Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Free Training Program In Film/TV/Video

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) –a nonprofit organization– and The New York City Mayor's office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting is now accepting applications for the fourteenth cycle of The "Made in NY" Production Assistant Training Program. This FREE skills training and job placement program aims to promote diversity in NYC’s production industry and create new career opportunities for young adults who are unemployed or low-income. For more information about this free program visit our website http://www.bwiny.org/pages/patraining.html

The next cycle of the "Made in NY" PA Training Program is planned to begin in early April 2009! We offer:
· 4 weeks of full-time hands-on skills training, taught by industry professionals
· Two years of job placement assistance in entry-level commercial, music video, TV and film production jobs (e.g. 'production assistant' jobs)
· Career counseling and support as you work your way up
· Certification as a "Made in NY" Production Assistant through a partnership with the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.

Learn more about the work of a Production Assistant http://www.bwiny.org/pages/programs/patraininga.html

"Made in NY" PAs are now working throughout NYC's production sector, on everything from feature films to commercials to reality TV, episodic TV, music videos, film festivals, and more. Our participants come from every borough; most had never worked on set before joining the program.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Peter Young Facility

CB8 full board meeting
Thursday Feb. 12 7:00 pm at the Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave. near St. Marks

On Monday evening CB 8's housing committee voted 9 to 1 to recommend the approval by the full board of the change of use of the Peter Young facility on Pacific St. (across from the Bed/Atlantic Armory.) The Peter Young facility is the homeless men's shelter that DHS is closing in conjunction with their plan to add an intake center to the assessment center at the Bed/Atlantic armory. The proposal the housing committee voted for is to now make the Peter Young facility a 28 day residential drug rehab. CB8 has a moratorium on new residential facilities. However, they approved this when the Peter Young group said that 90% of the people they will serve will be residents of this community. The full board will be voting on this on 2/12/09


Foreclosure Prevention

Attend a free foreclosure prevention workshop.
Learn what steps you can take to avoid losing your home.
February 25, 6-8pm
CAMBA: 884 Flatbush Avenue, 2nd FloorBrooklyn, NY.
For more information, please call 718-282-2500 or email keneshaw@camba.org

Free Tax Preparation

Free Tax Preparation Sites in Your Area Please check

http://www.citizensnyc.org/projects/cash_back.html to find free tax preparation sites in your area. Tax preparers at IRS' Free File only offer to file federal tax returns for free. State returns will cost extra for most NY residents.
CashBack will soon have a link so you can prepare your own federal and state returns for free if you meet some income guidelines.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please call Pinky Vincent at Citizens Committee for New York City at 212-822-9578.

Beautify Your Block

Mayor Bloomberg and Citizens Committee for New York City invite volunteer-led neighborhood groups to apply for a $1,000 award to transform the public spaces on their block.

Twelve groups from across the five boroughs will be selected as finalists, and each finalist will receive a $1,000 grant to beautify their block. The group that demonstrates the most impressive transformation will win an additional $3,000 to be used towards future block improvements.

Groups will also be supported by services from multiple city agencies, including the Mayor’s Office and its Community Affairs Unit, and the Departments of Transportation, Sanitation, and Parks.

Download an application online: http://www.citizensnyc.org/projects/love_your_nyc_block_contest.html
For more information, contact Arif Ullah at aullah@citizensnyc.org or call 212.822.9580.