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Bronx Notes: You May Be Eligible for SNAP Benefits

You may be eligible for SNAP benefits. SNAP, the new name for the Food Stamps program, helps to put food on the table for over 2.4 million New Yorkers each month. SNAP is a federally funded entitlement program, similar to social security. There is no state or local contribution towards the costs of benefits. Every dollar spent in SNAP at your local grocery store generates a $1.84 in economics revenue for your community. Recent changes in the program make it even easier for working families to apply, including the possibility of applying online. For more information or for a free confidential pre-screening to find out if you are eligible, please contact Mosholu Montefiore Community Center’s Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) at vsantos@mmcc.org or call (718) 882-4000 ext. 304.

Bronx Notes: Join Your Community Board

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites Bronx residents to make a difference in their community by joining their local community board. Diaz’s office will be accepting applications for all 12 community boards from city residents who reside, work or have professional or other significant interest in the Bronx. Applications are available at Diaz’s Community Board Office or your local Community Board office (CB7, 229A E. 204th St.). Applications are also available online here, just click here to download. The deadline for submission is Feb. 8. For more information, call the BP’s office, (718) 590-3914 or Community Board 7, (718) 933-5650.

2012 in Review: The Year in Pictures

Created with flickr slideshow. 2012 IN PICTURES: The Walton softball team comes together…Bronx Borough President smooches his wife after the State of the Borough address…local kids paint garbage cans in Willamsbridge Oval Park…local kids take in the show at the annual Jerome-Gun Hill BID street festival…Clinton and John F. Kennedy battle for local high school hoops bragging rights..patients for special surgery at Montefiore have some fun…Hurricane Sandy didn’t completely overlook the northwest Bronx where many trees were uprooted…a crash on Bronx River Parkway killed seven members of a single family…martial arts group shows off its acrobatic skill during Bronx Week…dance


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Bronx Notes: Free Reading, Writing and Math Skills Training

Improve your reading, writing and math skills and work toward your GED with the Literacy Connection, a free education and employment program for young adults ages 16 to 24. The program is offered at the Mott Haven, West Farms, and Bronx Library Center branches of the NYPL. For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 401-7453.

Bronx Notes: ESL and Citizenship Courses

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, offers two free courses: English as a Second Language classes which run from Nov. 26 to June 8, 2013, Monday through Thursday, and Saturday mornings, as well as Tuesday and Thursday evenings; and Pathway to Citizenship workshops which begin January 2013. For more information and a detailed schedule, contact Christina Ventura at cventura@khcc-nyc.org or (718) 884-0700.

Editorial: On The Death of Young Children

As a journalist, you’re supposed to be detached from the subjects you write about. It’s how you maintain your objectivity when presenting facts and accurately depicting scenes you’ve witnessed. All of that flew out the window of Woolworth Chapel in Woodlawn Cemetery when I reached into my pocket for one of at least half a dozen pens and plucked out the one with purple ink. It’s the color Lydia would have chosen.

Norwood News’ Hyper-Local Bronx Holiday Gift Guide

Busy at work or studying for finals to even think about gift shopping? No worries. We here at the Norwood News took the liberty of becoming your personal shopper. We have it all covered from gifts for the children to the adults, animals lovers to fashionistas, the food lovers and health nuts, technology whizzes to the pampered. We searched for the best deals economically and within your area to convenience for your wallet and travel. No need to thank us, it’s just our way of giving back this holiday season.