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55-ALIVE MATURE DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM (AARP/Arkansas Northeastern College)
Bob Rogers, Instructor
P.O. Box 11, Blytheville, AR 72316-0011
532-5066 or 1-888-227-7669 Cell - 838-3867 EMAIL

This is a refresher course that helps seniors understand the effects of aging, adapt to changes they may face as they grow older, identify the most common traffic accident causes, reduce chances of having a mishap and possibly realize a savings on auto insurance from 5-14%.
There are no tests or failures with this informative course designed especially for the older driver to update their knowledge and skills. The certification is good for three years and there is a $10 fee. The course book is yours to keep. (2/20/07)

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Northeast Arkansas Chapter
630 W. Walnut, Blytheville, AR 72315
Pam Knapp-Carver, Exec. Director
763-4481 or 740-2638 (11/06) Email
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday

Provides life guard and life saving training (CPR and First Aid). Applicants for life guard certification must be at least 15 years of age,able to swim 300 yards and retrieve a 10-pound weight from the water.
Cost of the class is $125. (5/15/07)
Additional trained volunteers for disaster response/mass care (feeding, shelter, damage assessment) are in demand. Background checks are required to be a Red Cross volunteer. (3/30/07) Call for schedule of courses.
Serving Mississippi, Craighead, Greene and Poinsett Counties, additional trained volunteers for disaster response/mass care (feeding, shelter, damage assessment) are in demand. Background checks are required to be a Red Cross volunteer. (3/30/07)

ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE
Continuing and Community Education
Lena Guidry or Sharyn Stevenson
2501 S. Division (P.O. Box 1109), Blytheville, AR 72316
(870) 762-3167 (2/21/07) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday

Career Pathways
Pauline Linam, Community Outreach Co-ordinator
762-1020 Ext. 1188 or 870.838.2974 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Monday - Friday
FAX: 870.780.6115 EMAIL (1/4/08)

• Hwy 148 & I-55 (PO Box 36), Burdette, AR 72321
  870.763.1486
  FAX: 870.763.1496
• 1032 W. Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450
  870.239.3200
  FAX: 870.239.8574

A program that offers assistance to families who have dependent children and need economic assistance to meet education and employment training goals toward a self-sustaining job.

Students must meet the following criteria:

1. Be an Arkansas resident
2. Have dependent child(ren) under 21 years of age
3. Current TEA recipient OR:
4. be a Food Stamp, Medicare or ARKids recipient OR:
5. Family income is less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline (about $42,000 annually for a family of three)

Continuing and Community Education

2501 S. Division (P.O. Box 1109), Blytheville, AR 72316
Lena Guidry or Sharyn Stevenson
(870) 762-3167 (2/21/07) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday

Designed to provide continuing education for individuals in the community.

• Cooperative Education - A program that integrates classroom theory with a series of paid employment experiences in the student's chosen field.
• Developmental Education - Assists students on an individual basis in developing competent skills in reading, writing, arithmetic and areas involving goals and clarification.
• GED - Free classes designed to prepare adults for successful completion of the General Education Development Test (G.E.D.) for high school certification.

GED Recruiter
Beth Thompson

An information source for school drop-outs. The program offers a 20-hour per week job at minimum wage to students between the ages of 16 and 21 who desire a G.E.D. Persons older than 21 may have access to other services. (2001)

Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
Priscilla Stillwell

Teaches employability and also provides job referral services.

Eligibility Requirements: Must be unemployed or under-employed

Job Training Programs:

• Commercial Truck Driving
• Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.)
• Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.)

TRIO
Niki Johns, Director
838-2930

Free services are available to help anyone over 19 to assist with college applications, financial aid, vo-tech school enrollment, transfer to another school, etc. (4/20/07)

EAST ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING, INC.
1101 David Ln., Blytheville, AR 74315
(870) 763-2278 or 1-800-467-3278 (3/11/07)
FAX: (870) 763-0958

Completion of the free Personal Care Aide course earns certification to work in the personal care field. (5/2/07)

"LIVING WITH ENTHUSIASM"
First Presbyterian Church
1520 N. 10th St., Blytheville, AR
763-3126 or 532-9751

A lecture series presented at 11 AM the last Wednesday of each month in the Coffee Room at the Ramey Center on Memorial Drive on the Blytheville Aeroplex. There is no charge to attend and the public is invited. (2/21/07)

PARENT AND GRANDPARENT COMPUTER LITERACY COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (Mississippi County Enterprise Community/St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church/U.S. Customs Department) (2001)

RONNIE'S DANCE STUDIO
105 Wingate, Blytheville, AR
763-1794

Dancing instruction (4/06)

THOMPSON DEFENSIVE DRIVING SYSTEMS, INC.
Mississippi County Farm Bureau

• Hwy 140 W. (P.O. Box 406), Osceola, AR 563-6561
• P.O. Box 1254, Manila, AR 561-3601
• P.O. Box 366, Blytheville, AR 763-7822

Single day (6 hour) accredited defensive driving course that could result in a 5 percent reduction in auto insurance. Cost is $35 and any licensed driver, adult or youth, may enroll. Classes will be offered on Saturdays or after school is out. (5/2/07)