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Seniors: Almost FREE Lunch! The Seniors
Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel invites seniors to have a nutricious gourmet meal, prepared by a fine Italian chef on any
weekday. The menu may include: Lasagna, Chicken Francese, Chicken Marsala, Manicotti, Baked Ziti, pork
chops, Eggplant Parm, and many More of Your favorites. Lunch is served at noon and the suggested donation
for seniors is two bucks! The Seniors Center also has a full calendar of events every month and you can
receive a copy by calling 718-733-8852. Activities include Exercise, Dancing, Yoga, Bingo, Pool Games and
more! The Center is located at 187th Street and Southern Boulevard in the heart of Little Italy
in Da Bronx. The Seniors program is funding by the NYC Department for the Aging.
NYC EMERGENCY ALERT PROGRAM
Notify NYC to warn New Yorkers about emergencies via e-mail, phone
BY ADAM
LISBERG
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU
A new city system will warn New Yorkers about disasters and emergencies
in their neighborhoods by phone, text message and e-mail.
The Notify NYC program will start a six-month pilot project
next week in four areas, including lower Manhattan, residents of which were left without information during the deadly August
fire at the former Deutsche Bank building.
"It would have been used in the Deutsche Bank fire," said
Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler, who oversaw the project. "One of the messages we got from people was, 'Even if there's nothing
we have to do, we still want information.'"
The alerts will notify residents about looming natural disasters
like dangerous storms as well as urban emergencies like water-main breaks and blackouts.
Skyler said the city
will give instructions as necessary, hoping to fill an information vacuum for events that aren't big enough to merit citywide
coverage.
"We're not trying to be 1010 WINS [radio] or the Weather Channel," Skyler said. "We didn't
have an effective way to directly get information into people's hands."
Anyone can sign up for the alerts
at www.nyc.gov, but the alerts will cover only community districts in lower Manhattan, the Rockaways in Queens, the northeast
Bronx and southern Staten Island.
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UCP/NYC Seeks Qualified Bronx Residents for Home
Modification Program
Doorways to Independence is a UCP/NYC initiative that seeks to surmount one of the biggest
challenges for a individual with a disability living within New York City – accessibility in the home. Most apartments
and houses are not built to be accessible to people with disabilities, and Doorways can help change that.
By widening
doorways and installing special switches, handrails, and grab bars, individuals with limited mobility can move about more
freely, access every room, and operate lights and equipment with greater ease. Installation of ramps and lifts can provide
increased access to the world outside their home.
Access to Home, a New York State program, is part of the Doorways
to Independence initiative and provides grants for modifications to low-income families and individuals in certain areas of
the city. UCP/NYC is currently seeking qualified applicants from the Bronx. There are limitations on the amount of money that
can be spent on each project as well as income guidelines that must be met to be eligible.
If you have a disability,
or if your child has a disability, and you are a Bronx resident, and you need a modification of your home, please contact
UCP/NYC’s Project Connect at 877 UCP Connect (877-827-2666) to find out if you qualify. You will then be asked to fill
out an application and supply proof of income and disability.
Whether you live with your family or on your own,
your home is important to you. The Doorways to Independence initiative can help you to maintain your independence as well
as be a part of your community. If you live in the Bronx, please contact us to find out whether you qualify for assistance.
UCP/NYC Project Connect:
877 UCP Connect
877-827-2666
Brochure text:
“Access
to Home” is a grant-funded program that enables persons with disabilities to apply for home modifications that will
allow them greater mobility within their own homes. Modifications such as ramps, lifts, automatic door openers, window protections,
and bathroom and kitchen modifications help an individual to be more independent and offer an alternative to out-of-home placement.
This program is available to families and individuals from the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.
There are limitations on the amount of money that can be spent on each project and there are income guidelines that must be
met to be eligible.
To apply for this program, applicants should complete an Access to Home application and supply
proof of income and disability. To receive an application, please call UCP/NYC’s Project Connect at 877-UCP Connect
and an application will be sent to you. Applicants can also make an appointment to review their requests with a UCP/NYC staff
person.
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REGARDING EMAIL RUMORS, INTERNET VIRUSES AND INTERNET PETITIONS
Bottom
line: It is frustrating that people who normally would not pass along rumors they hear verbally from other people, just casually
pass along the same unverified information via email. They think they are being do-gooders, but really they are avoiding responsibility…let
the next guy do it, etc.
Here are 3 sites you can visit to verify the validity of messages and to get more information
on the truth of the matter.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
The above sites provide an analysis of the email and links to legitimate websites that provide the facts.
