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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

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SECTION I: SINGLE STOP 1. What is Single Stop 2. Single Stop Locations in Brooklyn

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SECTION II: FINANCIAL RESOURCES 1. Individualized Financial Counseling 2. Tax Assistance 3. Single Stop

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SECTION III: SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES 1. New York City Administration 2. New York State Administration 3. New York Public Library 4. Legal Aid Society 5. Nonprofit Agencies

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SECTION IV: WELFARE RESOURCES 1. Single Stop: Gateway to Welfare Resources 2. Legal Aid Society 3. Food Stamps 4. Temporary Cash Assistance

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SECTION V: ADULT EDUCTION RESOURCES 1. Brooklyn Public Library 2. NYC Office of Adult and Continuing Education 3. Mayor’s Office of Adult Education 4. Other Adult Education Programs in Brooklyn APPENDIX I: Adult Basic Education and ESOL Programs in Brooklyn APPENDIX II: Pre-GED and GED Preparation Classes in Brooklyn

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SECTION VI: HEALTH CARE RESOURCES 1. Federally-Funded Health Centers 2. Affordable Health Plans in New York City 3. STD Screening 4. Prenatal Care Assistance 5. Mental Health

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6. Dental Care 7. Health Insurance 8. Educational Health Information APPENDIX I: Federally-Funded Health Centers in Brooklyn

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SECTION VII: CHILD CARE RESOURCES 1. Out-of-School (After-School & Summer Programs) 2. Job Development Programs and Internships 3. Early Childhood Services 4. Health Services APPENDIX I: Out-of-School Programs APPENDIX II: Child/Day Care Programs APPENDIX III: Head Start Programs

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SECTION VIII: LEGAL RESOURCES 1. General Legal Issues 2. Domestic Violence 3. Tax Disputes 4. Immigration Law

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SECTION IX: IMMIGRATION RESOURCES 1. Immigrant Rights and Services Manual 2. On Becoming a Citizen 3. Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs 4. City University of New York (CUNY) APPENDIX I: Citizenship Preparation Classes APPENDIX II: Agencies Providing Immigration Services

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INTRODUCTION CONTENT OF RESOURCE MANUAL The Grameen America Resource Manual contains a detailed and user-friendly list of federal, state, and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost services and programs to low-income households and individuals living in Brooklyn. While not necessarily all-inclusive, the provided range of services and programs was compiled in keeping with the most frequently asked questions posed by Grameen borrowers to their Center Managers. Hence, the manual addresses primarily the concerns and issues of low-income entrepreneurial women who obtain micro-credits from Grameen America to start, maintain, and develop a small business. It includes the following nine sections: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX.

Single-Stop Financial Resources Small Business Resources Welfare Resources Adult Education Resources Health Resources Child Care Resources Legal Resources Immigration Resources

The information contained herein was gathered from well-established and dependable sources and from trusted public and private websites. To the extent that programs vary, eligibility requirements may change over time, new providers appear on and existing agencies fade from the social services scene, and providers may increase or reduce their services, we urge the user of this manual to regularly consult the websites for updates. To assist the reader in staying current, we clearly identify the sources of all information provided and explicitly indicate the visited websites throughout the manual. HOW TO USE THE MANUAL This resource book is meant to provide Center Managers critical and useful information to connect Grameen borrowers to the organizations that can provide social, economic, educational, legal, and health services. The manual was compiled in such a way that each section forms a self-contained unit; consequently some of the information may be repeated in separate sections. This approach enables the Center Managers to hand out individual sections to Grameen borrowers who, entrepreneurs by nature, can use the provided information to find answers to their questions in a self-sufficient and independent way. 3    

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All organizations listed in this compendium, unless otherwise noted, are open to all people regardless of immigration status; most offer their services in several languages, the most frequent one being Spanish. CAVEAT The listed organizations were chosen based on their overall name recognition, length of operations in the New York area, geographical proximity to Brooklyn borrowers, and, if applicable, recognition or certification by official government agencies. However, this manual expresses no opinion on the breadth, depth, and quality of the services provided by each individual organization mentioned, and an organization’s inclusion does not imply that it was approved, recommended, or supported by Grameen America. Any such qualitative assessment is well beyond the ambition and scope of this manual. GETTING STARTED Grameen borrowers are strongly advised to take three initial steps, which should be regarded as critical First Steps on the road to greater socio-economic self-reliance. Together, these steps will assist borrowers in understanding and accessing all government benefits available to them, taking care of their own and their family’s health, and, if needed, becoming more articulate and fluent in English to manage successfully their business enterprise. 1. Visit your nearest Single Stop office. Benefit Specialists will assist you in getting acquainted with, understanding, assessing your eligibility, and starting the application process for government-provided economic and welfare services, such as subsidized child care, free lunch program, free health insurance, food stamps, and tax benefits. In addition, they will inform you about other free or low-cost services, such as legal and immigration assistance. (See: Single Stop) 2. Visit a free/low cost health clinic to get a checkup for you and your children and get needed vaccinations and affordable dental care for your children. (See: Health Services) 3. Sign up for an English class to learn or improve your English and communicate more efficiently in your personal and business life. (See: Adult Education Services)

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SECTION I: SINGLE STOP 1- WHAT IS SINGLE STOP? Single Stop can be seen as the gateway to government benefits and services for low-income individuals and households. Trained Benefits Specialists, located at Single Stop Centers in community-based nonprofit organizations in all five boroughs, offer low-income households and individuals free, customized, and confidential counseling on a broad range of government benefits, financial empowerment programs, and economic assistance initiatives. The Single Stop advisors: • • • •

Inform people about the very existence of available benefits; Help them understand the exact nature and limits of federal, state, and local support programs; Assess clients’ eligibility for these benefits with constantly updated, state-of-the-art calculators; and Guide people in the application process.

In addition, the Benefits Specialists can inform people about numerous other needed services such as: • • • • • • • • • •

Food stamps Free tax preparation assistance Financial counseling Legal services Immigration issues Low-cost or no-cost health and mental health services Housing assistance Welfare benefits Family support and domestic abuse services Child care and after-school services

WARNING: most government benefits are only available to U.S. citizens and legal residents; undocumented residents qualify for very few government-provided socioeconomic benefits. Note: when calling a Single Stop center to set up an initial appointment, people should ask which information and documents they should bring to make the first interaction more productive. For more information, visit Single Stop USA (www.singlestopusa.org)  or Robin Hood (www.robinhood.org)  

