Second Chance Workforce Summit set for June 12
Plus hurricane-season alert sign-ups, summer reading at the library, and a full slate of free business sessions.
The City of Savannah and WorkSource Georgia Coastal host the Second Chance Workforce Summit on June 12 at 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Avenue Golden Age Center. It runs as the PARC Career & Resource Expo, carrying the line "Your past doesn't define your future."
The event is built for residents looking to reconnect with the workforce who may face barriers to getting hired. Pairing the city with WorkSource Georgia Coastal puts municipal and regional workforce resources behind the same morning.
The expo format is the practical part. Rather than a single talk, a career and resource expo gathers multiple services in one room, so an attendee can move between career help and other resources during one visit.
It starts at 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Avenue Golden Age Center, giving residents a fixed time and place to show up.
RAVE Alert sign-ups urged as hurricane season opens
The City of Savannah is asking residents to register for RAVE Alerts, its emergency notification system, as hurricane season begins.
The timing is the point. Registering at the front end of the season means alerts are already in place before a storm threatens the coast. Signing up afterward leaves a gap precisely when fast updates matter most.
RAVE Alerts are how the city pushes storm and emergency notifications directly to residents who opt in. Getting registered ahead of the season puts those updates in your hands rather than leaving you to track conditions on your own once the season is underway.
Live Oak Public Library launches summer reading
Live Oak Public Library has launched its summer reading programming.
The timing lands at the start of summer break, when families are looking for ways to keep kids engaged out of school. A library summer reading program is a free, low-lift option that fits that window.
For Savannah households, that puts a no-cost summer activity on the table through the public library system, active and available to residents now.
Latest Chatham restaurant inspection scores posted
The latest Chatham County restaurant inspection scores are posted, drawn from the regular inspections Georgia Department of Public Health environmental health staff conduct across the county.
For diners, the scores offer a way to check how local restaurants fared on their most recent health inspection before deciding where to eat. The inspections are carried out as a routine part of public health oversight in Chatham County.
America 250 programming planned across Savannah
Savannah is planning America 250 programming across the city, including Juneteenth events and music in the botanical gardens, building toward the anniversary year.
The effort is spread across different parts of the city rather than concentrated at a single venue, so the anniversary programming is set to surface in multiple neighborhoods over the coming months.
Specific dates and venues for the individual events are not yet set out, so residents planning to attend will want to keep an eye on neighborhood calendars as the schedule fills in.
How to Start a Business class returns June 12
The Savannah Entrepreneurial Center hosts How to Start a Business on June 12 at 9:30 a.m., a weekly one-hour class for aspiring entrepreneurs that covers launch steps and practical advice for getting a new venture off the ground. Because it runs weekly, residents who miss the June 12 session have a recurring option to catch it another week, and the one-hour format keeps the time commitment low for anyone still weighing whether to start a business.
M/WBE Certification Workshop set for June 17
The Savannah Entrepreneurial Center hosts the M/WBE Certification Workshop on June 17 at 12 p.m., an online and in-person session for businesses working through the certification process. The dual setup means owners can join in person at the Entrepreneurial Center or remotely, and the workshop is aimed squarely at businesses pursuing M/WBE certification rather than a general audience, making it most useful for owners who already plan to certify.
Doing Business With The City briefing June 24
Doing Business With The City of Savannah is set for June 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, an informational session on how businesses can become suppliers for the city. For owners who want to sell goods or services to local government, the session lays out the path to becoming a city supplier, and it carries a Zoom registration link alongside the Entrepreneurial Center venue for anyone planning to take part.