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Youth Programs
For
events at Bronx Libraries for children, young adults and adults,
please
visit
www.nypl.org
MS 80
Requiring Tetanus Booster: MS
80 has announced that all students entering 6th or 7th grade
in the 2008-09 school year and who are 11 years or older must
receive the tetanus booster (“Tdap”) vaccine. For more
information, please read a letter to parents on the Web site at
HERE , or call Miriam Alejandro at (646) 359-9873.
The
Bronx Bombers girls travel soccer team is looking for
a few good fourth grade players. Students born after
Aug. 1, 1998 must be able to
attend twice-weekly practices in Van Cortlandt Park and
travel to southern Westchester for games. For more information,
contact Sean Maher at (917) 854-5494 or e-mail
seanatnds@yahoo.com .
GED Program for Out of School Youth:
The New Options Program and Young Adult
Internship Program are offering General Equivalency
Diploma classes to 16-21-year-olds who are working and no longer in
school. The program also offers vocational job training and full
placements with stipends. The program takes place at the Educational
Counseling Center, 3512 DeKalb Ave. For more information, call (718)
652-0282.
Summer Youth Employment
Program (SYEP) Applications are now available at the
Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave., for 14-21
year olds. Applications can be picked up and dropped off
Mondays through Fridays from
2:30 to 6 p.m. or candidates can apply online at
www.nyc.gov/dycd For
more information, call (718) 882-4000 ext. 279.
Girls Softball League
Enrollment, Registration is now
being accepted for the Spring Girls Softball League at
the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center. The league accepts
girls ages 9 to 15. Each player receives a uniform and a trophy for
participating. For complete information and to register call (718)
882-4000 ext. 0 or ext. 280, or stop by the community center at 3450
DeKalb Ave. near Gun Hill Road.
Little League
Registration: The Fordham Bedford Little League is
currently accepting applications for interested boys and girls from
ages 5 to 18. For more information,
call Pete at (917) 645-9514 or visit
www.fbllnet.org
Speech Center Program. The Mount Saint Ursula Speech
Center is accepting applications for its fall program. The
Center, at 2885 Marion Ave., has morning and afternoon openings for
children ages 2 to 5 who are in need of
speech and language services. Children can work in groups or
individually. Some types of insurance are accepted. For more
information, call (718) 584-7679.
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Be a Bronx River Steward:
The Bronx River Alliance is seeking local
residents and groups from middle and high schools, youth
programs and community organizations to become volunteer
water quality monitors, or stewards, along their local
stretches of the river. Stewards will assess all aspects
of the river in order to understand more about its
health and viability as a community resource. The
Alliance will train and equip volunteer monitors.
Steward training day is Sept. 16 (all day). For more
information, call Anne-Marie Runfola at (718) 430-1846
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Ongoing Opportunities
Youth Volunteer Opportunities: The
Children for Children organization lists summer volunteer
opportunities for Bronx teens and children at
www.childrenforchildren.org Available projects include food
drives, park beautification, adopting a grandparent, and more. For
more information, visit their Web site or call (212) 759-1462.
At
the Van Nest Library: (2147 Barnes Ave., 718-829-5864)
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