News and Events
10/21/11 & 11/4/11
The Early Childhood Advisory Committee of the Governor’s Children and Families Council will host a Children’s Health Fair on St. Croix on Friday, October 21st at UVI Great Hall and on St. Thomas on Friday, November 4th at the Sugar Estate Head Start Complex on 1st Street. Both events will begin at 9am.
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10/29/11
The Department of Human Services Division of Family Assistance invites all fathers, stepfathers, and all positive male figures to a Family Fun Dayn Friday, October 29 from 9am to 3pm at Emille Griffith Park, St. Thomas.
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10/28/11
The Department of Human Services will host a Father and Child Activity Day on Friday, October 28th at the Human Services Head Start Sugar Estate Complex on 1st Avenue, St. Thomas beginning at 8am.
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10/25/11 & 10/26/11
Volunteers are needed to assist with the 5th Project Homeless Connect on St. Croix
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09/10/11
Department of Human Services will open the following shelters as of 8am tomorrow September 10th in expectation of Tropical Storm Maria.
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09/06/11
Department of Human Services Head Start Program encourages all fathers and male guardians to bring their children to the first day of school on Tuesday, September 6th at 7:30am for full day and 7:45am for half day.
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08/31/11
ST. Croix—The Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the Department of Human Services will host the “POWER UP ST. CROIX” Assistive Technology Expo & Health Fair on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 10 am to 3 pm in the UVI Great Hall.
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08/22/11
The Parent/Provider Orientations scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday this week in St. Croix and St. Thomas are postponed until further notice.
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07/
26/11 & 7/27/11
Child Care Development Fund Public Hearings on St. Croix and St.. Thomas.
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06/11/11
The Department of Human Services in collaboration with the American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands and the Northeast States and Puerto Rico will simultaneously conduct a full-scale hurricane exercise on Saturday, June 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m to evaluate disaster readiness.
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03/16/11
St. Croix - The Department of Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offices in Frederiksted and Golden Rock will be subject to schedule changes this week.
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03/22/11 & 03/24/11
Department of Human Services Office of Childcare and Regulatory Services will host an informational meeting regarding compliance with the revised rules and regulations.
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03/15/11 & 03/16/11
The Department of Human Services Office of Childcare and Regulatory Services will host the 2011 Summer Camp Mass Consultation Meetings.
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01/14/11
Steps to Implement Quality Rating Improvement System
for Childcare in the VI Begins.
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10/27/09
Human Services SNAP Program Receives National Recognition
The Department of Human Services Family Assistance Program will be doubly awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for administering the State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Welcome to the Department of Human Services website. It is our pleasure to present a resource of all the programs and services we provide to the people of the Virgin Islands. We care about you, our clients. Therefore, the quality of service we give is of utmost importance to us as a government agency.
It is our hope that through this venue we continue to successfully fulfill our mission to
assist families in achieving their highest levels of self-sufficiency; and work toward our vision of offering a seamless delivery system of services to those in need.
Comments and suggestions to improve the website are welcome.
Thank you for allowing us to continue to serve you.
Sincerely,
Christopher E. Finch
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