To
verify the validity of an internet virus:
Below is a link to the Symantec Security Response Virus Hoax site.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
Please put this site in your Favorites of your web browser.
Be sure to check it anytime you receive a Virus Alert
- before you forward it!
And just follow some computer common sense:
1. Keep your virus definitions up to
date weekly
2. Do not open attachments from anyone you do not know.
3. Delete permenently all suspicious email
immediately.
Here is the link to an article about Internet Petitions that should be enlightening - most of the
petitions you receive are completely useless!
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp
So now you
have the information you need to stop all the nonsense - what will YOU do?
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT
PHISHING IS?
If you do not really know how to spot a phishing email, your identity could be stolen! Take this test from
the people at Pay Pal:
Hey, have you ever heard of phishing? It's those emails you get that look like they're from a
real company, but are actually fake. Well there's a new Fight Phishing Challenge that can show you how good you are at spotting
the fakes. I just took it. You should try it - I earned a badge by scoring a perfect 5 out of 5. Open a new browser and type
www.paypal.com/fightphishing.
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DISPLAY YOUR ADDRESS
We have been informed
through Community Board 11 that Topographical Bureau of
the Bronx Borough President's office will be starting to enforce
the NY City
Administractive code related to the display of addresses on all buildings -
residential and commercial.
The reason for the enforcement is that display of correct street addresses is
critical to the response of emergency
services to life threatening crises and
potential loss of property. Missing or mis-read numbers can lead to loss of
life or property.
For more information please contact the Community Board at 718-892-6262 or the
Topographical
Bureau at 718-590-3047.
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DIAL A TEACHER
1-212-777-3380
Free Help with Homework
Parents: Get Help working with your child
Students: Call to get help in Reading Math Writing or Science
We also speak Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Greek, Hebrew, Korean & Russian
Call
Monday through Thursday 4 to 7PM
A teacher will answer, ready to help
Sponsored by the United Federation
of Teachers and the Department of Education of the City of New York
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Who Cares About
The Bronx?
We do!
As New York City's leading volunteer organization, New York Cares offers
up to 750
flexibly scheduled volunteer projects across the city every
month. We are expanding opportunities in your neighborhood
and are
looking for new volunteers in the Bronx to make that happen. We need
you!
No other volunteer
organization offers as many ways to make a
difference!
-Explore Art with children
-Serve hot meals to families
living with HIV/AIDS
-Revitalize parks and gardens across the Bronx
-Tutor local high school students as they prepare
for the SATs
-Read bedtime stories to children in transitional shelters.....
If you care about the Bronx,
volunteer with New York Cares.
Visit *www.nycares.org* to sign up or contact Hanh Tran at 212-402-1116
or hanh_tran@nycares.org
for additional information on how you can make
a difference in your neighborhood.
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HELP FOR OUR RECOVERING SOLDIERS…
If you would like to offer assistance to our brave soldiers who have been
injured please visit this site: www.sewmuchcomfort.org. It sounds like a wonderful opportunity for people to help from home.
Hopefully the soldiers will feel more comfortable while they recover.
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GOOD NEIGHBORS
NEWSLETTER
The Good Neighbors Community Outreach Agency located at 3358 Seymour Ave (New Temple Testament Church of God)
has begun publishing a newsletter that includes a variety of topic of interests to our residents, including computer training,
resume services, preparedness workshops, family counseling, health insurance, housing, immigration, adult education and more.
To receive a copy call 718-652-3288 or fax 718-944-4183 or email officemanager@goodneighbornyc.org. You amy also visit their
website at http://www.goodneighbornyc.org.
MONTE HEALTH NEWS
Montefiore Medical Center publishes
a newsletter that includes articles on various Topical Health Issues, and events such as screenings and workshops. To receive
the newsletter call 1-800-MD-MONTE (1-800-636-66683) or visit www.montefiore.org/newsletters.
SEND A THANK
YOU TO A U.S. SOLDIER IN IRAQ
The following webservice has verifed the legitimacy of this service by Xerox Corp.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/letssaythanks.asp
If you go to the web site at www.letssaythanks.com
you can pick out a thank you card and the Xerox Corporation will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently
serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only
takes a second.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these?
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SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
TITLE V
The NYC Department For The Aging makes
funds available to Aging in America Community Services to hire people to work part time in non-profit agencies. The purpose
of this program is to provide work experience and skills so that you will be able to secure other employment.
Following
are the basic requirements for participation:
- Candidates must be 55 years of age or older.
