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HIV Medical Clinical Test
The Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center is conducting a research study of a vaginal ring containing dapivirine (an anti-retroviral medication) for sexually active girls between the ages of 15-17, with parental permission needed. They will have the opportunity to use the ring for three months and will be paid for their time. This HIV prevention device already has proven safe in adult women. Call or text Gloria at 347-346-1535 to learn more about this study.

Homebuying Assistance
The Northwest Bronx Resource Center hosts a homebuying counseling workshop on Friday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to prepare residents in purchasing a home. Appointments can be made for the first or third Friday of every month. For more information or to RSVP to meet with a HUD counselor, call (718) 933-3101.

Find a Job
Workforce1 Career Center offers daily job listings for Bronxites. Four locations can be found in the Bronx–University Heights, Fordham, Hunts Point and Melrose. To find a career center near you, visit www.labor.ny.gov, or call the Fordham Road location at (718) 960-2458.

Free Summer Meals
Free summer breakfast and lunch is available for students ages 18 and younger at local public schools until Aug. 29. For more information, call 311 or text NYCmeals to 877-877.

Recycle Clothes and Food
Recycle old clothes, food scraps for compost, and other textiles at GrowNYC’s Poe Park Greenmarket, 192nd Street and the Grand Concourse, Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., through Nov. 25. For more information, call (212) 788-7964.

SNAP Food Stamp Program
Sign up for food stamps at the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb Ave. New changes make it easier to apply. For more information, call (718) 882-4000 ext. 304.

NCBH Seeks Volunteers
North Central Bronx Hospital seeks volunteers to join its Auxiliary unit that helps plan special projects and group events. To apply, call (718) 519-4746. To volunteer to help with patients or elsewhere in the hospital, call (718) 519-4840.

Community Meeting
Bedford-Mosholu Community Association will meet Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. at 400 E. Mosholu Pkwy. So., apt. #B1 (lobby floor). For more information, email bedfordmosholu@verizon.net.

Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.

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