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2- SINGLE STOP LOCATIONS IN BROOKLYN Table 1 provides a list of the 14 Single Stop Centers located in Brooklyn’s different neighborhoods. Table 1: Single Stop Centers in Brooklyn BEDFORD STUYVESANT BEDFORD STUYVESANT Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. S.C.O. Family of Services (at) M.S. 35 1368 Fulton Street, 4th floor Family Dynamics Beacon Center Brooklyn, NY 11216 272 MacDonough Street, Room 101 Tel: (718) 636-6942 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 453-7004 BEDFORD STUYVESANT BEDFORD STUYVESANT St. John’s Bread and Life Health Leads – Woodhull Hospital 795 Lexington Avenue 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 574-0058 Ext 110 Tel: (718) 630-3055 SUNSET PARK SUNSET PARK Center for Family Life Center for Family Life Emergency service Center Employment Services 443 39th Street 443 39th Street,3rd floor Brooklyn, NY 11232 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 492-3585 Tel: (718) 633-4823 PARK SLOPE PARK SLOPE Good Shepherd Services Fifth Avenue Committee 503 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4A 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 965-3313 Ext. 409 Tel: (718) 237-2017 Ext. 174 EAST NEW YORK EAST NEW YORK Groundwork, Inc. Women in Need 595 Sutter Avenue 51 Junius Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, New York 11212 Tel: (718) 346-2200 Ext. 105 Tel: (212) 695-4758 BUSHWICK CROWN HEIGHTS Make the Road NY New York Legal Assistance Group (at) 301 Grove Street Kings County Hospital Brooklyn, NY 11237 451 Clarkson Avenue, Building E Tel: (718) 418-7690 (Ambulatory Care Center, Adult Walk-In Clinic) Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 245-2281 MANHATTAN BEACH HOMECREST Kingsborough Community College Public Health Solutions – Brooklyn 2001 Oriental Boulevard 2555 Ocean Avenue, 2nd floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel: (718) 368-5411 Tel: (646) 619-6538

Source: http://www.singlestopusa.org/locations/new-york/

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SECTION II: FINANCIAL RESOURCES 1- INDIVIDUALIZED FINANCIAL COUNSELING The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has a specialized division, the Office of Financial Empowerment, which provides guidance to most financial questions and can also connect individuals with the welfare resources they are eligible for. Visit the website http://nyc.gov/ofe and click on Find Counselor/Class to begin your customized search. There are two options: •

Free Financial Empowerment Centers: provide free one-on-one financial counseling by professional counselors, either in person or by phone, in several languages. Sites are listed by borough. Currently there are four centers in Brooklyn. (See Table 1). Call to make an appointment at the center nearest you.

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Financial Education Network (FEN): this network provides access to free or low-cost financial education classes, workshops, hotlines, and counseling services. This easy-tosearch directory of nonprofit organizations will help you take charge of your finances. The six centers in Brooklyn focusing on counseling services are listed in Table 2.

If you do not have access to the internet, call an organization below for resources, services, classes, counseling, and to schedule an appointment. Centers provide services in English and in a variety of other languages, the most prominent of which is Spanish. Table 1: NYC Financial Empowerment Centers - Locations in Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. 1406 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 636-6994 Brooklyn Public Library - New Utrecht Branch 1743 86th Street (at Bay 17th Street) Brooklyn, NY 11214 Tel: (718) 236-4086

Brooklyn Public Library - Business Library Branch 280 Cadman Plaza West (at Tillary Street) Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 623-7000 Partnership for the Homeless 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (646) 810-4050 (X 112)

Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/ofe/html/find/find.shtml#fecbrooklyn

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Table 2: Financial Education Networks – Counseling Services in Brooklyn Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union 750 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 418-8232 (X305) Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. 85 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 624-9115 Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Inc. 443 39th Street, Suite 2002 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 686-7946 (X18)  

Good Shepherd Services (Single Stop) 503 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4A Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 965-3313 (x451) CAMBA Inc. 884 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 282-2500 (x226) Cypress Hill Local Development Corp. 3214 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 647-8100

Source: https://a866-bcportal.nyc.gov/OFEDirectory/DirectorySearch.aspx   2- TAX ASSISTANCE By law, all people earning an income in the U.S. have to file annual tax returns, whether they owe taxes or not. Also, low-income individuals and households who are entitled to a tax refund or a tax credit — such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Child Care Tax Credit — must file in order to obtain these monies. Citizens and legal residents are requested to use their Social Security number on their returns; undocumented immigrants need to provide an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) for which they can apply either before or at the time they file their tax returns. EITC is a fully refundable federal tax credit for working low- and moderate-income individuals and families. It is one of the largest benefit programs for families that work but do not exceed a certain IRS-specified income level. Families that meet eligibility requirements can receive thousands of dollars through the EITC by filing their taxes. Many states also offer their own version of the EITC in addition to the federal tax credit. Securing tax credits can make a critical difference in a household’s well-being. 2.1. Free Tax Preparation The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program offers free tax preparation services for qualifying people (i.e., with incomes below an IRS-defined ceiling; the ceiling varies from year to year) who need assistance in filing their tax returns. Volunteers prepare basic tax returns during the January-April tax season. Tax preparers also help clients in maximizing their tax benefits (refunds and credits, including the EITC and Child Care credit), applying for an ITIN (mandatory for people without Social Security Number), and investing a part of the anticipated refund in savings accounts. To know if you qualify for this service and to locate VITA sites in New York City: • Call 311 or (800) 906-9887 10    

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Visit  http://www.nyc.gov/html/ofe/html/policy_and_programs/taxprep.shtml Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/ofe/downloads/pdf/freetaxprepsites.pdf

Documents needed when going to a VITA center to have your taxes prepared: • • • • • • • •

Proof of identification Social Security Cards for client, spouse, and dependents. People without a Social Security Number need to establish an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Birth dates for client, spouse and dependents on the tax return Wage and earning statement(s) Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, from all employers Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099) A copy of last year’s federal and state returns if available If a direct deposit of the refund is required, proof of bank account routing numbers and account numbers, such as a blank check Total paid for daycare provider and the daycare provider's tax identifying number.

2.2. Solving Tax Problems The LITC (Low Income Taxpayer Clinic) program assists low-income individuals who have a problem with the IRS. LITCs can provide representation before the IRS or in court on income tax audits, tax collection disputes, appeals, court proceedings, and other tax-related issues for free or for a small fee. For LITC centers in New York City: • Call 311 • Visit http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4134.pdf 3- SINGLE STOP Single Stop centers, located at 14 community-based nonprofit organizations throughout Brooklyn, offer low-income households and individuals free, customized, and confidential counseling on a broad range of government benefits, financial matters, and legal issues. Many of them provide tax assistance or can refer clients to a tax assistance center. See SECTION I: SINGLE STOP

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Entrepreneurs who want to start a new business venture or expand an existing operation face a variety of problems. Of these issues the most intricate are (a) securing the proper licenses and permits and (b) complying with all the regulatory provisions pertaining to their specific business endeavor. There are several sources to which these entrepreneurs can turn for assistance. 1- NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATION 1.1.

NYC Department of Small Business Services

NYC Business Solutions is a series of free services offered by the Department of Small Business Services to help businesses start, operate, and expand in New York City. The Department meshes experience and resources to address many of the challenges entrepreneurs face and help them achieve the objectives they aspire to reach. The range of advice and services encompasses help with permits and licenses, financing assistance, legal advice, ways to secure new business opportunities with the government, and recruiting assistance. NYC Business Solutions has one center in Brooklyn. People should call to make an appointment before going in person to the center. NYC Business Solutions – Brooklyn Center 9 Bond Street, 5th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (347) 296-8021 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM For more information: • Call (718) 577-2148 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/home/home.shtml 1.2.

