social services

Mar
16
Community Service Organizations Are Stepping Up To Help Those In Need During Pandemic

Community Service Organizations Are Stepping Up To Help Those In Need During Pandemic

Meals being prepared at Rethink Food’s Brooklyn Navy Yard facility. Courtesy of Rethink Food.The city is shutting down
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Apr
20
Here’s How You Can Help Ecuadorian Earthquake Victims

Here’s How You Can Help Ecuadorian Earthquake Victims

Red Cross volunteers aid victims of Ecuador’s May 16 earthquake (Image via Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/
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Feb
26

Our Buildings: 317 Clermont Avenue

The Masonic Temple at 317 Clermont Avenue has stood tall since 1909. (Drawing by Daniel Lewis)What makes a neighborhood?
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Dec
16

Paper Lanterns Memorialize Mandela at Madiba Restaurant

Outside Madiba Restaurant on DeKalb Avenue, people lit paper lanterns in honor of Nelson Mandela. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)South
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Jul
11

The Day: An Atlantic Yards Lawsuit, a Specialty Food Store Opening and a New Greenmarket

A bright flash erupted from rain-carrying clouds over the city. Here’s hoping the torrential rain stays to a minimum
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Jan
21
Death of South Slope Youth Advocate Leaves Void in Nonprofit Community

Death of South Slope Youth Advocate Leaves Void in Nonprofit Community

South Slope mourned the loss of one of our own last Thursday at the Park Slope Jewish Center. Christine Molnar,
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May
07

BNA To Host Social Services Workshop In Brighton

Feb
28

In-School Teen Counseling Program To Be Axed In July

Source: saveteenrapp.orgA program that helps 11,800 teens each year might be terminated by July of this year if
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Dec
03

Video: Fidler Rails Against Cuts To Homeless Services

by Councilman Lew Fidler It is a statistical fact that tonight 3,800 children WITHOUT their families will be homeless
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