Harlem River Park Task Force - Artistic and Cultural Survey for Murals

Harlem River Park Task Force is working with Creative Arts Workshops for Kids and the New York State Department of Transportation to create four large scale murals in Harlem River Park from 138th to 142nd streets along the Harlem River which will express East and Central Harlem's rich cultural and artistic identity and diversity. Please review and complete the survey here. If you have any questions regarding the survey, please email info@harlemriverpark.com.

Women of Mujeres de El Barrio's 8th Annual Women's History Month Celebration

Join Women of Mujeres de El Barrio's 8th Annual Women's History Celebration this Thursday, March 25th from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Taino Towers' Crystal Room located at 240 East 123rd Street, 4th Floor. Ticket prices are $20 General Admission and $10 for Seniors & Students. There will be food, raffles and entertainment. To RSVP, call 212-348-8004 or via email at womenoeb@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/womenofelbarrio.

MediaNoche: Artist Valerie Hallier Reframes Portraiture for the Digital Age

Join MediaNoche for Artist Talk: Saturday, April 10th at 3:00pm at MediaNoche gallery located at 1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store (entrance on East 102nd Street). Artist Talk is a part of Valerie Hallier's "Screened Calls & Slow Portraits" exhibit on display at the MediaNoche gallery through May 1st, 2010. For more information, call 212-828-0401 or visit www.medianoche.us.

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.

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.

Hope Community Needs You - Volunteer Opportunities Available

Hope Community is now seeking volunteers to assist with our community efforts including gardening and beautification, special events, and office assistance. Interested students, seniors, and community advocates are strongly encouraged to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering with Hope Community, please send an email to Eve Valenzuela at evalenzuela@hopeci.org with the subject line "Interested Volunteer" or call 212-860-8821 ext. 117. This is a perfect opportunity to give back to your community and help Hope Community continue to build better communities and enrich the lives of the people who live and work within them.

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.