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Department of Consumer Affairs

Business Toolbox, a web-based service of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), makes available in one integrated place important information and resources for new and existing businesses. Business Toolbox is the place of choice to access DCA’s online services as it contains licensing requirements and detailed regulatory provisions for more than 50 industries and businesses. The website offers detailed information on numerous critical issues — the nature and limits of each specific business, the kind of permits and certifications that are needed, approved training and education centers, how and where to apply for a license, the annual or bi-annual cost of licensing fees, insurance requirements, and the like. For more information: • Call 311 13    

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DCA Licensing Center 42 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY 10004 Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/licenses/100.shtml

Not only does DCA license 55 industries and businesses, it also establishes and enforces the legislation governing these industries. Through regular inspections, DCA keeps tabs on businesses and can intervene directly when consumers have complaints. For detailed legislation governing these 55 businesses: • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/law/law.shtml Businesses with a DCA license are subject to sanctions and penalties if they violate any of the laws and rules DCA enforces. Small business owners who do not comply with the DCA’s regulatory provisions may be fined, in which case they can either pay the fee or appear at an administrative hearing. For more information: • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/business/paying.shtml 1.3. NYC Business Express The New York City Government has developed a step-by-step, user-friendly NYC Business Express website to assist prospective entrepreneurs in (a) understanding the regulatory, licensing, and educational requirements for a series of business initiatives (“The Wizard”), and (b) applying online for a specific business license (“Apply Online”). “The Wizard” The Wizard is a simple yet methodical questionnaire where business entrepreneurs have to answer very detailed questions about five components of their prospective business initiative — sector, structure, place, people, and products. Depending on the answers provided, the module will compile all the licenses, permits, regulatory and legal requirements, fees, educational requirements and certifications needed to start the intended business activity. Visit http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/businessexpress/menuitem.6cf201b64436cf94a36a29106cd2f9a0/ “Apply Online” Once an entrepreneur has selected a given line of business, (s)he can apply online. This process requires very specific and precise information that the applicant should have readily available before initiating the online application process. For most applications, people will need the following information: • • • •

Contact information Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) (for sole proprietors and individual partners) History of criminal and/or civil charges of the applicant, business owners, partners, shareholders, and officers Child support obligations (for sole proprietors and individual partners) 14  

 

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In addition, for the application to be processed, one must pay any required fees using a major credit card. For additional information: • Call 311 and ask for NYC Business Express • Visit www.nyc.gov/portal/site/businessexpress/menuitem.8b3d2506e659b9f24f366f8b01c789a0 1.4. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provides detailed information on all health and hygiene requirements for individual businesses such as food vendors, pet store owners, tattoo parlors, swimming pool operators, and more. More specifically, the website’s section on Food Business Operators and Mobile Food Vendors guides entrepreneurs on a wide series of topics, including: • • • • •

The Permit Process: o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/inspect/inspect-guide-part1.pdf Food Establishment Design: o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/inspect/inspect-guide-part2.pdf Food Regulations: o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/inspect/inspect-guide-part3.pdf Food Protection Course for Mobile Vendors: o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/hanyfood-mobilevendor.shtml Food Protection Course for Food Establishment Managers: o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/rii/fpc-manual.pdf

People who to want apply for a Mobile Food Vending License must successfully complete the agency’s Food Protection Course for Mobile Vendors. The course takes eight hours conducted over two days, four hours each day. Two classes are held on most weeks, one on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and another on Thursdays and Fridays. People must register for this class in person at the Citywide Licensing Center, 42 Broadway, 5th floor, New York, NY 10004, with payment of the fee of $53.00, in certified check or money order. Cash is not accepted. The course is conducted at two locations in Manhattan: The Citywide Licensing Center 42 Broadway, 5th floor New York, NY 10004

The Health Academy Annex Central Harlem Health Center (Basement Auditorium) 2238 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10035

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Call 311 and ask for the Licenses and Permits division of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/hanyfood-mobilevendor.shtml

2- NEW YORK STATE ADMINISTRATION The New York State Small Business Development Center (NYS SBDC) ― the premier business assistance organization in New York State ― provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. Administered by State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the organization can help small businesses with their business plans, financing, complying with licensing and regulations, and exporting goods and services. Two of its services are of particular interest for immigrants anxious to start their own business: •

The Check-List for Going into Business ― a guide to help prospective and actual entrepreneurs prepare a comprehensive business plan and determine if their idea is feasible, to identify questions and problems they will face in converting their idea into reality, and to prepare for starting their business. Visit: http://www.nyssbdc.org/Startgrow/Checklist/checklist.html

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The Organization of Latino Entrepreneurs (Olé) ― an entity totally dedicated to developing resources to support Latino business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs through one-on-one management assistance and educational programs in Spanish and/or English. Visit: http://www.nyssbdc.org/services/OLE/ole.aspx

To access the personalized services from the NYS Small Business Development Center: • Call (800) 732-7121 (800-732-SBDC) • Visit www.nyssbdc.org • Contact one of three Small Business Development Centers in Brooklyn (Table 1). Make sure to make an appointment either by e-mail or by phone.

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Small Business Development Center – Small Business Development Center Brooklyn Office Brooklyn Outreach Office 25 Chapel Street, 11th Floor St. Joseph's College Howard Building 245 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 797-0187 Tel: (718) 940-5720 E-mail address: [email protected] Small Business Development Center Brooklyn Outreach Office Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID 5116A Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 439-7767 Source: http://www.nyssbdc.org/centers/centers.aspx?centid=28 3- NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The website of the New York Public Library has a NYC Small Business Resource Center. The Center offers a broad range of educational and informational materials on numerous topics such as structuring a business, developing a strategic plan, sources of financing, tax issues, and regulatory requirements. It also offers many links to local regulatory agencies as well as state and federal agencies. The website’s Services Directory lists a large number of nonprofits and community-based organizations that can assist individuals and households with financial, business, accounting, regulatory, and entrepreneurial issues. The Small Business Resource Center is primarily meant to be a free, web-based tool. People in need of help can navigate the site, initiate some self-directed searches, or ask a question online. If, for some reason, none of these avenues offers a satisfactory result, customers may use NYPL Express, a library service which will do research for a fee and deliver the gathered information electronically, by mail, Fax or Federal Express. For more information on the Small Business Resource Center: Visit http://www.nypl.org/smallbiz For more information on its services or to actually initiate a specific search by NYPL Express, contact the unit by phone, fax, or e-mail as follows:

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NYPL Express - The New York Public Library 188 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016-4314 Tel: (212) 592-7201 or toll-free (800) 456-6975 Fax (212) 592-7215 e-mail: [email protected] 4- LEGAL AID SOCIETY The Community Development Program of the Legal Aid Society provides support to small business owners in a broad area of legal issues affecting micro-businesses, including licenses and permits and the special issues encountered by immigrants when trying to start a business enterprise. The range of information spans the following topics: •

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Choice of business entity and incorporation: choosing the best legal form (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, LLC, and worker cooperatives), taking into account formation, liability, operating and tax considerations Finance: guiding clients through the financing process, from the loan commitment letter and the loan closing to post-closing loan compliance issues Taxation: identifying tax compliance issues arising from the operation of a small business and assisting the business to obtain its sales tax identification number and Employer Identification Number Commercial leasing: negotiating commercial leases and advising commercial tenants on their rights and responsibilities Licenses and permits: identifying, and assistance in securing, licensing and permits Employment: following best practices in hiring and classifying employees Intellectual property: protecting trademarks and copyrights; website review to protect intellectual property and for legal compliance Written agreements: negotiating and drafting a wide variety of agreements, including contracts and operating agreements Business formation by immigrants: confronting the special issues that immigrant small business owners must be aware of helping them to avoid typical pitfalls

The Legal Aid Society has three offices in Brooklyn (Table 2). Make sure you call first to discuss the nature of your questions, determine which location is best suited to address your specific business issue, and make an appointment.

