WHATS REALLY GOOD
FOR YOUTH
Deadline: May 15
Hope Scholarship
The Hopes for Higher Education Scholarship is awarded to youth in foster care and alumni (age 18-25) for college or certification programs. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000. The application requires an essay and two letters of recommendation. Note: If you nominated a teen for Represent's Awards for Youth in Foster Care, that teen has already written an essay and gotten a letter of recommendation. He or she is more than halfway there to completing the Hope Scholarship!
>> See more info about the scholarship [pdf]
May 18th
Support Group for LGBTQ Teens
LGBTQ youth are invited to attend Circle Of Youth (COY), a support group for LGBTQ youth between the ages of 15 to 21. The group provides a comfortable environment in which foster, adoptive and kinship young adults/adolescents can come together to learn their rights, express their feelings, set a positive example and help each other achieve their goals. The next meetings take place on May 18th and June 15th at the LGBTQ Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Manhattan. For info contact Jarel Melendez at 212-966-6420 x642 or jmelendez@lawyersforchildren.org
>> See the flyer for Circle of Youth [pdf]
May 21
Healthy Teen Relationships Conference
Explore how different types of media influence society and our view of gender and relationships. Free admission for teens. The conference takes place on May 21st at the ACS Children's Center, 492 First Ave. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration required. For registration info, contact healthyteenconference@gmail.com
Imagine you're a teenage boy who's about to become a father. How will having a baby affect your life in terms of your emotions, responsibilities, your relationship to your girlfriend, your role in the world? What particular challenges will you face as a teen father and how will you handle them? (Girls can answer this question, too. Put yourselves in the shoes of a boy.)
>> Enter this Represent writing contest
Deadlines: June 15 (Hunter & John Jay), August 1st (Kingsborough)
Guardian Scholarship
Guardian Scholarships are awarded to youth who have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills and have been accepted to Hunter College, John Jay College, or Kingsborough Community College. The program includes an scholarship that can be used for academic tuition, textbooks, school supplies, and other living costs. The deadline for John Jay College and Hunter College students is June 15th and the deadline for Kingsborough Community College students is August 1st.
>>http://newyorkersforchildren.org/article/apply-to-join-the-guardian-scholars-program/
Deadline: June 7th
Summer Writing Workshop
This summer, from July 6th to August 13th, Represent magazine will hold its 17th Annual Summer Workshop at our office in Manhattan. Anyone 14 to 20 who lives in a group home, foster home or on a campus (or who used to be in foster care) if eligible to apply. Those selected will write articles for publication in Represent and will receive a $600 stipend upon successful completion of the workshop. Applicants must answer four essay questions. Space is limited, so apply early.
>> See more info and the application
Deadline: June 15
Spirit Award
The Spirit Award is a $10,000.00 educational scholarship that seeks to honor a young person in foster care who is attending a two or four year college or university, has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills, and is willing to represent the opinions of youth in foster care as a representative to the Board of NYFC (the organization that funds www.youthsuccessnyc.org and many other special programs for youth in care). The deadline for the Spirit Award application is June 15th.
>>http://newyorkersforchildren.org/article/apply-to-be-the-next-recipient-of-the-nyfc-spirit-award-scholarship/
Substance Abuse and Other Services:
The PAC Program
The PAC programs, located in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, offer extensive services for teens, including alcohol substance abuse treatment, special cannabis programs, anger management, batter intervention programs, parenting skills, and more. They have programs for youth ages 12 and up. Contact the program in your borough for more info: Bronx: 1215-1217 Stratford Ave (off of Westchester Ave), 718-328-2605; Brooklyn: 7 Debevoise Street; 718-388-5950; Queens: 40-15 Warren St., Elmhurst, 718-729-6868 or 8686. (PAC is a Part 822 OASAS licensed Chemical Dependency Outpatient Treatment Program that services individuals with Alcohol and/or Substance Abuse problems.)
Green Job Training
The Strive program in East Harlem offer a wide range of job training, including a special focus on green jobs. For more information, contact Jill Poklemba at (646) 335-0820 or jpoklemba@striveinternational.org, or go to www.striveinternational.org.
