A must attend for parents of school age children . . . Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 12noon - 3 pm Medgar Evers College / 1650 Bedford Avenue Free admission - Free educational supplies for additional information contact Sheila Wimberly: 718-284-4700 |
| Love Your Block 2012 Grant Application Workshop in September Love your neighborhood block? SHOW IT! Apply for a block beautification grant and request specific City services from the Depts. of Parks, Transportation, and Sanitation. Learn more about the grant application process and have your questions answered at a workshop! Details below. Space is limited. Grant Application Workshop Tuesday, September 20 6:30PM-8PM 32 Old Slip, 33rd Floor Manhattan To RSVP for a workshop: Call Saleen Shah at (212) 822-9566 or email sshah@citizensnyc.org more info: http://www.citizensnyc.org/projects/love_your_block.html Do It Yourself: Build A Tree Guard! Learn how to build a tree bed guard from scratch. You'll pick up the skills necessary to construct a sturdy, simple, and affordable wooden tree guard. Saturday, September 24 1:30PM-3:30PM LGBTQ Community Center, Rm. 312 208 West 13 Street (btwn. Seventh & Eighth Aves.) Manhattan Space is limited! Please RSVP to Wilfredo Florentino at wflorentino@citizensnyc.org or call (212) 822-9568 This free workshop is brought to you by Citizens Committee and facilitated by Brooklyn Shade. Free Summer Leadership Series for High School Students 2011 Events: August 4, 9, and 17 NYC high school students are invited to register for Pencils of Promise's (PoP) free leadership institute: "PoP Up Series." The workshops goals are to educate, inspire, and motivate students to become socially-conscious leaders within their communities. more info: http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/pli "Introduction to City Chickens" Workshop Beginners Level: Introduction to City Chickens Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:30PM-7PM Chickens in the city? Yes, please! Keeping chickens in the city can be fun and rewarding. Come learn the basics of how to keep laying hens and how to take care of them, from designing a coop to what to feed them. We will learn all about bk farmyards chicken keeping practices, and interact with their flock. The workshops are free and open to the public. All workshops take place in the Imani Garden (bk farmyard's chicken headquarters) on Schenectady Ave. between Dean & Pacific St. in Brooklyn. more info: http://bkfarmyards.blogspot.com/2011/03/free-chicken-workshops-2011.html Gardening Workshops for Children Families at Brooklyn Botanic August Discovery Workshops Drop in to the Discovery Garden on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1-3pm to discover the wild side of Brooklyn! Each week, families participate in hands-on learning stations, independent garden exploration, and a nature project to take home. Free with garden admission; go to bbg.org/discoverygarden for more information. Fall Children's Garden Enjoy the bounty of the fall harvest! Our fun, hands-on Children's Garden classes for ages 2-13 begin in early September. Classes fill quickly. Call (718) 623-7220 or visit bbg.org/learn/children for more information or to register for a class, beginning August 1. Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference in October The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference connects growers, eaters and organizations across the country to nurture the health and well being of Black America and the environment as a whole. Attendees explore issues of race, class, health and food through panel discussions, workshops, films and conversations. Resources are exchanged. Ideas are pollinated. Solutions are born. More than 500 attendees convened in Brooklyn, New York for the first annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference in November 2010, traveling from as far as Michigan, South Carolina, California and Vermont. The second annual conference will be held from October 14 - 16, 2011 at Hostos Community College in The Bronx, New York. The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference is organized by Black Urban Growers (BUGs), an organization committed to building networks and community support for growers in both urban and rural settings. Through education and advocacy around food and farm issues, we nurture collective black leadership to ensure we have a seat at the table. more info: http://www.blackfarmersconf.org/ Free Help on Foreclosure Prevention Flatbush Development Corporation offers free help for homeowners every Wednesday at 2PM. Learn about foreclosure prevention, mortgage check-ups, home heating programs, tax credits, and home improvement grants/loans. Call (718) 859-3800 ext. 213 for more information. |
| the Pratt Area Community Council is hosting FREE financial literacy courses just up Franklin Avenue at Lefferts Place this November, and registration is open now. Call 718-783-3549 or email Charrisse Smith at Charrisse_Smith {at} prattarea {dot} org for more information or to register. (via http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/) |
| Free Art Classes at LaunchPad Adults & children Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-6PM until 10/22 721 Franklin Ave Interns also needed for Sunday 10/24 noon-6PM see this flyer for more information or contact Kimberly urbanriverarts@gmail.com or 917-584-4616 |
| Because of their previous discriminatory hiring practices, New York City Fire Department is under strict Federal court order to fix their numbers therefore NYFD is recruiting HEAVILY in the African-American communities in order to hire approximately 1,000 new firepersons in the next two years. College credit requirement has been waived. NYFD will hire persons with a high school diploma and will pay for these new hires to attend John Jay College to earn the required 60 credits. NYFD will be holding tutorials classes prior to the test to prep applicants in order to get the highest number of African Americans qualified as possible. Both men and women should apply. The base salary starts at approximately $48K and raises to $100K after 5 years. Excellent benefits, retirement, security and work schedules. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE UPCOMING TEST (which will be given early next year). |
| READ trains and supports high school students to provide structured, research-based one-to-one tutoring to at-risk kindergarten and first grade students in basic reading skills. READ tutors have ongoing training, and all tutoring is done under the supervision of licensed teachers. The READ summer programs run 3.5 hours a day for 23-25 days, usually on the same schedule as the Department of Education summer school. READ tutors earn $8.50 per hour. Complete information on the READ website http://www.readnyc.org/ Students can apply online http://www.readnyc.org/apply_now.html For more information: Jaselis Mejia at jmejia@readnyc.org or 646-867-6122. |
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