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Table 2: Legal Aid Society – Civil Practice Offices - Brooklyn Brooklyn Neighborhood Office Brooklyn Housing Court Office th 111 Livingston Street, 7 Floor 141 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 722-3100 Tel: (718) 643-4819 Brooklyn Office for the Aging 111 Livingston Street, 7th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 645-3111 Source: http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/findus/locations/brooklyn.aspx 5- NONPROFIT AGENCIES Several nonprofit agencies focusing on financial independence and economic self-sufficiency for individuals and communities have accumulated expertise in guiding people to self-employment and business initiatives. As part of their services, they help new low-income entrepreneurs in coming to grips with the regulatory and licensing intricacies of launching a new venture. One such agency is Seedco (www.seedco.org), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City that advances economic opportunity for people, businesses, and communities in need. It offers a variety of consulting services and courses to help launch and sustain small businesses in New York City. Seedco’s comprehensive approach provides the following services: • • • • • • • •

Business needs assessments Loan packaging assistance Recruitment assistance Business planning and startup launch assistance General training in bookkeeping, customer services, human resources and fiscal management Referrals to legal and accounting professionals Guidance on accessing government incentives and new contracting opportunities Assistance in acquiring government licensing

The agency also has developed a range of customized courses that strengthen core business structures, therefore improving their performance in the marketplace. Topics include: accounting, access to finance, marketing, business taxes, negotiation skills, and web fundamentals. Seedco operates three Manhattan-based NYC Business Solutions Centers under contract with the New York City Department of Small Business Services.

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For more information: • Visit http://www.seedco.org/programs/small-businesses/ • Call (212) 473-0255 (Seedco’s general number) • See Table 3: Seedco’s NYC Business Solutions Centers Table 3 : Seedco’s NYC Business Solutions Centers Upper Manhattan Center Lower Manhattan Center 215 West 125th Street, 6th Floor 110 William Street (Enter at 79 John Street) New York, NY 10027 New York, NY 10038 Tel: (917) 493-7243 Tel: (212) 618-8914 Washington Heights Center 560 West 181st Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10033 Tel: (212) 928-3400 Source: http://www.seedco.org/categories/229/search_type/and/order/default/

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NOTE: As a rule, government-provided welfare benefits are only available to U.S. citizens and legal residents; undocumented residents qualify for very few welfare programs. 1- SINGLE STOP: GATEWAY TO WELFARE RESOURCES Single Stop centers, located at community-based nonprofit organizations in all five boroughs, are a gateway to welfare resources and the place of choice to start accessing federal, state, and local welfare benefits. Single Stop Benefits Specialists assists low-income households and individuals ― free of charge and in a confidential manner — in understanding, applying for, and securing a broad range of government benefits and welfare programs, such as food stamps, Earned Income Tax Credit, low-cost or no-cost health and mental health services, housing assistance, child care and after-school services, family support and domestic abuse services When calling a Single Stop center to set up a first appointment, people should ask which information and documents they should bring to make the first interaction more productive. Single Stop has 14 locations in Brooklyn as follows: Table 1: Single Stop Centers in Brooklyn (part 1 of 2) BEDFORD STUYVESANT Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. 1368 Fulton Street, 4th floor Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 636-6916 & (718) 636-6996 BEDFORD STUYVESANT St. John’s Bread and Life 795 Lexington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 574-0058 Ext 110 SUNSET PARK Center for Family Life Emergency Service Center 443 39th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 492-3585 PARK SLOPE Good Shepherd Services 503 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 965-3313 Ext. 409

BEDFORD STUYVESANT S.C.O. Family of Services (at) M.S. 35 Family Dynamics Beacon Center 272 MacDonough Street, Room 101 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 453-7004 BEDFORD STUYVESANT Health Leads – Woodhull Hospital 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 630-3055 SUNSET PARK Center for Family Life Employment Services 443 39th Street,3rd floor Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 633-4823 PARK SLOPE Fifth Avenue Committee 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 237-2017 Ext. 174

Source: http://www.singlestopusa.org/locations/new-york/

Table 1: Single Stop Centers in Brooklyn (part 2 of 2) EAST NEW YORK Groundwork, Inc.

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595 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 346-2200 Ext. 105 BUSHWICK Make the Road NY 301 Grove Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 418-7690

51 Junius Street Brooklyn, New York 11212 Tel: (718) 495-6292 CROWN HEIGHTS New York Legal Assistance Group (at) Kings County Hospital 451 Clarkson Avenue, Building E (Ambulatory Care Center, Adult Walk-In Clinic) Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 245-2281 MANHATTAN BEACH HOMECREST Kingsborough Community College Public Health Solutions – Brooklyn 2001 Oriental Boulevard Room V213 2555 Ocean Avenue, 2nd floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel: (718) 368-5411 Tel: (646) 619-6538 Source: http://www.singlestopusa.org/locations/new-york/  

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY The Legal Aid Society’s Government Benefits practice assists clients in obtaining and maintaining government benefits; it provides information and guidance in areas such as public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, housing allowances, workfare, and immigrant rights to public benefits. The Legal Aid Society is a New York-based not-for-profit organization whose core mission is to provide free legal assistance to New Yorkers who live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford to hire a lawyer when confronted with a legal problem. Contact the Legal Aid Society’s offices in Brooklyn (Table 2) to get assistance with your specific government benefit issue: Table 2: Legal Aid Offices in Brooklyn Brooklyn Neighborhood Office Brooklyn Housing Court Office th 111 Livingston Street, 7 Floor 141 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 722-3100 Tel: (718) 643-4819 Brooklyn Office for the Aging 111 Livingston Street, 7th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 645-3111 Source: http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/findus/locations/brooklyn.aspx

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NOTE: While some hunger relief programs and nutrition services such as soup kitchens and food pantries can be accessed by undocumented immigrants, the U.S. Food Stamp Program is only available to U.S. Citizens and lawfully present (i.e., documented) immigrants. New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) helps low-income households determine if they qualify for food stamps and provides assistance in the application process. For more information: • Visit  http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/directory/food.shtml • Call 311 or (800) 342-3009 The HRA operates five Food Stamp Centers in Brooklyn (Table 3). They are typically open Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM. Some centers have late hours and/or may be open on Saturdays. Please call to find out their exact schedule. Table 3: NYC HRA Food Stamp Centers in Brooklyn Coney Island Fort Greene 30-50 West 21 Street 275 Bergen Street, 1st Floor Brooklyn, New York 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 333-3275 Tel: (718) 473-8510 Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 M – 5:00 PM North Brooklyn East New York 500 Dekalb Avenue, 4th Floor 404 Pine Street, 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, New York 11208 Tel: (718) 398-5057 Tel: (718) 827-3961 Williamsburg 30 Thornton Street, 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 963-5115 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/directory/food_stamp_brooklyn.shtml The Food Bank for New York City conducts pre-screenings with low-income New Yorkers to assess their eligibility for Food Stamps and provides electronic application assistance at six sites in Brooklyn. For more information: Call a Food Stamp Benefits Specialist at the Food Bank for New York City at (212) 8948060. • See Table 4: Food Bank Screening Centers for Food Stamps in Brooklyn