- Must meet income
eligibility requirements.
- Work 20 hour per week in a non-profit agency.
- Salary: $ 6.75 per hour (minimum wage).
- Jobs available in local non-profit organizations.
- Participants will acquire new skills and seek permanent employment.
For more information call:
Belisario Martinez, Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM - (718) 409-7936
Nilda
Flores, Mon. – Fri. 1:00 – 5:00 PM – (718) 409-7938
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THE TRUTH ABOUT CELL
PHONES AND THE DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
The email circulating about cell numbers being released to telemarketers is
NOT true. However the links and phones numbers on the email which say they are for the FTC or DO NOT CALL REGISTRY are ERRONEOUS.
The following is from the Federal Trade Commission site:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/01/dnccellphones.htm
The
approved link to the FTC Do Not Call registry can be accessed through the above website.
The Truth about Cell Phones
and the Do Not Call Registry (January 19, 2006)
The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims
made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released
to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call
(DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.
The truth about cell phones and the
DNC Registry is:
• Contrary to the e-mail, cell phone numbers are NOT being released to telemarketers, and you will
NOT soon be getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
• There is NO deadline by which you must register your
cell phone number on the Registry.
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers
from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers
are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.
• The national associations representing
telemarketers have stated that their clients do not intend to start calling consumers’ cell phones.
• There
is only ONE DNC Registry. There is no separate registry for cell phones.
• The DNC Registry accepts registrations
from both cell phones and land lines. You must call from the phone number that you want to register. If you register online,
you must respond to a confirmation e-mail.
• While the telecommunications industry has been discussing the possibility
of creating a wireless 411 directory, according to the FCC, even if a wireless 411 directory is established, most telemarketing
calls to cell phones would still be illegal, regardless of whether the number is listed on the federal government’s
National Do Not Call Registry.
In addition, according to the industry:
• Your number would not be included
in a wireless 411 directory unless you wanted it to be (i.e., you will have to “opt-in”); and
• The
wireless 411 directory would not be available in a printed, electronic, or Internet list for telemarketers. In other words,
a list of numbers on the wireless 411 directory would not be made available to telemarketers.
To learn more about the
National DNC Registry and the rules that enforce it, visit the FTC at www.ftc.gov or the FCC at www.fcc.gov.
For more
information about a planned “wireless 411” directory visit http://www.qsent.com/wireless411/index.shtml.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to
provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish (bilingual counselors
are available to take complaints), or to get free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP
(1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other
fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law
enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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HEALTHY BRONX ALERT – FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS
PROGRAM
A short reminder from the Bronx District Public Health Office for everyone to take advantage of the Shape
Up New York program, a FREE physical fitness program for the whole family!
There are two locations in the Bronx,
one at the Crotona Park pool house and the other at the St. Mary's Recreation Center. Please see the attached flyer for additional
information or call the number below.
The staff at the Bronx District Public Health Office
1826 Arthur Avenue,
Suite 100
Bronx, NY 10457
718-466-9178
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HEALTHY HOMES CAMPAIGN
The New York
City Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and Consumer Affairs (DCA)today
announced comprehensive efforts to promote lead-safe work
techniques as part of its "Healthy Homes" campaign.
Attached is detailed information about this campaign to promote lead-safe work techniques.
As always, do not hesitate
to call if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Jessica Morris, Director (jmorris@health.nyc.gov)
212-788-4735
Michele Lan, Assistant Director (mlan@health.nyc.gov) 212-676-8551
Marc Barbiere, Health Educator (mbarbier@health.nyc.gov)
212-788-4599
The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene is now offering information important
for the health of all New Yorkers. To sign up for these new and valuable updates, log-on to our website at ttp://www.nyc.gov/health/email
and select the NYC DOHMH updates you'd like to receive.
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From the Office of the Bronx Borough President:
THE BRONXATWORK.COM
.. Find hundreds of Bronx and New York jobs immediately on www.thebronxatwork.com!
.. Access
jobs in all industries from healthcare to trade to education...all for free!
.. Post your resume and apply to jobs directly
online!
.. Employers—post free job listings!
.. Advice and tips on creating a cover letter, writing a resume,interviewing,
and other job search topics!
Comprehensivelist of career advice sites, New York City jobsites, and Bronx companies
Do these names sound familiar? ABC Carpet & Home Inc., Empire Erectors & Electrical Co. Inc., Baldor Special
Food, Bidget Carruth childcare Services, Feiss Industries, Safe Horizons, State of New York Unified Court System, The Shoe
Factory, The Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, and WOR Radio 710 AM.
