EHA welcomes our new Fall 2015 Social Work interns from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. A new academic year has begun and EHA is glad they can provide this opportuni-ty for UTRGV students. In order so that they can gain experience and put their knowledge into practice. All six interns will be learning from valuable field experience in our

agency and completing rig-orous curriculum before graduating in December 2015. They will work alongside staff in order to grow and learn from each other as the agency con-tinues to better develop, strengthen and empower EHA and its vision. This year our agen-cies interns are: Amy Mar-tinez, Aracely Medina, Joa-

na Martinez, Maria Lopez, Rosaena Trevino and Rosa-linda Gonzalez. We look forward to nourishing the minds of these passionate students and providing them with many learning opportuni-ties this semester.

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BOARD OF COMISSIONERS2015

EDUARDO GONZALEZCHAIRMAN

ARMANDO BARRERAVICE-CHAIRMAN

JOE RODRIGUEZCOMMISSIONER

CRIS TORRESCOMMISSIONER

JUAN GUZMANRESIDENT COMMISSIONER

RODOLFO “RUDY” RAMIREZ

Executive Director

Main Office

Ciro TreviñoAdministration Building

910 S. Sugar Rd. Edinburg, Texas, 78539

REGULAR HOURSMon.—Thurs.

8 a.m.—5:30 p.m.

Friday8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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This month’s highlights* Leading our youth forward, Page 2* Halloween safety tips, Page 3

* Resident council meeting, Page 2* Homework sessions are here, Page 4

EHA welcomes new UTRGV interns

FALL EHA INTERNS - Pictured left to right: Olga Regalado, Sec-tion 8 Supervisor, Amy Martinez, Maria Lopez, Rosaena Trevino, Joa-na Martinez, Liz Hernandez, Public Housing Supervisor, Rosalinda Gonzalez, and Aracely Medina

EL REFLEJOA publication of the Edinburg Housing Authority.

Volume 1 Issue 6 September 2015

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Edinburg Housing Authority had its monthly resident council meeting at El Jardin community on Sept 10. Rene Torres with McAllen Careers Institute talked about career opportunities and assistance. As well as technical classes residents can enroll in order to begin a journey to success. After Torres presentation and a couple of words by Rudy Ramirez and Rich Christian resi-dents were provided with another healthy meal by Chef Zuniga who prepared a Rotini Salad and some fruit skewers for all to enjoy.

EHA encourages all residents to attend these monthly meetings so that they may be informed on what’s going on at EHA. As well as participate, seek opportunities and learn from speakers that come

and present. We look forward to our next meeting on Oct. 15.

If you are seeking more information about McAllen Career Institute please visit their website at www.mcallencareersinstitute.com or call them to (956)-618-5800.

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On Sept. 26th EHA initiated a new program in order to prepare our high school seniors and ju-niors for college. Col-lege readiness presen-tations took place at the Sam Risica Com-munity Center. FAFSA, ACT, and involvement were among some of

the topics discussed throughout the pre-sentations. EHA is excited and happy that they are able to help their junior and senior high school student resi-dents by providing them with the necessary tools and information for a better future. EHA

hopes to continue in-spiring and encour-aging our youth to pursue education and strive for a better fu-ture. So that they can prove to the world that status has noth-ing to do with how successful you can be in life.

College Readiness: Leading our youth forward

EHA has its monthly resident council meeting

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FUN AND SAFETY TIPS:

• Don’t let your child go unattended, there’s monsters out their on Halloween.• Carry a flashlight with you. You never know when ghost will pop out of no where to

scare you.• Who doesn’t love candy? It’s the best! But make sure your candy is a treat and not a trick!• Don’t have a costume, don’t worry! Every school wears uniforms now. You can always be

a student.• If you are afraid of the dark, good luck. All hope is lost for you on Halloween Night. Just

kidding. Kinda. • Remember as much fun as Halloween is, always be aware of your surroundings and if

you feel or see any wrong act or suspicious activity make sure you report it to a hero Immediately.

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Local Edinburg Police Department # (956) 289-7700. If you have an emergency immediately contact 911.

Due monthly by the 1st, but EHA gives you until the 5th to pay in full. There is a $15 fee for late payments.

Rent deadline

Residents 18+ years old who are not em-ployed 30 hours or more a week or are not full-time students, must comply with the 8 hour HUD’s community service requirement.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Interested in finding out what’s happening at EHA or your development? Come find out at our next Res-ident Council Meeting. Meetings are led by the Exec-utive Director Rodolfo “Rudy” Ramirez and residents. Our next meeting will be:

Resident Council Meeting

Oct. 15, 2015 @10 a.m at El JardinContact your property managers for the complete

schedule of days and locations of our next meetings.

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Along with redesigning our website, we have created the EHA Achievers Blog to highlight the outstanding efforts of students pursuing a higher education, outstanding residents and interns that come gain valuable work experience at our agency. To view the EHA Achievers Blog please visit www.ehaachievers.blogspot.com. If you know any EHA students that have or are currently attending college as well as any residents that have accomplished outstanding things, please contact us so that we can feature them in the blog. To let us know you may call Juan Garcia at 956-383-3839.

Do you know an Achiever?

HOMEWORK HELP IS HERE! EHA is glad to announce its fall 2015 homework help session, which will start Sept. 28 and continue throughout the academic year. The session will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mondays at El Jardin, La Posada, Ramirez and Albores; and Tuesdays at Lantana. All students from EHA are welcome to attend the session and get help with their homework. If you have any further questions regarding the homework help session, please contact Araceli Porras @ 383-3839.

EHA welcomes any housing students 13 to 19-years-old to join the Youth Leadership Association! If you have a child that would like to be a part of the Youth Leadership Association or learn more, he/she can

contact Diego Oros at doros@edinburgha.org or call 956-383-3839.