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 Annual Holiday Canned Food Drive Launch to help support
two local food banks during the holiday
season: Kingsbridge Heights Community
Center and St. Frances of Rome Food Pantry. Thanksgiving donations will be
accepted through Wednesday, November 13th and the deadline for Winter
Holiday donations will be Wednesday, December 11th.
Acceptable non-perishable
items include canned fruits and vegetables, cereals,
dried beans, rice, tuna, coffee, teas, canned
juices, powdered milk, Jell-O, and soups. Thank You,
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz! Details
here...
On
November 10th, Woodlawn Cemetary hosts a free author's talk
with Eric K. Washington sharing his new book Boss of the
Grips: the life of James H. Williams and the Red
Caps of Grand Central Terminal, from 2 - 3 PM.
From 3 - 4 PM, join the Woodlawn trolley tour
where you will celebrate the lives of Williams and other
notables who fought for civil rights in America.
Tickets
here...
Bronx Music Heritage Center in partnership with THIRTEEN,
presents Decade of Fire Film Screening on Sunday,
November10th at 3 PM.
This is the story of the brave people of the South Bronx who
banded together amidst the rubble and built a better future
for their children. "A community is as strong as those
willing to fight for its survival." The film will be
followed by a panel discussion and reception.
Read more...
Ticket To Work Open House - Jobs For Disabled
Bronx Residents. Are you receiving SSI or SSDI benefits
from the US Social Security Administration, and are between
18 and 64 years of age? If so, we may be able to help
you find a job...for free!
Select a date: November 12th or 19th, and Register
here...
Salon du
Chocolat NY on Saturday
November 16th and 17th at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
NYC. Join us for a global celebration of chocolate and
pastry that will enchant, fascinate and indulge all of your
senses. An event for all ages. Tickets
here...
Celia Cruz The Musical on Saturday November 16th, at
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts-CUNY. Her life,
her music, her
legend. A new and original theatrical
experience puts Celia’s music front
and center while tracing her life and
times. Tickets
here...
Bronx Night Market's Harvest Festival.at1
Fordham Road, Kick
in the holiday season with a massive line
up of artisan food and beverage vendors,
tons of local merchandise and packaged
goods, great music, and live performances November 16th and 17th, Register for
your free tickets
here...
Bronx Terminal Market Winter Wonderland.
Celebrate the Magic on Tuesday November 19th at
5:30 PM. Santa Photos, Tree Lighting and more.
Read more...
Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO)
application process
is now open! BRIO provides awards of $5000 to
individual Bronx artists working in
literary, media, visual, and performing arts.
Awardee selections are based
solely on artistic excellence. Register
for BRIO "How to Apply" sessions
here
on November 20th or December
5th. Deadline for submissions is December 16, 2019.
We Connect:
Fatherhood and Community Leaders Coming Together to
Uplift Families, will be held at Manhattan College
(Smith Auditorium) on Saturday, November 16th, from 2 -
5 pm. Our motto for this event is "If you want to go
fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together."
Register
here...
The amazing Tats Cru captures this
icon and his words on their mural in the
Bronx at MLK Plaza.
"Injustice
anywhere
is a threat
to justiceeverywhere"
Thanks, Tats Cru, for continuing to
brighten up our community!
Find them on Instagram here.....
R.A.I.N. is seeking talent to join the R.A.I.N.
Family. We are interviewing for several positions
offering comprehensive employee benefits package for
full-time employees. See Details
here...
Bronx Children's Museum is looking for applicants to
fill several available opportunities. See all the
positions and
information as to where to send cover letter and resume
here
Bronx Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
2019. Bronx Hospitals are requesting your support in
completing and distributing the
2019 Community Health Survey.
This survey seeks to gather community data that will help
set priorities and coordination efforts, to address local
public health problems. Survey
here...
. The
Continuing Education & Workforce Development
Department
at Hostos Community College
offers educational, career, and personal
development opportunities designed to address
the needs of the South Bronx, Bronx, and Upper Manhattan
communities.
Visit Hostos...
Grow Your Business with BOEDC. Bronx based
small
businesses and local entrepreneurs of all sizes and sectors
are able to receive a boost of $2,000 to $50,000 with help
from the
Bronx Revolving Loan Fund
Loans can be
used as working capital, for the purchase of machinery or
equipment, inventory and accounts receivable.
Looking for more events?
Find them here...
Reminisce with Bronx Historian, Bill Twomey:
Do You Remember?
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You served us! The Bronx
and all of NYC serves you
with free classes, coaching
and more! Click
here...
 "You
want to tell people that their
desire for clean air and clean
water is elitist?
Tell that to the kids in the south Bronx who are suffering
from the highest rates of childhood
asthma in the country. Tell that to the families of
Flint."
-Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Bonus Quote of the
Day, March 27, 2019 Political Wire by Taegan Goddard
LGBT Friendly Senior Housing in NYC:
SAGE is building the Crotona Senior
Residences, a brand-new, LGBT-welcoming, affordable senior housing
development in the Bronx.
Read more..
Ticket To Work Open House - Jobs For
Disabled Bronx Residents. Multiple Dates
through December 17th. America Works Is An
Employment Network With The U.S. Social
Security Administration's Ticket To Work
Employment Program. Find details and links to RSVP
for multiple dates of events
here...
Bronx Public School Fights for hip hop and arts
education. Through a partnership with Bulova, PS 55 is
getting the first-ever recording studio in a New York school,
but its principal has a bigger mission planned. Art programs
in public schools have long had the unfortunate luck of
forever being in the crosshairs of budget cuts. Despite
mountains of research extolling the benefits of
incorporating music and art into curricula, the U.S.
Department of Education’s 2020 budget proposal put “arts in
education” on its list of programs to be eliminated, deeming
that it has “limited impact.” Read the article published
by FastCompany June 29, 2019
here...
.jpg) For
every immigrant New Yorker, there is free safe
immigration legal help in your language, regardless of your
immigration status.
Read more...
Also read "Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration
Enforcement" Last updated July 12, 2019 "It is
critically important for all, regardless of immigration
status, to know that you have rights and protections under
the law if you are approached by federal immigration
enforcement in your home, on the street,
or in public."
Crime Victims Support Services, at 1138 Neill Ave., offers victims
help in navigating the criminal justice system. Free confidential services include claim
assistance, case follow-up, crisis counseling,
and victim advocacy.. For more information, call
(718) 823-4925.
SSA Press Release - Scam Calls PSA: Please take
a moment to review the document (link below) from the Social
Security Administration (SSA) and Office of Inspector
General (OIG). A Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign
has been launched in an effort to alert and inform the
nation’s
public about these ongoing scam calls. This press release
also provides information on how to report the incident if
they
receive the scam call.
Read the press release here...
Third Avenue BID targets opioid crisis in South Bronx.
The Third Avenue BID in the South Bronx is working to combat
the opioid epidemic. BID Executive Director Michael Brady
says their offices overlook Roberto Clemente Plaza, where he
says a lot of people go to
use drugs.
He says everyone at the BID knows how to use Narcan – an
antidote that quickly reverses opioid overdoses.
Read more...from
News12 posted November 8, 2018
Mayor de Blasio announced funding for a new youth
court in the Bronx, which will train young people to
serve
as jurors, judges and attorneys as well as to
adjudicate real-life
cases involving their peers.
Read more...
Unlikely alliance could rebuild America: From the
South Bronx to Paterson, New Jersey to Broad Street,
Philadelphia, William “Billy” Procida knows what it
takes to build in hardscrabble, inner-city neighborhoods. A
general contractor turned developer turned fund manager,
Procida
has a unique vantage point on the Qualified
Opportunity Zone program, which aims to revitalize
poor communities with redirected investment profits.
Read more...
Stamp Out Mailbox Fishing: Important tips for Tax Time
mail your checks or money order at the Post Office only.
Protect Your $$$. More tax time tips are available.
Flyer here...
Bronx Organizations: Do you have any upcoming activities
NY State of Health can take part in?. The NYS
Department of Health is making a huge push this upcoming
Open Enrollment for Health Insurance t in the Bronx. If
you have a community event you would like for the NYS Dep.
of Health to attend to discuss Open Enrollment please
contact: 518-474-3287. DTraecelle Carter ,Director of
Outreach, New York State Department of Health, Albany.
Information
online here...
Help a Stranger Have a Meal Today
provides energy savings
and rebates for your
home or business.
What's Happening
in the Bronx?
CLICK HERE...
Introducing the NYC Senior Service Providers Volunteer
Coalition Volunteer Guide. With more than 1.5 million
adults age 60 or older living in New York City, the NYC
Senior Service Providers Volunteer Coalition created an
electronic guide to connect volunteers who want to serve
older adults. See how you can help
here...
Bronx Nonprofit Looking for Volunteers: Masa invites
you
to build a brighter future for the children of the South
Bronx, By
tutoring for two hours a week you can be a part of the
change.
Join them in transforming communities through education —one
family, one child at a time. They are seeking dedicated
volunteers to provide tutoring and homework help to
elementary, middle-school and/or high-school students at our
South Bronx community center.
For Details on Masa's After-school Program, Volunteering and
Requirements
click here...
What's
happening in your
neighborhood? Visit
your
Community Board
for monthly minutes, meeting dates, and Community
Events, Read the letter from
Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr.,
explaining how important the Community Boards are to
serving our neighborhoods.
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