These employers are just a few
of many that are hiring on www.thebronxatwork.com!
Jobs Going Fast at www.thebronxatwork.com
Click it now!.
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión
Welcomes You to Join
The Bronx At Work Initiative
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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT UNVEILS BRONX COMMUNITY and EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM DIRECTORY
BRONX, NY -
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión unveiled the first borough wide Directory of Bronx Community and Emergency Food
Programs at a soup kitchen in the Bronx. The directory, created by the Borough President’s office, is a comprehensive
listing of Bronx organizations offering free food for residents in need. Listings include soup kitchens, food pantries and
shelters.
Carrión and Lucy Cabrera, President and C.E.O. of the Food Bank For New York City, also gave
away free turkeys and served food to soup kitchen patrons in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.
According to the
Food Bank For New York City, the Bronx has the highest citywide percentage of residents at risk for hunger. A recent poll
found that 69% of all Bronx residents have never heard of a local food program. Nearly 500,000 Bronx individuals are at risk
of going hungry. Over 200 emergency food providers are located in the Bronx, including 26 soup kitchens and 129 food pantries.
“We have close to a half a million residents who could go to bed hungry tonight and the amount of residents
who cannot afford to put food on the table has increased over 6% just in the last year. Part of the effort in combating the
hunger problem in the borough is getting people to the food programs. No one should go hungry” Carrion said.
The free brochure, listing both community services and food programs, will be distributed by all Bronx Community Boards
and will be available online at the Borough President’s web site, http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov, and by telephone request.
The directory is a vital resource in the Borough President’s ongoing Bronx At Work Initiative connecting Bronx residents
to local employment opportunities and job training resources.
“Hopefully, this directory will connect our
neediest residents with the services that we have in the Bronx.” Carrion said.
NATIONAL
"DO NOT CALL REGISTRY" LAUNCHED
Citizens can now visit www.donotcall.gov to join the National Do Not
Call Registry and limit unwanted telemarketing calls.
National Do Not Call Registry Website:
http://www.donotcall.gov/
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EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE TO CALL HOME…
…but many frail elderly persons,
or persons with disabilities, or with medical problems, need a home with a caregiver who will provide some basic services
home cooked meals
a furnished bedroom
laundry and housekeeping
reminders of medicine, appointments,
etc.
in short, a foster family for adults.
To become a Family Home caregiver, consider:
? Do you
have an extra room available?
? Would you like to provide care for someone in your home?
? Are you interested in
operating a small business at home to earn extra income?
If the answers are yes, call for an information package, at
(212) 630-9817, 0957, 0937
NYC Human Resources Administration
Adult Protective Services
Family Homes
for Adults
330 West 34th Street, 2nd fl.
New York, NY 10001
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NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOOKS BY MAIL SERVICE
This service is available to homebound persons of all ages, who live in Manhattan, Bronx
or Staten Island. Books-By-Mail is only for persons unable to leave the house, even if the disability is temporary.
Book,
recordings and videos are available through this service. Call the Books-by-Mail @212-621-0564 (VOICE) or 212-621-0553 (TTY)
and request an application for the service. Please leave your name and phone number and a Library volunteer will get back
to you.
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CALL 1-800-ASK-USPS
GET ANSWERS FAST
www.usps.com
The United
States Postal Service has made it easier for you to receive
information by phone. For your convenience, just call their
toll-free number....
1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) for all your postal inquiries. They provide ZIP Codes, postage rates,
mailing requirements, vacation hold mail and other features.
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BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD WEBSITE
- Sponsored by Con Edison
Want to find out what's happening in your neighborhood or when your community board meets?
Now, there is a quick way to obtain information about Bronx community boards at any time of the day. Just visit
the Bronx Community Board section of BronxMall.com (www.bronxmall.com) to find a fascinating array of information about the
12 Bronx community boards.
Con Edison, in cooperation with Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, is sponsoring
this valuable community reference source. With the touch of a keyboard, community board information is easily accessed over
the Web. Community board descriptions, demographics, phone numbers, meeting minutes, calendars and related community information
can be obtained by visiting the Community Board portal at www.bronxmall.com.
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If you
wish to be included in our Crime Alert system, please send us your email address and your full name. NEBA does not share email
or postal addresses with third parties.
If you wish to take an active part in the effort to reduce crime and maintain
the quality of life in our community, please contact us. The NorthEast Bronx Association has programs that work. What we need
are more concerned citizens to volunteer to work the programs!
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