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Capital One Bank Our Lady of Refuge R.C. Church 356 Fulton Street, Second Floor 2020 Foster Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11204 Shore Front Jewish Community Council Reaching Out Community Services 3049 Brighton 6th Street 7708 New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11214 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Partnership for the Homeless, Family Council Resource Center 265 Wyckoff Avenue 100 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Source: http://foodbanknyc.org/files//dmfile/FS.Facilitatedenrollmentsites.pdf 3- TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE Eligible families may receive up to 60 months of federally-funded cash assistance under the Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program (TANF). Single individuals without children may receive benefits under the New York State Safety Net Program. Also, families who have received cash assistance for 60 months may continue to receive benefits under the New York State Safety Net Program. For more information, contact New York City’s HRA: • •

Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/directory/cash.shtml Call 311 or (877) 472-8411

There are six HRA centers in Brooklyn where people can inquire about and apply for Temporary Cash Assistance. As they specialize in different aspects of TANF, people should call before going to a center (Table 5). Table 5: NYC HRA Temporary Cash Assistance Centers in Brooklyn Coney Island Dekalb 3050 West 21st Street 500 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 333-3092 Tel: (718) 636-2626 Bushwick Linden 30 Thornton Street 45 Hoyt Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 963-5120 Tel: (718) 237-6509 Bayridge Family Services Call Center Brooklyn 6740 Fourth Avenue Satellite Brooklyn, NY 11220 275 Bergen Street, 1st Floor Tel: (718) 921-2084 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 694-8647 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/directory/job_centers_brooklyn.shtml

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SECTION V: ADULT EDUCATION RESOURCES 1- BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY The Brooklyn Public Library offers free English classes for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), whether new Americans or less recent immigrants. The Library offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes where people practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing English for everyday needs. Students must register in person to enroll in a class. Placement is based on a test that is given during the in-person registration. For more information about registration, schedules, and locations: • Call (718) 622-4460 • Visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/literacy/esol.jsp. These ESOL classes are offered at more than a dozen branches, including all five major adult education centers of the Brooklyn Public Library (Table 1): Table 1: Brooklyn Public Library – Learning Centers Bedford Learning Center Central Library Learning Center 496 Franklin Avenue 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 623-2134 Tel: (718) 230-2191 Coney Island Learning Center Eastern Parkway Learning Center th 1901 Mermaid Avenue at 19 Street 1044 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11213 Tel: (718) 265-3880 Tel: (718) 778-9330 Flatbush Learning Center New Lots Learning Center 22 Linden Boulevard at Flatbush Avenue 665 New Lots Ave. at Barbey St. Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 856-2631 Tel: (718) 257-0260 Source:  http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/only-bpl/adult-literacy#learncenter    

The Library also offers Pre-GED (General Educational Development) Classes,  where adult learners prepare for the High School Equivalency Diploma. These classes meet two days per week for a total of 6 hours in 10 libraries throughout Brooklyn. Classes are free and both evening and daytime classes are available. For information about registration, schedules, and availability: • Call (718) 622-4460 • Visit http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/literacy/pre_ged.jsp • See Table 2: Pre-GED Centers in Brooklyn Table 2: Brooklyn Public Library — Pre-GED Centers 27    

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Central Library Eastern Parkway Library Adult Learning Center 1044 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 778-9330 Tel: (718) 230-2191 New Lots Library Flatbush Learning Center 665 New Lots Avenue at Barbey Street 22 Linden Boulevard at Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 257-0260 Tel: (718) 856-2631 Coney Island Library Bedford Learning Center th 1901 Mermaid Avenue at 19 Street 496 Franklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 265-3880 Tel: (718) 623-2134 Source: http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/only-bpl/adult-literacy#learncenter In addition, the Library offers instruction on Foundation in Basic Skills, Writing Development Program, Technology-Assisted Learning, and Computer Basics Workshops. For more information on these and other adult education classes: • Call (718) 622-4460 • Visit http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/only-bpl/adult-literacy As a supplement to the resources of the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library has compiled a list of Brooklyn-based organizations offering free or low-cost computer, internet and e-mail classes. For more information: • Visit: http://www.nypl.org/selected-schools-and-organizations-offering-computertraining • See Table 3: Schools and Organizations Offering Computer Training - Brooklyn Table 3: Schools and Organizations Offering Free Computer Training - Brooklyn Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (SUNY) 111 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 488-9840 New Horizons – Adult Education Program 75 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 455-1166 OATS (Older Adults Technology Services) 1713 Eighth Avenue, #8 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 502-9203

Brooklyn College – Adult and Continuing Education 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 951-4141 (charges a fee) NYC Department of Education – Office of Adult and Continuing Education 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 638-2635 ext. 0 St John’s Place Family Center 1604 St. John's Place Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 771-7720

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2- THE NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (OACE)  

The New York City Office of Adult and Continuing Education, a division of the New York City Department of Education, offers over 900 day and evening classes Monday through Saturday at more than 175 sites in all five boroughs for adults age 21 and over. Students can take classes at any of these sites, regardless of which borough they live in. All classes are taught by certified teachers and are offered free of charge (tuition-free). Ongoing registration for classes in Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency (GED), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) is held regularly at schools and offices around the city. For more information about the range of classes and locations: • Visit http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/AdultEd/default.htm • Call the following phone numbers to locate the nearest learning center in your neighborhood: Table 4: The New York City Office of Adult and Continuing Education Brooklyn Class locations Contact this phone number To learn about adult classes in Tel: (718) 789-2223 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Clinton Hill, Crown P.S. 157 Heights, East New York, Flatbush, Fort Greene, th 850 Kent Avenue, 5 Floor Greenpoint, Prospect Heights, Ridgewood, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 638-2635 Bedford-Stuyvesant and Staten Island Brooklyn Adult Learning Center 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 622-3000 Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Canarsie, Coney Brooklyn Adult Learning Center Island, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, East New 475 Nostrand Avenue, Room 109 York, Flatbush, Midwood, Ocean Hill- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Sheepshead Bay, Sunset Park Source:    http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/AdultEd/default.htm    

3- THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ADULT EDUCATION  

The Mayor’s Office of Adult Education offers a series of classes, workshops, and seminars in cooperation with several New York-based nonprofit organizations. In the borough of Brooklyn, offerings are as follows: • • •

54 locations offering classes of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) – including the Brooklyn Library locations 22 locations to assist people in preparing for the General Educational Development Test (GED) 31 locations in literacy classes, defined as basic reading and writing 29  

 

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To locate these programs and the nearest centers in your neighborhood: • Call 311 • See APPENDIX I for ESOL classes and APPENDIX II for GED Preparation classes • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/adulted/html/programs/find.shtml    

4- OTHER ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN BROOKLYN Not only does the Brooklyn Public Library offer its own in-house English language classes for Speakers of Other Languages, the library’s Education and Job Information Center has compiled a comprehensive list of additional ESOL, Basic Education, and Citizenship classes given by other agencies located in Brooklyn. The list includes the agencies working in cooperation with The Mayor’s Office of Adult Education. People are encouraged to contact each location for its specific age requirements, as well as for class content, schedules, and registration procedures. For more information, on these programs: • Visit http://bplsite.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/only-bpl/literacy/english-classes.html • See APPENDIX I: Brooklyn - Adult Basic Education, English & Citizenship Classes The Library has also compiled a list of agencies helping people prepare for the GED test. For more information on these Brooklyn-based GED preparation programs: • Visit  http://bplsite.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/only-bpl/literacy/ged-preparation.html • See APPENDIX II: Brooklyn - GED Test Preparation & Classes for the High School Equivalency Diploma

