Kingsbridge Heights Community Center: Our Director of Youth Services Wins Prestigious Award

Here is some positive news about a young woman making a difference. Congratulations to Ms. Sadie Mahoney of the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.

Gregory
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Director of Youth Services Sadie Mahoney has been recognized as a PASEsetter Award winner for her work as an after school professional and her impact on our Teen Center. The purpose of the award, given by the Partnership for After School Education (PASE), is to acknowledge “the best and the brightest of New York City's youth development professionals” as well as to highlight the impact that after school programs have on the lives of New York City’s youth.

"Recognizing these remarkable individuals is not only a way of thanking them for their tireless efforts, but also to recognize the necessity of after school in so many communities," said Fern Khan, Special Advisor to the President for Community Affairs at Bank Street College of Education and the President of PASE's Board of Directors.

The after school educators selected for the award receive $5,000 for their organization, a crystal award engraved with their name, a feature on the PASE website, and recognition by their peers as a leader in the after school field.

PASE is a child-focused organization that promotes and supports quality afterschool programs,

particularly those serving young people from underserved communities. PASE accomplishes its mission by building the capacity of individual after school staff, youth-serving organizations, and the field as a whole, with the goal of increasing the availability of high quality services to youth in out-of-school time.

Winners will be presented with the award at the PASEsetter Awards Benefit Gala on Thursday, March 1,2012.

For more information on the PASEsetter Awards, please contact Marcia Smith at

msmith@pasesetter.org.

For information on the help the Teen Center provides for youth in the Northwest Bronx, please contact Christina Ventura at cventura@khcc-nyc.org or 718.884.0700 ext. 196.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, CB 8 and DOT Announce Bike Safety Seminary Scheduled for Friday, September 30th

There is another opportunity to enroll in a bike safety course and possible secure a free bike helmet for you or your loved ones who participate in tomorrows bike safety seminar. The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in partnership with Community Board 8 and DOT will be handing out free bicycle helmets at their bicycle safety seminar. Please see the information taken from their press release sent.

Gregory
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Helmets are available for all ages. You must be present to get a helmet
A parent or legal guardian must be present to sign a waiver for children under age 18
Adults over age 18 receiving a helmet must sign a waver

Date: Friday, September 30, 2011
Time: 3:30 PM-6:30 PM
Location: Kingsbridge Heights Youth market
Barn Hill Square, W. Kingsbridge Road & Reservoir Ave.
Bronx, NY 10468
Rain Site: Jerome Public Library
118 Eames Place (Near Kingsbridge Road)

Visit nyc.gov/dot or call 311 for more information.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Announces Fall Registration Options

Here is information sent by a local organization offering various programs helpful to the community. As you can see they truly do offer a wide variety of programs.

Gregory
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KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER
3101 KINGSBRIDGE TERRACE
BRONX, NY 10463

WWW.KHCC-NYC.ORG
REGISTRATION FOR FALL PROGRAMS

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center is pleased to announce the registration period for its fall programs. We offer a variety of programs for both youth and adults.

Teen Center & Tween Program
Our Tween Program offers youth in 6th to 8th grade activities tailored to their age group. Some of these activities include athletics, arts, peer mediation, counseling, and leadership training. For more information contact our Tween Program Coordinator, Jessica Cuevas, at jcuevas@khcc-nyc.org or call 718.884.0700 ext. 149.

Our Teen Center is geared towards youth between the ages of 12 and 19. High school students are welcome to participate and earn community service credit hours. For more information, contact Teen Center Director, Sadie Mahoney at smahoney@khcc-nyc.org or call 718.884.0700

College Directions
Navigating the college admissions process alone is daunting and our College Directions program assists applicants every step of the way, from searching to scholarships to writing the application essay. Ninety-six percent of our graduates are accepted to a 2 or 4-year college and many have gone on to Ivy League institutions. Our program helps students explore career options, prepare for the SAT, and offers one-on-one guidance. If you’re a high school student or a returning adult living in the Bronx, you are welcome! For more information, contact the College Directions Coordinator, Allison Torres at atorres@khcc-nyc.org or call 718-884-0700

After School
Our After School program offers children and their families a safe and fun environment when school lets out. Children ages 6-12 are invited for recreation and education Monday through Friday, 3:00pm-7:00pm. Our After School program activities include homework help, field trips, and multicultural events. Dinner is included. For more information, contact After School Director, Lamont Jackson at ljackson@khcc-nyc.org or call 718-884-0700 ext. 198.

Special Needs
Our Special Needs program offers individuals with a developmental or intellectual disability and their families a caring and structured environment. We offer free programs that provide special care and respite to working parents living in the Bronx. Our Special Needs After School program offers youth ages 5-21 tutoring, arts and crafts, physical education, and much more. Our Saturday and Sunday program is open to people up to age 25 and takes participants on recreational trips to places like the Randall’s Island Fall Festival and apple picking at Dr. Davies Farm. Services for older adults can be arranged. Dinner is included in the Special Needs After School program. For more information contact the Director of the Special Needs Program, Hanna Gabris at hgabris@khcc-nyc.org or call 718-884-0700 ext. 202.

