DHS’ family assistance division to close temporarily Friday

FREDERIKSTED — The USVI Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Division of Family Assistance, announces a temporary closure of the Certification Unit in the St. Croix District only on Friday, September 20, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This closure is due to a scheduled staff Professional Development Day. The professional development day is essential to the overall development and training needs of the staff. The day’s
focus will be on ensuring that staff maintain the highest standards of service delivery, enhance problem solving skills, time management, and self-care.

To continue maintaining services to the public, the following options are available:

Applications/Forms can be downloaded from the DHS website at www.dhs.gov.vi, complete and return via one of the following methods.

Documents to be returned can be delivered in the following manner:

Hand delivery
Drop Box: 41-B Mars Hill, Frederiksted, VI 00820
Postal mail USPS
4102 Mars Hill, Frederiksted, VI 00840-3376
E-Mail
certoffice.stx@dhs.vi.gov

Normal office hours and regular services will resume on Monday, September 23, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

The Department of Human Services apologizes for any inconvenience that this closure may cause.

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.