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APPENDIX I: ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, ENGLISH, AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES BROOKLYN (part 1 of 2)   Agudath Israel of America Community Services 1577 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Tel: (212) 809-5935 ext. 104 Brooklyn Chinese-American Association 5000 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 438-0008

Office of Adult and Continuing Education New York City Department of Education 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 638- 2635 Catholic Migration Office Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn 1258 65th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: (718) 236-3000 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 277-3522 East New York Learning Center 1958 Fulton Street, Second Floor Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 756-7200

The Arab-American Family Support Center 150 Court Street, Third Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 643-8000 Brooklyn College Office of Professional Advancement & Continuing Education Ingersoll Building, Room 0118 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 951-4117 CAMBA 885 Flatbush Avenue, Fourth Floor Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 940-3453 Center for Family Life in Sunset Park 443 39th Street, Third Floor Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 633-4823 Downtown Learning Center Adult Education Department 180 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 290-2232 Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst 7802 Bay Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11214 Tel: (718) 331-6800 ext. 121 & ext. 154 Imani House 76A Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 638-2059 Kings Bay YM-YWHA 3495 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel: (718) 648-7703 ext. 226

Fifth Avenue Committee 294 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Tel: (718) 624-3475 Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island 3001 West 37th Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (718) 449-5000 Source:  Education and Job Information Center, Brooklyn Public Library http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/files/pdf/ejic/ESOLClasses.pdf

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APPENDIX I: ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, ENGLISH, AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES BROOKLYN (part 2 of 2)   Lutheran HealthCare Make the Road New York Adult and Family Education at the Family 310 Grove Street Support Center Brooklyn, NY 11237 6025 Sixth Avenue Tel: (718) 418-7690 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 630-7150 The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center New Horizons Adult Education 139 Mehoham Street, Third Floor 75 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 452-0167 Tel: (718) 455-1166 New York City College of Technology Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Division of Continuing Education: Adult In Bushwick/Bedford-Stuyvesant Learning Center 25 Thornton Street 25 Chapel Street, Fourth Floor Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 387-1600 Tel: (718) 552-1140 Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Project Reach Youth In Sunset Park 199 14th Street, Third Floor 783 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 768-0778 Tel: (718) 369-0303 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Shorefront YM-YWHA 1474 Gates Avenue 3300 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11235 Tel: (718) 381-9653 Tel: (718) 646-1444 SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Turning Point Center 5013 Seventh Avenue 111 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 439-3965 Tel: (718) 246-2085 UJA Federation of New York 130 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022 Tel: (800) 852-3337 Source:  Education and Job Information Center, Brooklyn Public Library http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/files/pdf/ejic/ESOLClasses.pdf

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APPENDIX II AGENCIES OFFERING PRE-GED & GED TEST PREPARATION CLASSES BROOKLYN (part 1 of 2) Brooklyn Public Library 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 230-2191 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Beacon Program at I.S. 302 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 235-8837 Youthbuild & Young Adult Training Program 1604 St. John’s Place, Suite 1C Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 455-4308 Family Dynamics New Horizons Adult Education Program 75 Lewis Avenue, Fourth Floor Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 455-1166 Imani House 76A Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 638-2059

CAMBA 885 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 940-1737 The Door 555 Broome Street New York, NY 10013 Tel: (212) 941-9090 East New York Learning Center 1958 Fulton Street, Second Floor Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 756-7200 Fifth Avenue Committee Adult Education 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 237-2017

Lutheran HealthCare Support Services Adult & Family Education 6025 Sixth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 630-7150 The Maura Clarke–Ita Ford Center Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow 138 Bleecker Street 25 Thornton Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 452-0167 Tel: (718) 387-1600 Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Red Hook Community Justice Center 280 Wyckoff Avenue 88 Visitation Place Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11231 Tel; (718) 381-3222 Tel: (718) 923-8256 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council St. Nicks Alliance 1474 Gates Avenue Greenpoint Beacon Center at I.S. 126 Brooklyn, NY 11237 424 Leonard Street Tel: (718) 381-9653 Brooklyn, NY 11222 Tel: (718) 388-5585 Sunset Park Alliance for Youth Turning Point Educational Center 783 Fourth Avenue 423 39th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel; (718) 788-2305 Tel: (718) 439-0077 Source: Education & Job Information Center, Brooklyn Public Library  

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APPENDIX II AGENCIES OFFERING PRE-GED & GED TEST PREPARATION CLASSES BROOKLYN (part 2 of 2) Urban Neighborhood Services 1718 Mermaid Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (347) 374-2455 Brooklyn College Continuing Education Adult Literacy Program 2900 Bedford Avenue - Ingersoll Hall, Room 0118 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 951-4117 LaGuardia Community College Adult Learning Center 31-10 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel: (718) 482-5380 New York City College of Technology Adult Learning Center 25 Chapel Street, Fourth Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 552-1140 Access GED (East Brooklyn) 6565 Flatlands Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 968-4256 Brooklyn Adult Learning Center – School 8 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 638-2635 SUNY Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center 111 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 802-3358 (GED classes) Tel: (718) 802-3317 (GED test dates) New York State Education Department GED testing Tel: (518) 474-5906 (Albany) Find general information about the GED ad retrieve your test scores.

Borough of Manhattan Community College Center for Continuing Education 199 Chambers Street, Room S-752 New York, NY 10007 Tel: (212) 346-8890 Kingsborough Community College (KCC) Office of Continuing Education 2001 Oriental Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11235 Tel: (718) 368-5052 Medgar Evers College 1534 Bedford Avenue, Second Floor Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tel: (718) 804-8850 Abraham Lincoln High School Young Adult Borough Center 800 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235 Tel: (718) 333-7400 Access GED (Downtown Brooklyn) 69 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 935-1726 Brooklyn Adult Learning Center- School 9 475 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 622-.3000 Brooklyn Referral Center for High School Alternatives 829 Putnam Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 636-5770 (Does not offer classes; provides referrals only)

Source: Education & Job Information Center, Brooklyn Public Library   http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/files/pdf/ejic/GED.pdf

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SECTION VI: HEALTH CARE RESOURCES Free healthcare is in extremely high demand in New York City, yet clinics offering free services are few and their hours of operation restricted. In most instances, it is strongly recommended to call any health center first to find out (a) whether undocumented immigrants qualify for these services, (b) if new patients are being accepted, and (c) what type of insurance is required. Once you know the answer to these questions, make sure to schedule an appointment before going in person. Free clinics are only available to the uninsured and may require prescription drug co-pay fees. The majority of free clinics also offer free eligibility screening for government-run health insurance programs, such as Medicare (See section 7 below). If you are in a health emergency, visit the nearest hospital emergency room immediately or call 911. 1- FEDERALLY-FUNDED HEALTH CENTERS Federally-funded health centers care for all people, even persons without health insurance. People pay what they can afford, based on their income. Health centers provide: • • • • • •

Checkups when you're well Treatment when you're sick Complete care when you're pregnant Immunizations and checkups for your children Dental care and prescription drugs for your family Mental health and substance abuse care if you need it

There are about 60 federally-funded health centers in Brooklyn. Patients are urged to contact these centers by phone or e-mail before going. For a complete list of these health care centers: • See APPENDIX I: Federally-funded Health Centers in Brooklyn • Visit http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.aspx 2- AFFORDABLE HEALTH PLANS IN NEW YORK CITY New York State offers free and low-cost public health insurance programs for low-income New Yorkers. These plans provide medical care through a fee-for-service or a managed care plan. New York City’s Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services (HRA/DDS) is responsible for the administration of public health insurance through its Medical Assistance Program division (MAP). MAP determines and maintains eligibility, based upon income and/or resource levels, for each of the available health insurance programs and their related services.

