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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tutoring, Landscape and Lifeguard Jobs, Citizenship Clinic and Report Hate

No-Cost Confidential Report of Hate Incident or Crime

Call 2-1-1

Note: Accessible 24/7 in 140 languages

Details: www.211la.org/la-vs-hate

Tutoring for CalWORKs Youth

For CalWORKs customers, whose children are getting ready to return to school and need extra support, DPSS is offering tutoring services to CalWORKs eligible children and youth: 

Children/youth whose parents are in GAIN 

CalWORKs aided youth ages 16-18 who are in high school 

Details: 877-292- 4246 or 866-613-3777; https://bit.ly/DPSSGAIN 

CARECEN Virtual Citizenship Clinic 

Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. April 12, 

Cost: Free

Details: Pre-register by April 6 at 213-813-5246; tinyurl.com/CitizenshipSEIU1021 

LACoFD Will Safely Reopen Junior Lifeguard Program 

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Fire Department plans to safely reopen a modified version of its Junior Lifeguard Program (JLP) this summer.

Offered to all children, ages 9 through 17, in Los Angeles County, JLP is designed to instruct youth in beach and ocean skills.

Additional information regarding this summer’s modified JLP will be available on the LACoFD website at, fire.lacounty.gov/junior-lifeguard-program/information 

Details: 310-939-7214; fire-juniorlifeguards@fire.lacounty.gov. 

Landscaper Certification Program

The California Native Plant Landscape Curriculum is a nine-part series that covers everything you need to know as a landscaper to successfully manage California native plants and California-friendly gardens. 

This 18-hour certificate program has been developed by the top native plant experts in the state and is being funded by LADWP to increase water conservation in home landscapes and to help enhance the earning potential for landscapers in their service district. Watch this recorded “An Introduction to the California Native Plant Training Curriculum” to learn more details about the program, www.youtube.com/ca-native-plant-training

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