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Security account, people can check personal information and conduct business with Social Security. If they already receive Social Security benefits, they can start or change direct deposit online, and if they need proof of their benefits, they can print or download a current Benefit Verification Letter from their account.


People not yet receiving benefits


can use their online account to get a personalized Social Security Statement, which provides earnings history information as well as estimates of future benefits. Currently,


residents in 40 states and the District of Columbia may request a replacement Social Security card online if they meet certain requirements. The portal also includes a retirement calculator and links to information about other online services, such as applications for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits.


Many Social Security services are


also conveniently available by dialing toll-free, 1-800-772-1213. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call Social Security’s TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.


RISE Announces Launch of $2 Million Coastal Community Resilience Challenges


BY CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CHESAPEAKE -- The


Chesapeake City Council is seeking residents who may be interested in serving on various boards and


commissions. Boards and


commissions provide a vital service to various City departments, agencies and City Council. Citizens


wishing to serve


must complete an application form. Applications are due in the City Clerk’s office by December 31, 2019. City Council will appoint candidates for these vacancies during its January 28, 2020 meeting. Applications accepted


are being for the


Trails Advisory Committee 1 vacancy


User Group) •


Commission Being


(Member of an Organized Trail Chesapea ke 1 vacancy


on Health


(Medical Professional) •


•


Preservation Commission 1 vacancy (Architect)


Social Security FROM PAGE 1


to the public, Commissioner Saul announced in his Open Letter to the Public at www.ssa.gov/agency/ coss-message.html that the agency is hiring 1,100 front line employees to provide service on the agency’s National 800 Number and in its processing centers. The agency is currently bringing onboard 100 new processing center employees and approximately 500 new teleservice representatives for the 800 Number. An additional 500 hires for the 800 Number will occur later in 2020.


“Improving service is my top


priority. Increasing full public service hours at our nationwide network of more than 1,200 field offices is the right thing to do and will provide additional access,” Commissioner Saul said. “The hiring of a thousand new employees to provide service through our National 800 Number and an additional 100 hires to process


people’s Social Security benefits at our processing centers around the country are steps in the right direction in our mission to greatly improve the service we provide.”


Currently, a field office is


generally open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on Wednesdays. Beginning on January 8, 2020, offices will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, with typical field office hours from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.


While the agency continues to


improve both the access to and the experience with its services, it is important to note that most Social Security services do not require the public to take time to visit an office. People may create a my Social Security account, a personalized online service, at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.


Through their personal my Social and Well Chesapea ke


Community Criminal Justice Board 4 vacancies Chesapeake


Historic


currently following


City Council appointed boards and commissions: •


Chesapeake Bicycle/ • Human Services


Advisory Board 1 vacancy •


Natural


Mitigation Advisory Committee 2 vacancies •


Tourism Advisory Board 1 vacancy


(Tourism/Hospitality Industry) •


Committee


College Board 1 vacancy •


(1 Alternate) •


Stormwater 4 vacancies


Tidewater Community BY CITY OF NORFOLK Transportation Toll


Facility Advisory Committee 2 vacancies (1


Financial Background, 1


Business Owner) APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING VACANCY APPOINTED BY THE CIRCUIT COURT: •


Board of Zoning


Appeals – 1 vacancy For more information or to apply, contact the City Clerk’s office at 382-6151, or visit


Boards


and Commissions at the City of


cityofchesapeake.net. Chesapeake’s website, Norfolk, VA – RISE today


announced the launch of six RISE Coastal Community Resilience Challenges. These Challenges will award a total of $2 million to small businesses with innovative resilience solutions that create substantial new value, can be demonstrated in the Hampton Roads region of Southeastern Virginia, and can be built into sustainable businesses.


The Resilience Challenges in


need of innovation include Flood Management, Data Analytics, Protection of Buildings, Re-establish- ing Critical Utilities, Reconnecting Neighborhoods, and Urban Mobility. RISE sources Challenges from diverse entities operating in coastal environments and each Challenge has an actual occurrence in Hampton Roads.


Selected 2019 Challenges will


benefit from partnerships with the Cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Houston, and Miami, as well as with Sentara Healthcare, The Port of Virginia, Old Dominion University, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Esri, and Waze. “These partnerships are essential in providing guidance to the teams to help refine their solutions and make them applicable to other coastal communities,” said Dr. Katerina Oskarsson, RISE’s Chief Strategy Officer.


“Sentara Norfolk General


Hospital is proud to participate in the RISE Urban Mobility Resilience Challenge to help find creative solutions to the impacts of sea level rise in our coastal community,” said Carolyn Carpenter, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital President. “We are eager to support innovative


transportation improvements that fulfill our mission to Improve Health Every Day.”


In addition to funding from the


Resilience Innovation Fund, RISE provides finalists with resources from the Resilience Innovation Accelerator and Resilience Innovation Hub & Testbed. RISE works alongside the teams to facilitate access to real-world infrastructure, data, experts and mentors - with the aim of scaling proven solutions nationally and inter- nationally.


The inaugural RISE Coastal


Community Resilience Challenges in 2018 awarded $1.5 million to six winners, selected from a pool of 51 applicants, who are now piloting their solutions and growing their businesses in several Hampton Roads cities.


“Big infrastructure projects


take years and billions of dollars to implement,” said Kyle Spencer, City of Norfolk’s Deputy Resilience Officer. “The RISE Challenges give us access to creative, smaller scale, affordable solutions that the City and residents can use now to adapt to rising seas. RISE puts this region on the map as the place to be for resilience entrepreneurs.”


“Our 2018 Challenges were so


well received, and the responses so inspiring that we saw the need to repeat the process, and to focus the Challenges on more specific problems. We have already established a resilience hub of innovators in Hampton Roads and we look forward to adding more companies. We are establishing Hampton Roads as ground zero for resilience entrepreneurship.” said Dr. Paul Robinson, RISE’s Executive Director.


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