an impact and celebrate generosity. Tulare County was no exception. This was a special year in Tulare County, as 12 local nonprofit organizations partnered together to support one another and raise awareness of the Giving Tuesday movement through the #GiveWhereYouLiveTC community campaign.
Read MoreCSET now recruiting volunteers for tax assistance program
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Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is recruiting local volunteers to assist with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). VITA provides tax preparation and electronic filing services at no cost to Tulare County households with less than $54,000 annual income. In 2021, VITA preparers helped file 3,543 tax returns for low- and moderate-income residents – returning more than $5.9 million to Tulare and Kings Counties. For the 2022 VITA tax season, approximately 200 volunteers will be needed to serve as IRS certified tax preparers.
Read MoreConnections Center is first of its kind in Tulare County, California
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Connections Center is the first of its kind in Tulare County, California. In its simplest form, Connections does this: Helps clients figure out what they want and then helps them accomplish their goals.
The Tulare County Probation Department sponsored program is the first of its kind in the state and likely in the country. Connections serve youth, adults and families by providing mental health, education, vocational training, as well as drug and alcohol recovery services at one location.
| Visalia Times Delta
Read MoreCalTrans to fund cleanup of Hwy 198 in Visalia; CSET could expand the program through the new contract with the city.→
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Under the agreement, CalTrans will grant the city $555,930 in litter abatement funds through its Clean California State Initiative. CSET could expand the [city’s Environmental Cleanup Opportunities (ECO) Project] program through the new contract with the city.
| The Sun-Gazette
Read MoreCSET recruiting for leadership program→
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CSET offers ninth consecutive year of leadership, and college/career readiness program for high school juniors and seniors in Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Dinuba and Cutler-Orosi.
| The Sun-Gazette
Read MoreKNP, Windy Fire prompt evacuation warnings, orders→
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National park closures are announced as the KNP Complex and Windy Fires continue to grow; government and nonprofit services offer help to elderly residents and animals.
| The Sun-Gazette
Read MoreCSET now recruiting for 2021-22 #LEAD program→
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CSET offers ninth consecutive year of leadership, and college/career readiness program for high school juniors and seniors in Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Dinuba and Cutler-Orosi.
| Valley Voice
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