This introductory course will cover fundamentals of the program, including how to: (1) set up a Quick Books account for sales, inventory, deposits, and estimates; (2) write checks, make deposits, create invoices; (3) track invoices and purchase orders, pay monthly bills, prepare a payroll and reconcile checking; (4) create statements and reports for profit and loss, balance sheets, accounts receivable, accounts payable; and (5) make W-2, 1099 and 940 tax forms, and prepare tax reports and quarterly income payments. This is a free course totaling 12 hours - four classes 3 hours each. Visit the EHBCC website to register. Space is limited; first come, first served. The first 12 to register will have a reserved seat. Classes will be held at EHBCC offices.

Address business management problems and personal life issues that tend to affect female entrepreneurs, including those who operate home-based businesses. A key focus of the course is how to balance running a business and raising a family. For more information call (212) 427-6590 or visit www.ehbcc.org.

The East Harlem Business Capital Corporation (EHBCC) will again be offering a bilingual Food Protection Course required by the Department of Health, for supervisors of food operations of food service establishments or non-retail establishments (i.e. restaurants, catering, etc.) Participants who complete this five evening, 15-hour course and successfully pass an examination the following week administered by the Department of Health will be issued their Food Certification ID. Click here for more information.

Go Green East Harlem: Recycle Your Compact Fluorescent Bulbs at Hope Community!

These energy-efficient bulbs help protect our health by reducing pollution. You can help the environment by recycling your burnt-out CFLs. Bring unbroken Compact Fluorescent Bulbs to the collection bin at Hope Community, 174 East 104th Street b/t 3rd and Lexington Avenues. Click here to view a bilingual flyer. For more information on CFL recycling, call the Council on the Environment of New York City at (212) 788-7989.

This year's opening session will feature poets Mariposa & Jesús Papoleto Meléndez P. As always, the event will include a post-performance open mic segment! Click here to download a flyer. For more information or to register for the event, call Eve Valenzuela at (212) 860-8821, Ext. 117.

During the early hours of June 12-13, Hope Community's world renowned "Spirit of East Harlem" mural was vandalized. The landmark four-story painting has significant historical roots in the community and has served as a cultural attraction for thousands of students and tourists. Click here to read David Gonzalez's report in The New York Times. To support Hope's restoration efforts, email Eve Valenzuela or call (212) 860-8821, Ext. 117.

Are you behind on your rent?  Are you facing a possible eviction from your home?  Are you living on a fixed income?  Do you have minor children?  If the answers to these questions are yes, and you live, work or go to school on Manhattan’s East Side  (between 59th Street and 110th Street), Lenox Hill Neighborhood House may be able to help you. Please call 212 744-5022, ext. 1392 and leave a message on our intake hotline. Cases will be screened through our intake process, and will be accepted on an individual case-by-case basis.  If we cannot assist, we will make an appropriate referral. Click here to download a flyer.

Esperanza del Barrio and Hope Community, Inc. are co-sponsoring a free after-school homework tutoring for grades K-8. Click here to download a flyer. For more information or to register call (631) 889-5450 or email: sydney29@esperanzadelbarrio.org.