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Individuals and families can qualify for public health insurance even if they have income, own a house, own a car, have a bank account or receive private health insurance. Persons and families who are low-income or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or cash assistance are automatically eligible. Pregnant women, children, persons over 65 and people with disabilities are also eligible. These plans include: Medicaid; Child Health Plus; Family Health Plus; Medicare Savings Plan (also known as Medicare Buy-In); Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working People with Disabilities; and the Family Planning Benefit Program. To obtain further details about these programs and services or to apply: • • • • •

Contact a Single Stop Center in your neighborhood (See SECTION I) Call the NYC Human Resources Administration hotline at (877) 472-8411 Call the Public Health Insurance Prescreening System at (888) 692-6116 Write to: Medical Assistance Program - Correspondence Unit, 330 West 34th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001 See Table 1: Medical Assistance Program Offices in Brooklyn The offices are typically open from: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. It is strongly recommended to call before going in person. Table 1: Medical Assistance Program Offices in Brooklyn

Boerum Hill Medicaid Office 35 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 623-7427 /7428

Kings County Hospital Medicaid Office 441 Clarkson Avenue, 1st floor "T" Bldg --Nurses' Residence

Coney Island Medicaid Office 30-50 West 21st Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (718) 333-3000/3001

East New York Medicaid Office 2094 Pitkin Avenue (Basement) Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 922-8292/8293

Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 221-2300/2301

Source: NYC Human Resources Administration, http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/html/public_insurance/enroll.shtml 3- STD SCREENING   The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) provide free and confidential clinics that test for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD). The clinics are open to both children and adults and, at some locations, may offer additional health screenings for issues such as Tuberculosis and Hepatitis. They accept patients from 8:30am – 3:00pm, unless specified otherwise. Patients are serviced on a first come, first served basis. No appointment is necessary. The number of patients admitted to each clinic depends on the number of clinician hours per day, which is different in each site each day. DOHMH operates two STD clinics in Brooklyn (Table 2):

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Table 2: Free STD Clinics in Brooklyn Crown Heights Fort Greene 1218 Prospect Place (at Troy Avenue) 295 Flatbush Avenue (at Willoughby Street) nd 2 Floor 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Mon. thru Fri. — 8:30am to 3:00pm Mon. thru Fri.-8:30am to 3:00pm Services Available: Tuesday, Thursdays-5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. STD Services, Emergency Contraception, HIV Sat. -8:30am to 12:00pm Counseling and Rapid Testing Services Available: STD Services, Emergency Contraception, HIV Counseling and Rapid Testing Source: NYC DOHMH, http://nycfreeclinic.med.nyu.edu/information-for-patients/healthresources/health-resources-std

For more information on STD screening, consulting, and clinics: • Call 311 • Visit http://nycfreeclinic.med.nyu.edu/information-for-patients/healthresources/health-resources-std 4- PRENATAL CARE ASSISTANCE The Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) is a comprehensive prenatal care program that offers complete pregnancy care and other health services to women and teens that live in New York State and meet income guidelines. Health insurance is available for pregnant women regardless of their immigration status. Under Prenatal Care Services, pregnant women receive prenatal health services, such as lab tests, HIV tests, nutrition screenings, and other services related to their pregnancy and for at least two months after delivery. For more information about this service and its eligibility requirements: • Call (800) 522-5006 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/html/public_insurance/pregnant.shtml There are 18 Prenatal Care Assistance Program providers in Brooklyn. To locate them: • See Table 3: Prenatal Care Providers/Clinics in Brooklyn • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/downloads/pdf/pcap_brooklyn.pdf Table 3: Pre-Natal Care Providers/Clinics in Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant Family HealthCare 1413 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 636-4500 Brookdale Hospital Medical Center 1 Brookdale Plaza/Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11212 Tel: (718) 240-5015

Long Island College Hospital 97 Amity Street - 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11001 Tel: (718) 780-4716 Lutheran MC/Sunset Park Family Health Care 150-55th Street, Room 2062 - Sta #14 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 630-7215 38  

 

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Brooklyn Hospital Center 121 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 250-8012 Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center 650 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 596-9800 Brownsville Family Health Care 592 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 Tel: (718) 345-5500 Coney Island Hospital 2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235 Tel: (718) 616-4337 Woodhull Medical Mental Health Care 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 963-5985 Kings County Hospital Center 451 Clarkson Avenue, U4 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 245-3514 Victory Memorial Hospital 699 92nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11228 Tel: (718) 567-2500

Lyndon B Johnson Health Care 276 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 783-3352 Maimonides Medical Center 5008 Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: (718) 283-8932 New York Methodist Hospital 506 Sixth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 226-8500 SUNY Downstate Medical Center 445 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 270-6750 East New York Diagnostic & Treatment Center 2094 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 240-0463 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 963-6548 Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center 100 N Portland Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 260-7662

Source: New York City Human Resources Administration/ Department of Social Services; http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/downloads/pdf/pcap_brooklyn.pdf 5- MENTAL HEALTH 1-800-LIFENET, a confidential, toll-free help line for New York City residents, is operated by the Mental Health Association of NYC (www.mhaofnyc.org) in partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml) LIFENET assists people who are experiencing emotional and substance abuse problems. These problems, which may occur in the work place, at school or at home, include family difficulties, drug or alcohol abuse, depression, excessive worry, fear or anxiety, eating disorders, or one of the many serious emotional problems which can affect daily life. LIFENET operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The hotline's staff of trained mental health professionals helps callers find the most appropriate mental health and substance abuse services for their needs. LIFENET has linkages with 23 mobile crisis teams and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This unique, life-saving authority allows LIFENET to provide a prompt response to callers in urgent need of psychiatric assistance. 39    

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LIFENET is multilingual and multicultural: • • • •

In English: In Spanish: In Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean: All other languages:

(800) 543-3638 (1-800-LIFENET) (877) 298-3373 (1-877-AYUDESE) (877) 990-8585 (800-543) 3638 (1-800-LIFENET)

People in need of assistance can also call a Mobile Crisis Team directly. The staff provides a range of services including assessment, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, information and referrals, linkage with appropriate community-based mental health services for ongoing treatment, and follow up. There are four Mobile Crisis Teams in Brooklyn. To locate them: • See Table 4: Mobile Crisis Teams in Brooklyn Table 4: Mobile Crisis Teams in Brooklyn Brooklyn Community District

Telephone

5, 7, 8, 18

(718) 240-8220

Interfaith Medical Center Mon. – Thu.: 9:00am - 9:30pm Mobile Crisis Team Fri.: 9:00am - 5:00pm 1545 Atlantic Avenue Sat. & Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm Brooklyn, NY 11213

3,5,6,7,8,9, 14,16, 17

(718) 613-6618

Kings County Hospital Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program 606 Winthrop St. 7th floor, Room 2302 Brooklyn, NY 11203

Mon. – Fri: 9:00am - 10:00pm Sat.: 10:00am - 6:00pm Sun.: 11:00am - 7:00pm

5,8,9,14,16, 17,18

(718) 245-2350

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center 760 Broadway, 5th floor Brooklyn, NY 11206

Mon. - Fri.: 8:30am - 5:30pm

1,2,4,5,16

(718) 260-7725

Mobile Crisis Team Brookdale Medical Center Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program One Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11212

Hours Mon. - Fri.: 8:00am - 5:00pm Sat.: 9:00am-5:00pm Sun.: 9:00am - 5:00pm

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6- DENTAL CARE The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene no longer provides dental services in schools or specialized dental centers. However, the department has identified a series of low-cost dental clinics in each neighborhood where children can go for continuing dental care (See Table 5: Low-cost Dental Clinics for Children in Brooklyn). Please call before going to find out what kind of health/dental insurance is needed and/or accepted.

