New York
Brooklyn — New York's College Goal Sunday will help high school senior fill out financial aid forms for college from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.10, at Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave. Counselors will be available to answer questions, and drawings will be held for scholarship awards. For more information, contact Evelyn Jacques at 718-270-6132 or visit www.collegegoalsundayny.com.
Brooklyn — CAMBA's Small Business Services conduct workshops in a variety of areas. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, e-mail smallbiz@camba.org or call Kenesha Wheeler at (718) 282-2500 ext. 242. Class will be held at 884 Flatbush Ave. (corner of Church Avenue) on the second floor.
Recordkeeping & Tax-Preparation; Feb. 19, Tuesday 6 to 8:30 p.m.
It's that time of year again! Learn how to prepare your taxes like the pros using low cost techniques and solutions. Learn about recent changes to tax laws and how this affects what can and cannot be included on your Schedule C.
How to Become a Licensed Childcare Provider; Feb. 26, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE. This is a complete overview of the planning, application and start-up process. Topics include operating costs, program planning, insurance, contracts, licensing, and fire and safety standards.
Brooklyn — The Brooklyn Historical Society and the Weeksville Heritage Center are presenting 'slavery in New York Poster Exhibition," based on the New York Historical Society's landmark 'slavery in New York" on view at 128 Pierrepont St., at Clinton Street.
This graphic exhibition re-tells the story first presented in 2005 at the New York Historical Society, explores the themes of: Dutch New Amsterdam, commercial and economic implications of enslavement, work of the enslaved, the American Revolution, and ultimately the organizing of African New Yorkers in search of community faith and freedom. For more information, call (718) 222-4111 or visit www.brooklynhistory.org.
Brooklyn — The Brooklyn Public Library is seeking volunteers to help adults learn to read and write. Prospective participants can attend one literacy volunteer information sessions and learn how to become a volunteer literacy tutor. The program will train volunteers to tutor adults, ages 17 and older, who never learned to read and write. For information, contact www.brooklynlibrary.org/adult—literacy.jsp or call (718) 832-3560, Ext. 2 or 7.
Brooklyn — The Cortelyou Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library hosts an English Conversation Group for Adults at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at 1305 Cortelyou Road. For information, call (718) 693-7763.
Brooklyn — The Skills Training and Employmnet Project has expanded the Brooklyn Public Library's free job and educational resources. The program provides participants the opportunity to meet with career advisers, assess participants' needs and develop a plan. During training sessions, participants will prepare for career placement tests, improve English literacy skills and attending workshops in resume writing, interviewing and more. Workshops take place at the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. After career planning sessions, participants may be referred to the Church Avenue Merchants Business Association (CAMBA), the Brooklyn Economci Development Corp., Workforce One, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Good Help Program, the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center and the Fort Greene Business Outreach Center. For more information, call (718) 623-7000, ext. 1231, or visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ STEP.
Brooklyn — Teens can train to be a "T4 Technology Volunteer" at the Brooklyn Public Library. Teens can get trained in advanced technology skills at the Summer Institute. They will attend eight days of four-hour training sessions in August. They will learn to master Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. To sign up, complete a volunteer application at any neighborhood library or online at www.brooklyn
publiclibary.org.
Queens
Cambria Heights — The Haitian-Americans United For Progress Inc. is conducting an abstinence education initiative for youngsters ages 9 to 19. The program is designed to reduce the number of youth who participate in premarital sexual activity. The program is designed to work with individual youth to educate them on the physical, psychological and social dangers of sexual activity.
School-year activities are held 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays and include dance classes such as Haitian folklore, latin dance and hip hop; health discussions and field trips; and career development workshops. Educational programs will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays to Wednesdays. Saturday education clinics, held noon to 2 p.m., will prepare students for standardized tests. For more information about the Initiative, please call Ernso Stiven or Mirdiane Chery at HAUP, 718-527-3776.
Manhattan
Help For Children with Disabilities is a non-profit organization that is offering a series of free workshops (October-June) throughout the city about programs and services for children with disabilities and ongoing help with any issues if your child has a disability. For more information contact Gary Shulman at 212-677-4650. Resources for Children with Special Needs with any problem or issue pertaining to your child. You can visit www.resourcesnyc.org and you can e-mail info@resourcesnyc.org.
New York — Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Guillermo Linares invites community-based organizations, public institutions and city agencies to submit a proposal to hold an event during this year's Fifth Annual Immigrant History Week. Immigrant History Week, which will be celebrated Monday, April 14, to Sunday, April 20. Event proposals can be submitted at www.nyc.gov/immigrants or e-mailed to moia@cityhall.nyc.gov.The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Immigrant History Week is a citywide event during which all New Yorkers can join in learning about and embracing immigrant cultures and histories. For more information, call (212) 788-9964.
New York — Urban Word offers a variety of Teen poetry slam opportunities around the city. Urban Word conducts free workshops on spoken word and poetry throughout the city. Workshops are open to all teens ages 13 to 19. Space is limited Serving more 15,000 teens annually, UW offers a comprehensive roster of in-school and after-school workshops in the areas of creative writing, journalism, literature and hip-hop. Visit www.urbanword/NYC.org.
Manhattan — The Black Fine Art Show will take place Feb. 14 to Feb. 17 at The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Ave. at Houston Street. About 38 galleries and dealers from the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean will present 19th- to 21st-centuyr black artwork including painting, sculputre, photography, outsider art, mixed media and original works on paper.
Florida
Fort Lauderdale — The AIDS Project Florida provides assistance, conducts support groups, gives referrals, helps with financial assistance and arranges transportation for HIV and AIDS survivors. All assistance is free. AIDS Project Florida can be reached at (954) 537–4111.
Pompano Beach — Crossroads English Café Sessions are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Broward County's Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 N.W. 9th Court. New speakers of English are welcomed to participate in sessions geared to improve reading, pronunciation and English–writing skills. Monday and Wednesday sessions are 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and Saturday 3:30 to 5 p.m. Call (954) 968–3820.
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