FOR PARENTS IN THE SYSTEM
College Support
Parents: the Road to Success program, run by the Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP), can help you get a college education! If you've ever been the subject of an ACS investigation, had children in the system, or been in a preventive services program, you are eligible to apply. If you're now a parent, but spent time in care as a child, or are a kinship foster parent, you may also apply. For more details and an application, contact Gemma at 212-348-3000 or gemma@cwop.org.
The Hopes for Higher Education Scholarship is awarded to youth in foster care and alumni (age 18-25) for college or certification programs. Scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000. The application requires an essay and two letters of recommendation. Note: If you nominated a teen for Represent's Awards for Youth in Foster Care, that teen has already written an essay and gotten a letter of recommendation. He or she is more than halfway there to completing the Hope Scholarship!
>> See more info about the scholarship [pdf]
May 18th
Support Group for LGBTQ Teens
LGBTQ youth are invited to attend Circle Of Youth (COY), a support group for LGBTQ youth between the ages of 15 to 21. The group provides a comfortable environment in which foster, adoptive and kinship young adults/adolescents can come together to learn their rights, express their feelings, set a positive example and help each other achieve their goals. The next meetings take place on May 18th and June 15th at the LGBTQ Community Center, 208 West 13th St., Manhattan. For info contact Jarel Melendez at 212-966-6420 x642 or jmelendez@lawyersforchildren.org
>> See the flyer for Circle of Youth [pdf]
May 21
Healthy Teen Relationships Conference
Explore how different types of media influence society and our view of gender and relationships. Free admission for teens. The conference takes place on May 21st at the ACS Children's Center, 492 First Ave. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration required. For registration info, contact healthyteenconference@gmail.com
Deadline: June 1
Teens: Give Your Opinion, Win $150Imagine you're a teenage boy who's about to become a father. How will having a baby affect your life in terms of your emotions, responsibilities, your relationship to your girlfriend, your role in the world? What particular challenges will you face as a teen father and how will you handle them? (Girls can answer this question, too. Put yourselves in the shoes of a boy.)
>> Enter this Represent writing contest
Deadlines: June 15 (Hunter & John Jay), August 1st (Kingsborough)
Guardian Scholarship
Guardian Scholarships are awarded to youth who have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills and have been accepted to Hunter College, John Jay College, or Kingsborough Community College. The program includes an scholarship that can be used for academic tuition, textbooks, school supplies, and other living costs. The deadline for John Jay College and Hunter College students is June 15th and the deadline for Kingsborough Community College students is August 1st.
>>http://newyorkersforchildren.org/article/apply-to-join-the-guardian-scholars-program/
Deadline: June 7th
Summer Writing Workshop
This summer, from July 6th to August 13th, Represent magazine will hold its 17th Annual Summer Workshop at our office in Manhattan. Anyone 14 to 20 who lives in a group home, foster home or on a campus (or who used to be in foster care) if eligible to apply. Those selected will write articles for publication in Represent and will receive a $600 stipend upon successful completion of the workshop. Applicants must answer four essay questions. Space is limited, so apply early.
>> See more info and the application
Deadline: June 15
Spirit Award
The Spirit Award is a $10,000.00 educational scholarship that seeks to honor a young person in foster care who is attending a two or four year college or university, has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills, and is willing to represent the opinions of youth in foster care as a representative to the Board of NYFC (the organization that funds www.youthsuccessnyc.org and many other special programs for youth in care). The deadline for the Spirit Award application is June 15th.
>>http://newyorkersforchildren.org/article/apply-to-be-the-next-recipient-of-the-nyfc-spirit-award-scholarship/
Substance Abuse and Other Services:
The PAC Program
The PAC programs, located in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, offer extensive services for teens, including alcohol substance abuse treatment, special cannabis programs, anger management, batter intervention programs, parenting skills, and more. They have programs for youth ages 12 and up. Contact the program in your borough for more info: Bronx: 1215-1217 Stratford Ave (off of Westchester Ave), 718-328-2605; Brooklyn: 7 Debevoise Street; 718-388-5950; Queens: 40-15 Warren St., Elmhurst, 718-729-6868 or 8686. (PAC is a Part 822 OASAS licensed Chemical Dependency Outpatient Treatment Program that services individuals with Alcohol and/or Substance Abuse problems.)
