2010 U.S. Census Jobs Available!

Apply Today! Temporary/Part-time Clerical and Field Positions available. For more information, including a practice test, visit www.2010censusjobs.gov or by phone at 1-866-861-2010.

Art for Change presents Haiti: Beyond Mountains There are Mountains

Art for Change (AfC) presents Haiti: Beyond Mountain There are Mountains, an art exhibition exploring the strength and resistance of the Haitian people amid challenging political, economic, and social context in Haiti. Join AfC for the opening night of the exhibition at Art for Change Gallery for a special fundraising event with music, art, and the collective spirit of community activism through giving on Friday, March 5th from 7:00-11:00pm to benefit Partners in Health in Haiti. All door ticket proceeds and a percentage of the proceeds from sales of art will be donated to Partners in Health's Haiti Earthquale Relief.

Metropolitian Hospital Center Community Advisory Board - Legislative Breakfast

Metropolitian Hospital Center Community Advisory Board will host its Legislative Breakfast Friday, March 12, 2010 from 8:30am-10:30am in the Draper Hall Cafeteria located at 1918 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029. The topic will be "Building Healthcare Relationships". To RSVP, call 212-423-7074 today.

East Harlem Little League is now registering for the 2010 Spring Season: April 10th to June 26th – Ages 5 – 18, Games at the New Diamond in the Rough (112th St & Madison Ave), Jefferson Park, Central Park and Randall’s Island

Want to participate with the biggest Youth Tournament in the World “The Little League World Series”, which is televised every year on ESPN. Well, East Harlem Little League is the only official chartered member of Little League International in our district. EHLL also has Travel Baseballs Ages 8-16, Free Baseball clinics, Opportunities for Show Cases with local area scouts and Schools. Educational Programs will be provided by the New East Side Sports Academy. These programs will be made available for all player members of EHLL at no cost.  To enroll, please contact Noemi Ramos at 212-591-0106 or visit us at www.leaguelineup.com/eharlemll for more information. Our 18th Annual “OPENING DAY CEREMONY PARADE” is scheduled for Saturday April 3rd at 10am.

Esperanza y Vida: Healthy families begin with healthy women

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine invites you to register for innovative community outreach programs designed to empower women and men to take ownership of their health through a cancer and diabetes control activity that produces long-term results, continuity of resources in the community for years, and increases behavioral impact over time. For more information on the Esperanza y Vida project, call (212) 659-5660.

Stop Diabetes Before It Starts! Join Project HEED in East Harlem

Losing weight is the key to stopping diabetes before it starts! Project HEED—Help Educate to Eliminate Diabetes is a free eight-session workshop offered in English and Spanish that showed impressive results when it was introduced last year to overweight East Harlem residents with pre-diabetes. Participants learned simple ways to eat healthier with the foods of their culture, be more active, and read labels on food and drinks. After one year, participants in the Project HEED workshop lost an average of seven pounds. Project HEED has now been funded to offer the free weight loss workshops to as many as 800 East Harlem residents, as part of a large study. If you or someone you care about is at risk for diabetes, call 212-659-9552 or email ehpdp@unionsett.org to enroll.

Hope Community Welcomes New Executive Director!

Hope Community would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Executive Director Walter M. Roberts. We look forward to continued success with Mr. Roberts at the helm. To learn more about Mr. Roberts, click here.

FREE Tax Preparation Day!

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer presents FREE Tax Preparation Day. Federal & NY State Tax Returns will be prepared by IRS Certified Volunteers on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 10:00am-4:00pm at Henry Street Settlement's Workforce Development Center located at 99 Essex Street (between Rivington & Delancey Streets). Families (with dependents) earning less than $50,000 and individuals earning less than $18,000 are eligible for free tax preparation. Also there will be free screenings for Earned Income Tax Credit, public benefits, food stamps and health insurance. Space is limited. Call the Manhattan Borough President's Office today to make an appointment at 212-669-2094.

Community Voices Heard's Organizer Trainee Program Now Accepting Resumes

Community Voices Heard (CVH) is seeking individuals interested in participating in a paid Organizer Training Program at one of the most successful New York grassroots economic justice organizations. To apply, send or drop off resume and cover letter (including a statement of why you believe you are a good candidate for it) to Mo George - Public Housing Campaign at cvh@cvhaction.org. If emailing, make sure to put "Organizer Training Program" in the subject line. Submit resumes no later than Wednesday, March 10, 2010. If you have any questions, contact Mo George at 212-860-6001 ext. 27. For more information, please visit www.CVHaction.org.

Groundskeepers For Hire!

Concrete Safaris is seeking a groundskeeper at Paradise Garden and Mad Fun Farm. All applicants must be over age 40 and able to garden 18 hours per week for the next two years. $7.25/hour. Background check required. For more information, contact Mac Levine, Founder and Executive Director of Concrete Safaris, at 347-267-2903 or visit www.concretesafaris.org.

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.

Urban Justice Center Homelessness Outreach and Prevention Project

Are you having problems with Public Assistance, Food Stamps or other government benefits? Have your benefits been cut off even though you are still eligible? The Urban Justice Center can represent you at Fair Hearings and conduct center advocacy to help get your case turned back on and ensure that you receive the amount of benefits you are entitled to receive. Click here for more information.

Are you behind on your rent?  Help is on the way for Fixed-Income Residents!

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.