Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center: VETERAN’S APPRECIATION DAY

Where: 9 Bond Street, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

When: Thursday, November 7

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center is hosting a special Veterans Appreciation Day for veteran jobseekers and their spouses throughout New York City.

Veterans are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to network with Workforce 1 staff to learn more about our services and speak with employers like, Citibank and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation to hear about their veteran hiring initiatives.

This event will also include resources/presentation from Single Stop USA Veteran’s Initiative and other guest speakers, a résumé workshop, and light refreshments.                                                                    

This event is free and open to all NYC veterans and spouses of veterans.

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Today is the Deadline for Fee Waivers & Build It Back!

1)  Last day for businesses to register for Fee Waivers for various rebuild, recovery, and operations-related costs.
 Please visit :http://www.nyc.gov/html/nbat/html/rbat/fee_relief.shtml   to apply or you can call (212) 788-6813.

2 ) Last day to register for Build it Back, NYC program to help homeowners, landlords and renters restore their homes.
 To register you can visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/recovery/html/home/home.shtml visit;  

or you can call 311.

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Coney Island: 1 Year Since Sandy–THANK YOU!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, and members of Alliance for Coney Island, I write to gratefully acknowledge your assistance to Coney Island after Superstorm Sandy and update you on the recovery work since.  

With contributions from supporters like you, we are continuing to help the Coney Island community get back on its feet.  In the immediate aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, we coordinated over 3,000 volunteers (including many of you!), assisted in the distribution of over 50,000 hot meals, and staged clean-ups in parks, beaches, and streets.

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Registration Open for: Hurricane Sandy Sustainable Recovery Symposium

The Salvation Army Greater New York, American Red Cross, New York Disaster Interfaith Services, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York is hosting:

Hurricane Sandy Sustainable Recovery Symposium

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)

Register here: http://sandy14recovery.eventbrite.com/

Hurricane Sandy - Coney Island Commemorates A Year After the Storm

Accomplishments to date and Challenges still present in Coney Island one year after the Storm.

CONEY ISLAND, October 24, 2013 – Hurricane Sandy was a major test for the Coney Island community, but it also brought everyone together in ways it had never done so before. Since the Hurricane many milestones have been achieved in the road to recovery providing testament to the resiliency of the Coney Island community.

As Coney Island reflects on a year of unity, commitment, and resiliency, a program of community events has been planned to mark the one year anniversary since Sandy, along with all the accomplishments and challenges it represents.

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