Green Job Training
The Strive program in East Harlem offer a wide range of job training, including a special focus on green jobs. For more information, contact Jill Poklemba at (646) 335-0820 or jpoklemba@striveinternational.org, or go to www.striveinternational.org.
FOR PARENTS IN THE SYSTEM
College Support
Parents: the Road to Success program, run by the Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP), can help you get a college education! If you've ever been the subject of an ACS investigation, had children in the system, or been in a preventive services program, you are eligible to apply. If you're now a parent, but spent time in care as a child, or are a kinship foster parent, you may also apply. For more details and an application, contact Gemma at 212-348-3000 or gemma@cwop.org.
- Calling all Youth Professionals: This confrerence on Leveling the Playing Field: Connecting Bronx Youth & Youth Professionals to Community Resources will be a great resource for organizations in the Bronx. The event will take place at Hostos Community College on Friday, June 4th. Click here for the flyer.
And here to RSVP online.
- Bronx Community Map for Youth Services: Does your organization serve youth in the Bronx? If so, please complete this brief questionnaire so you can be included in our Bronx Community Map. This opportunity is being organized by the We Are The Bronx Fellowship. Click here to be included.
- JCRC-NY New Website: JCRC-NY is proud to announce that its new website is now available for all to see and use. We are thrilled to be able to offer easily accessible useful information about JCRC-NY and all our programs as well as a wealth of information and resources for the Jewish community and all New Yorkers. Click here for more information.
- Sosua: Dare To Dance Together: YM-YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood are proud to present a new musical teen program celebrating diversity of Washington Heights community. The original musical production is being directed by a renowned musician, director, and composer, Elizabeth Swados, who has received five Tony-award nominations and three Obie awards for her theatrical productions both on and off Broadway. Click here to buy tickets.
- Understanding Differences-Respecting Diversity: On Sunday May 16, the community of Westchester will get together at the Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El regarding the recent hateful leaflets that have been posted all over our community. Join us to learn the ways in which adults, teens and the media can work together to eliminate bias by fostering mutual understanding and respect. For more information and to RSVP please contact Scott Baken here.
- Caribbean House Health Center Event: This is a free event focusing on teen pregnancy prevention will include free health screenings and workshops. Screenings include HIV counseling & testing, pregnancy testing, blood pressure & glucose checks. Thursday May 20th, 9am-4pm. Call (718) 778-0198 or email info@chnnyc.org for more information.
- Healthcare Reform Website: www.healthreform.gov is the central federal hub for all information related to health reform and contains many resources. The website also hosts frequent webchats.
- Unemployment Benefits: What You Need to Know: A Forum Sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger. This is an important event for anyone who is unemployed or has a family member who is unemployed or uninsured! Wednesday, May 19 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue & 29th Street. Click here for the flyer.
- Legislative Forum 2010: The Northeast Queens Jewish Council will hold a Legislative Forum to discuss the Races for the State House. A light breakfast will be served. Click here for the flyer.
- A Day Of Solidarity And Prayer: Help us honor the 230,000 lives that perished during the January 12th, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. On Sunday, May 16 we will hold a procession from Grand Army Plaza Archway over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan ending in Foley Square Park. A ceremony in Foley Square Park will follow to give thanks for all of the support that Haiti has received from around the world. For more information contact Michele March at 212-298-5585 or 201-923-453.
- Community Preparedness Day: Emergency preparedness training. Learn “Red Cross Ready” skills to help keep you and your family safe in an emergency. Click here for the flyer.
- Apply for Sector Skills Academy: The Academy, a year-long fellowship program involves three 3-day workshops, as well as mentoring, technical assistance and peer support, designed to help grow and support sectoral workforce development strategies. Applications and additional information about the Academy are available here.
- Seniors and Emergency Medicine Seminar: The Senior Umbrella Network of Brooklyn (SUN-B) will host an informative and highly educational presentation on the challenges and goals of treating seniors in an emergency room setting. The guest speaker is Lewis Marshall, MD, JD, Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. The event is free to professionals providing services, programs or products for seniors in the Brooklyn area. Breakfast will be served. Click here for the flyer.
- May Health Happenings: Spring is here bringing with it numerous health promotion activities in Brooklyn and NYC. Please find the May Health Happenings newsletter of the Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition here.