Entrepreneurship Certificate
We’re also announcing an exciting new opportunity for those interested in starting their own business. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center has partnered with the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. and Lehman College of the City University of New York to offer an Entrepreneurship Certificate program. This is a distance learning course taught by Lehman College instructors while students participate live via videoconferencing. Kingsbridge Heights will be hosting informational sessions for those interested in learning more about this innovative course on Wednesday August 17th and Thursday August 18th. Registration for the course will begin on Monday August 29th. For more information, contact Aida Hernandez at ahernandez@khcc-nyc.org or call 718-884-0700 ext. 100.

All of these programs will take place at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center’s main
location, 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, just off the Major Deegan Expressway on 230th Street.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center and Horace Mann School Collaborate to Organize Youth Learning Day set for April 16th

Here is a non-profit working in collaboration with the Horace Mann School. For those that don't know Horace Mann is one of NYC finest educational institutions right here in the Bronx. The collaboration between both organizations should be a great success and tons of fun for the kids.

Gregory
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Announcement
THE KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL
And One of New York City’s Largest School-Based Service Efforts
Through the HORACE MANN SCHOOL
Present
Youth Service-Learning Day 2011
Saturday, April 16th, 10 AM to 3:00 PM
Mark your calendars: April 16th, 2011 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Here comes the first annual Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Festival, celebrating the multicultural heritage of the surrounding community with street vendors, ethnic cuisine, games, music and performances, along with community service and learning activities. The event will take place at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, in the Bronx, NY.

The Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Festival will feature a street fair on Kingsbridge Terrace in front of our main building, with vendors, food, and games, as well as multicultural displays and events on our grounds. These activities will coincide with our portion of the Horace Mann School’s Service-Learning Day 2011–-one of New York City’s extensive school-based community service efforts. Visitors to the Fair will be welcome to take part as volunteers, as well.

The event, open to the public, will feature live entertainment in an outdoor amphitheater; children’s activities will be fun and educational, including puppeteering; juggling, dance, magic, storytelling in English and Spanish, cooking, and a Bronx oral history corner. Performances will take place in our amphitheater all afternoon, as well as inside our main building. Performers will include a rock band, steel drums, and Indian and Latin dancers; and karate and capoeira groups will demonstrate their skill.

This year the community service portion of the event will again focus on replanting our vegetable garden, mural-painting, and fun, educational workshops for young children presented by Horace Mann students. Horace Mann’s Service-learning Day includes a series of Northwest Bronx events produced in association with the Marble Hill Community Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Community Board 8, and other local partners. Since originating in 2008, the annual Service-Learning Day has developed into one of the most far-reaching community-service projects put together by any New York City school. For information on the day including activities at other sites, call Jeremy Leeds, Horace Mann School Center for Community Values and Actions, 718.432.4121.

The Festival will take place at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, corner of Perot, just off the Deegan at 230th Street; near the Nos. 1, 3, and 10 buses, and the Nos.1 and 4 trains. If you are interested in participating as a multicultural presenter in the Festival, call Aisha Abdul Wahhab of KHCC at 718.884.0700 ext. 191. To participate as a vendor our Flea Market, call Sadie Mahoney at ext. 186.

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Conducting Neighborhood Festival on Saturday April 16th

Here is an announcement received by the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center related to their neighborhood festival. If interested in becoming a vendor for the April event please do call the number provided below.

Gregory

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Announcement
KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER
Presents the
KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL 2011
MULTI-CULTURAL PRESENTERS AND
FLEA MARKET VENDORS NEEDED!
Saturday, April 16th, 10 AM to 3:00 PM

The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center will hold a Neighborhood Festival in the Kingsbridge Heights area on Saturday April 16th, between 10 am and 3 pm. Activities to include a Flea Market and Multicultural Fair, street vendors, service learning, live music, performance art, cultural attractions, ethnic cuisine, magic, puppets, mural painting and more. The Festival will honor the multicultural tapestry that is the Kingsbridge Heights community while celebrating Global Youth Service Learning Day. SPECIAL NOTE: Our flea market needs participants and our Multicultural Fair needs presenters. The Festival will take place at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace, corner of Perot, just off the Deegan at 230th Street; near the Nos. 1, 3, and 10 busses, and the Nos.1 and 4 trains. For more about the event call Neill Bogan at 718-884-0700, ext. 116. To participate as a vendor our Flea Market, call Sadie Mahoney at ext. 186. To present a performance or exhibition representing your cultural heritage, call Aisha Abdul-Wahaab at ext. 191.
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