January 28: No School - Professional Development Day

January 31: Intro to Nursing Assistant, ServSafe Food Safety, and Low Pressure Boiler License classes start

February 1: Advanced Child Development class starts

February 1: No evening classes or evening testing - Precinct Caucuses

February 2: Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic at Hubbs

February 21: No school - building closed - Presidents' Day

February 23: Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic at Hubbs

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This week we got to interview Pajzao Lee! She is an Educational Assistant (EA), but more specifically she helps with intake and registration. She will sometimes help with testing as well. Pajzao started at Hubbs 25 years ago, when there used to be four different programs ​(Adult Diploma, SE, GED, ELL), but now there is one, those being combined at Hubbs! She got connected to Hubbs through her sister, who works here as well! She says that the best part of her job is working with the staff and students. She loves helping many people from different backgrounds and cultures in one space and recognizes that Hubbs is unique in that way! Pajzao loves to travel; last year she went to California, Texas, Montana (to Glacier National Park), and Key west. Her advice is to keep learning! If you keep learning you can keep improving, no matter what goals you have - getting your GED, English language, college, anything!

Now that the federal government has authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, the State of MN, the Hubbs Center, and Black Nurses Rock are hosting a vaccine clinic at the Hubbs Center on February 2 and 23. The clinic is administering the two dose pediatric Pfizer vaccine to all eligible 5-11 year old Minnesotans. The second dose will be administered no earlier than 3 weeks after the first dose, which will be on February 23. A parent or guardian must be present during vaccination. Walk in with your child or make an appointment. Vaccines and boosters for people 12 years and above will also be available.

The vaccine will help protect your child, family, friends, and loved ones from COVID-19, and it will help them stay safe during school, sports, and other social activities. Vaccinations are free, safe and effective.

Who? Kids 5-11 year-olds and Teens and Adults (12+)

When? February 2 and February 23, both days from 2-6 pm

Where? Hubbs Center 1030 University Ave. W. St. Paul, MN 55104

How do I sign up? appointments are encouraged - click here to make an appointment

walk-ins will be accepted also

**You do have to come to both dates if you are 5-11 years-old, or if you are receiving your first and second doses of the vaccine**

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO LEARN MORE

~ General information about Covid-19

~ What you should know about the Covid-19 Vaccine

~ If you are unable to come these dates, talk to your child’s health care provider or find a vaccine location near you on vaccines.gov

~ Top four reasons to get vaccinated

~ To help boost child vaccination rates, there are now two sets of incentives for families with fully vaccinated 5 to 11year-olds, click below to learn more (5-11 year-olds who receive both doses of the vaccine between Jan. 1 - Feb. 29 can get $200).

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.

Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.

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• WIC Nutrition Educator - Somali Speaking (closes Feb. 3)
• WIC Nutrition Educator - Spanish Speaking (closes Feb. 3)

Interested applicants can submit an application online via our secure job opportunities website. If you have questions or experience difficulties accessing the online job descriptions, please contact Ramsey County Human Resources at 651-266-2700 or ContactHR@ramseycounty.us.

Employment assistance

Has your job been impacted by COVID-19? The county has workforce services and support available for residents. Call Workforce Solutions at 651-266-9890 or visit our Employment Assistance page.

What positions are available?

Housing Stability Navigator (General)

Housing Stability Navigator (Afghan Refugee Resettlement)

What will we be doing?

Housing stability:
~Get trained in basic Case Management and Data Entry to ensure compliance with private and public funding expectations.

~Assist clients in attaining necessary documentation for all necessary applications.

~Help clients retain housing via authorizing emergency funds up to $1500, advocate for clients with landlords and employers, and provide referrals to and coordinate with legal aid services.

~Coordinate client enrollment in necessary public and private services to help further meet their needs while searching for housing.

~ Provide referrals to additional CAPI resources as needed (Food Shelf, MNSure, MFIP, Job Training, Job Searching, etc.)
~Report progress and questions to the Housing Stability Coordinator to ensure the program keeps adapting to community members' needs.

Civic Engagement/Outreach:

~Conduct outreach to the community to raise awareness of CAPI's Housing Stability Services, including outreach to unhoused community members, public figures, and similar organizations for partnership building.

~Develop strong working relationships with legal aid and like-minded organizations in the housing stability service area.

~Support CAPI's agency-wide Civic Engagement and Public Policy values and initiatives and incorporate civic engagement and Public Policy into routine case management work.

What are some required qualifications?

~Two-year degree in Human Services or applicable field or equivalent experience

~Afghan Refugee Resettlement Navigator: Pashtun or Dari speaking proficiency

~General Housing Stability Navigator: Hmong or Spanish speaking proficiency

~Own a vehicle with a safe driving record and a valid Driver's License

Preferred qualifications:
~Community organizer and/or public service experience around housing and/or immigrant and refugee issues

~Deeply Rooted Connections to immigrant and refugee community members

~Ability and willingness to reach out and coordinate with other organizations to connect better with community members and expand CAPI's outreach efforts to all interested members of the community

Compensation:
~$21-$25 per hour at 37.5 hours a week

~5.2 hours of PTO per pay period

~Various retirement and health coverage options for you and your family

~Flexible scheduling with the ability to accommodate working from home and in the office

How to Apply:
Contact CAPI's Housing Stability Coordinator

Will Lucker

email: will.lucker@capiusa.org

phone: 612-756-8958

Winter Reminders

• Shovel your sidewalk.
• Saint Paul City Ordinance requires snow and ice to be removed from sidewalks within 24 hours. Corner property owners are asked to shovel curbs, walkways and crosswalks to the street. Do not push snow out into the streets.
• Do not push, plow or blow snow into the streets.
• Do not place recycling and garbage carts in the street. Carts should be kept in the boulevard or at the end of the driveway.
• Please shovel hydrants out and clear snow and ice off storm drains to prevent street flooding.

Helpful Links

St. Paul

• Get updates about our current snow operations at stpaul.gov/snow.
• Learn where and when residents and visitors can park using the Snow Emergency Parking Map at stpaul.gov/snowemergencyparkingmap.
• For snow and winter parking information in other languages, visit stpaul.gov/snowlanguages.
• Visit stpaul.gov/snowFAQs for a list of snow-related frequently asked questions.
• Sign up to receive snow emergency email and text alerts at stpaul.gov/snow. Alerts are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, and Oromo.

Minneapolis

Find more information on the City's Snow information website, or call the Snow Emergency Hotline: (612) 348-SNOW (7669).

Crews can only plow the full width of the street if cars are out of the way. Please follow Snow Emergency parking rules or your vehicle will be tagged and/or towed to the Minneapolis Impound Lot.

Also, be sure to shovel your sidewalks and around your garbage cart.

Find the winter words from the bottom in the Winter word search grid. The words can be forwards or backwards, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Circle each letter separately, but keep in mind that letters in each winter word may be used in more than one word!
When done, check the pdf link below to see how many you got!

Email: ABEinfo@spps.org
Website: spps.org/hubbs
Location: 1030 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 290-4822
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sppsabe
Twitter: @sppsabe