Free Tax Prep
Ridgewood Savings Bank, 3445 Jerome Ave., hosts a free tax preparation day to eligible filers on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 881-3430 or (718) 882-0440.
Marketing Workshop
Lehman College’s Bronx Small Business Development Center, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., hosts a marketing workshop for business owners on Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Carman Hall, Room B75. For more information or to register, call (718) 960-8806.
Summer Camp Applications
The Fresh Air Fund is accepting applications for its free 2014 summer camp program for eligible children ages 6 to12 for the Volunteer Host Family Program, and ages 8 to 15 for the camping program in Fishkill, NY. For more information, call (800) 367-0003 or go online to www.freshair.org.
Coat Drive
New York Cares is collecting coats for the needy this winter through Feb. 7. Bronx donation sites include the Office of the Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at 851 Grand Concourse (room 209) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other drop-off sites include the 52nd Police Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave. For more information, visit www.newyorkcares.org.
Computers at the Oval
Computer access is now available at the newly-opened Williamsbridge Oval Computer Resource Center, Mondays through Saturdays (subject to change). Call to confirm. For more information or a detailed schedule, call (718) 543-8672.
Apply to Your Community Board
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites Bronx residents to join their local community board. Applications are available at your local board office or at Diaz’s Community Board office and will be accepted for all 12 Community Boards for Bronxites who reside, work or have professional or other significant interests in the Bronx. Deadline is Feb. 7. For more information, call (718) 590-3543/8977, or apply online at bronxboropres.nyc.gov.
Free GED Prep & Transition Programs
Pathways to Graduation offers free GED educational services to diploma seeking students 18 to 21, in advance of NY’s new Common Core-aligned Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), which offers educational services from the DOE’s Adult Transition Centers at age 22. Centers are located at 1010 James A Polite Ave. For more information, call (212) 374-5141.
Photo Workshops at Fordham U
The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society holds bi-weekly photo workshops for avid photographers two times a month on Saturdays at 9:45 a.m. at the Fordham Preparatory School (room 243) on the Fordham University Campus through June. For more information, call (718) 543-3115.