- Tenth Bereavement Conference: On behalf of Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, I invite you to our 10th Bereavement Conference to be held at UJA Federation in New York, on Monday, May 24th, beginning at 9AM. This year our theme will concern End of life Decisions, and how Families Navigate Lifes Toughest Choices. We are truly honored to have Rabbi David Wolpe and Diane E. Meier, MD. as our keynote speakers. Click here for the flyer.
- Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition Health Affair: The Program & Information Committee of the Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition will be sponsoring a Health Affair at Brooklyn Public Library on the Plaza of the Central Library. The event will take place on Friday, June 25, 2010, from 11am to 3pm. Click here for more information.
- The 2010 Census is Here: The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs wants to be sure that every New Yorker knows: “The 2010 Census is Here – Every New Yorker Must Be Counted!” Starting March 15th, Census forms will be mailed to every household in New York City. We are calling on you to assist in this tremendous effort by getting the word out about the importance of every New Yorker participating in the 2010 Census. Click here for more information.
- The Fifth Annual New York City Elder Abuse Conference: A multidisciplinary conference for, but not limited to, attorneys, financial managers, policy makers, social workers, clergy and educators. Click here for the flyer.
- NYU Wagner Capstone Program: The Capstone Program is a resource for nonprofits, government agencies, health institutions, urban planning firms, international NGOs, and private organizations with a public service component. Capstone brings together teams of NYU Wagner graduate students with client organizations over an academic year. Project teams research important issues, address complex challenges, and identify opportunities key to organizational growth. Click here for more information.
- The Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn: Come to the official screening of award winning indie film “The Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn” based on the true story of an elderly woman living alone in Brooklyn. Every word is taken from the diary of Jessie Singer Sylvester, who attended a senior center on Jay Street, Brooklyn in the 1970s.The director of the center was amazed at the impact she had had on this quiet woman. The film serves as a virtual “case book on aging” heightening awareness and empathy. “must-see” for all involved in the care of older adults. Click here for the flyer.
- Manhattan Multicultural Summer Youth Program: In this extraordinary two week summer program for youths, ages 16-21, you will visit the united nations, go on trips around NYC to sacred places, museums, and meet incredible people your age from all different backgrounds. Sessions run every two weeks from June 28- August 6, 2010.Space is limited, please call for more information about our rates: 212-388-8191.
- Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force Basic Advocacy Training Series: This training is for community members interested in advocating around food and fitness in North and Central Brooklyn. In order to learn advocacy in a “hands on” way, the participants will explore strategies and policies that promote public safety in Farmers’ Markets and Parks. Attend all four trainings to become certified in Basic Advocacy. For more info and to RSVP, please contact Audrey Castillo at acastill@health.nyc.gov, 646-253-5709, or apply here.
- EARS 25 Year Celebration: That’s right! We’ve been changing the lives of teens for 25 years. Come join us for an amazing day! Food, music, awards, raffles. Bring your family and friends to this “fun” raising event. Click here for the flyer.
- Public Conversations Project: The Power of Dialogue (POD) is a highly interactive workshop that combines teaching and experiential learning for practitioners and leaders. Participants will build upon and expand their facilitation skills, allowing them to more effectively create conversations that foster mutual understanding between groups and individuals. Friday-Sunday, May 14-16, 2010 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. Click here for more information.
- 2010 Special Projects Fund RFP:The online application is now available for the second deadline of the 2010 Special Projects Fund request for proposals (RFP). The deadline for this RFP is Thursday, May 20, 2010. Click here for more information.
- Certificate Courses on the Topics Most Requested by Nonprofit Organizations: The NonProfit HelpDesk (NPHD), itself a nonprofit, helps community-based nonprofit organizations build capacity to serve their clients. We’re offering several sequences of certificate courses each taught by practicing experts in the field. Click here for more information.
- Peer Advisory Community Teams: NonProfit HelpDesk offers a new program called PACT (Peer Advisory Community Teams) for leaders of nonprofit organizations. Peer advisory boards, sometimes called mastermind groups, have long been used by business people to create a safe haven where leaders faced with similar challenges gather to connect and consult with each other, share experiences, create accountability for each other, and get advice and support. Click here for more information.
- Every Child Matters And Every Parent Matters: Our new Anger Management, Parenting Skills, and Domestic Violence workshops will be conducted in English and Spanish on weekdays and weekends. Please see our schedule.
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