Colton Courier 03 05 20

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COLTON COURIER We ekly

Vol 148, NO. 1 2

March 05, 2 020

Community Action Par tner ship provides free tax assistance while cr eating a full family experience for hundreds By Manny B. Sandoval

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ommunity Action Partnership of San Bernardino County generated a family experience on Saturday, Jan. 29, as they provided free Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to hundreds in San Bernardino County. The 2020 VITA Day featured free tax assistance, a kid zone with face painting, a resource fair with free tacos and onsite childcare. “We received a grant from Golden State Opportunity. With that grant, we hired and trained our own tax preparers. We will be providing this assistance onsite in San Bernardino until April,” said Darrell Frye, program manager at Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County.

Meeting exa mine s yout h homelessness Pg. 5

A benefit of the program was inclusive of providing participants with tax literacy, and informing them of the Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC), which was introduced in the 2019 tax VITA, cont. on next pg.

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Community Action Partnership found massive success in its 2020 VITA Day, providing free tax assistance and essential resources to the San Bernardino community and beyond. Pictured with a local family is CAPSBC President and CEO Patricia Nickols-Butler.

Walmar t’s fir st consolidation center hiring 200 associates, adding to over 400 hired since July ARMC to host 13th annual Health Expo Pg. 7

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almart plans to hire more than 200 associates by the end of the year for its first 340,000-squarefoot automated consolidation center in Colton. The new hires will join the more than 400 associates that have already been hired at the facility located at 1600 Agua Mansa Road since it opened in July 2019. The fulltime positions have a starting rate of $17.70 per hour. Walmart held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration today that was attended by members of the community, including Colton Mayor Frank J. Navarro. “I am proud that Colton is home to the first-of-its-kind Walmart facility that is creating hundreds of great jobs in the area,” said Daniel A. Barrera, Walmart general manager for the Colton automated consolidation center. “Walmart’s investment in this facility shows our commitment to the community and highlights how we’re using advanced technology and innovation to benefit

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The center will hire 200 additional associates by 2021 at a starting rate of more than $17 per hour. The newly built, 340,000-square-foot high-tech consolidation center will be the first in Walmart’s supply chain to receive, sort and ship freight. our suppliers, strengthen our supply chain and better serve our customers.” During the ceremony, Walmart

awarded $5,000 in grants to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Colton Parks & Recreation Foundation. Since beginning

operations, the Colton Automation Consolidation Center has awarded more than $16,000 in grants to non-profit Walmart, cont. on next pg.


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