Table 5: Low-cost Dental Clinics for Children in Brooklyn (part 1 of 2) Lutheran Family Health Centers at LICH Campus 339 Hicks Street, 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 780-1243 or (718) 630-5267 Sunset Park Family Health Center 150 55th Street, Station 21 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 630-6875 Cumberland Diagnostics and Treatment Center 100 North Portland Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 260-7500 Community Healthcare Network CABS Health Center 94-98 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 388-0390, press 0 Brookdale Family Care Center at Linden 2554 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 240-8600 Be Well Primary Health Care Center 2019 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 434-0711 Park Slope family Care Center 220 13th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 832-5980 Brooklyn Plaza Center 650 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 596-9800, Ext. 256

ODA Primary Care Health Center 14-16 Heyward Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 260-4600 Williamsburg Family Health Center 99 Division Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 599-6200 Manhattan Avenue Health Center 960 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 349-8500 Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center 1413 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 636-4500 41  

 

Brooklyn Hospital Center – Downtown Campus 121 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 250-8963 Lutheran Family Health Centers CaribbeanAmerican Family Health Center 3414 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 630-2197 Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Ambulatory Care 760 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 963-8309 Brookdale Family Care Center at New Lots 465 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 240-8950

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Brooklyn Chinese Family Health Center 5008 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 210-1030 La Providencia Family Health Center 1280 DeKalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 455-900

Brownsville Multi-Service family Health Center 592 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 Tel: (718) 345-5000, Ext. 1108 Park Ridge Family Health Center 6317 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 907-8100, Ext. 2146/2147

Source: New York City DOHMH, http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/hca/hca-dentalproviders-bk.pdf

Table 5: Low-cost Dental Clinics for Children in Brooklyn (part 2 of 2) New York Methodist Family Health Center 1910 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 963-8309

Maimonides Medical Center – Ambulatory Health Pavillion 4305 13th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: (718) 871-9111 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Ambulatory Care 374 Stockholm Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 963-7174

Cabs Health Center Community Healthcare NETW 94-98 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 388-0390 press 0 East New York Diagnostics & Treatment Center 2094 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 240-0400

Source: New York City DOHMH,http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/hca/hca-dentalproviders-bk.pdf In addition, DOHMH provides an extensive list of dental providers who accept public health insurance such as Medicaid Managed Care, Family Health Plus, or Child Health Plus. To access this list of Brooklyn-based providers, visit: • http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/hca/hca-dental-directory-bk.pdf

7- HEALTH INSURANCE New York City’s Human Resources Administration’s Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access (OCHIA) works to expand access to health insurance for all New Yorkers. OCHIA partners with public and private groups to ensure that eligible uninsured New Yorkers enroll in public health insurance and to expand access to affordable private health insurance for New York City’s small businesses, sole proprietors, and working individuals.

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To qualify for free Public Health insurance, an individual adult MUST be a US citizen or legal immigrant. Non-legal immigrants are ineligible to apply. Eligibility for U.S. citizens and documented immigrants is also based on income, assets, and employment status. However, • Undocumented immigrants are eligible for the treatment of an emergency medical condition. • Undocumented children may be eligible for Child Health Plus B. • Undocumented pregnant women are eligible for Prenatal Care Assistance (see section 4, above).

To check if you qualify for free or low-cost health coverage: • Visit a Single Stop site in your neighborhood • See Table 6: Agencies assisting with public health insurance enrollment - These Brooklyn-based organizations offer assistance with eligibility review and enrollment in the public health insurance • Visit https://a069-webapps7.nyc.gov/healthinslink/IF_questions2.aspx • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/html/public_insurance/public_insurance.shtml Table 6: Agencies Assisting with Public Health Insurance Enrollment Boerum Hill East New York 35 Fourth Avenue 2094 Pitkin Avenue, Basement Brooklyn, NY 11217 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 623-7427 & 7428 Tel: (718) 922-8292 & 8293 Kings County Hospital Coney Island 441 Clarkson Avenue 30-50 West 21st Street "T" Building Nurses' Residence, 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 333-3000 & 3001 Tel: (718) 221-2300 & 2301 Source: New York City’s Human Resources Administration, http://www.nyc.gov/html/hia/html/public_insurance/enroll.shtml 8- EDUCATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene offers information on hundreds of health-related topics in a convenient and user-friendly format, including general health and wellness, diseases and conditions, chemical dependency, mental health, environmental health, public health services, health care insurance, women’s health, and more. For more information: • Visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml 43    

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APPENDIX I: FEDERALLY-FUNDED HEALTH CENTERS BROOKLYN (part 1 of 3) Caribbean-American Family Health Center 3414 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203-2714 Tel: (718) 940-9425 http://lmcmc.com Caribbean House Health Center 1167 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225-5417 Tel: (718) 778-0198 http://www.chnnyc.org Help/PSI Brooklyn Health Center 803 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11216-3903 Tel: (718) 804-0900 http://www.projectsamaritan.org Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center 517 Park Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205-1631 Tel: (718) 260- 4600 C.A.B.S. Center 94-98 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206-2501 Tel: (718) 388-0390 http://www.chnnyc.org Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. 1456 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216-2505 Tel: (718) 636-4500 http://www.bsfhc.org Renaissance Shelter 599 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233-5113 Tel: (718) 363-0814 http://www.thefloatinghospital.org Magnolia House 1424 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11233-3337 Tel: (718) 437-5201

Caribbean Women's Health Association - Site 1 3512 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203-2804 Tel: (718) 940-9501 http://www.lmcmc.com Caribbean Women's Health Association - Site 2 100 Parkside Avenue, Floor 4 Brooklyn, NY 11226-1192 Tel: (718) 826-2942 http://lmcmc.com Shore Road Family Health Center 9000 Shore Road Brooklyn, NY 11209-5401 Tel: (718) 630-8870 (718) 821-2945 http://www.lmcmc.com Brooklyn Chinese Family Health Center 5008 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-2167 Tel: (718) 210-1030 http://www.lmcmc.com Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health 1413 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216-2607 Tel: (718) 636-4500 http://www.bsfhc.org Magnolia House 1424 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11233-3337 Tel: (718) 437-5201 Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunities 89-111 Porter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237-1417 Tel: (778) 417-2535 http://www.doe.org 85 Lexington Avenue Women's Shelter 85 Lexington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238-1411 Tel: (718) 857-5600 http://www.brc.org

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APPENDIX I: FEDERALLY-FUNDED HEALTH CENTERS BROOKLYN (part 2 of 3) Help USA Brownsville Women’s Center 357 Saratoga Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233-4607 Tel: (212) 366-4459 http://www.helpusa.org Sunrise at Sheepshead Bay 2211 Emmons Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235-2792 Tel: (718) 616-1850 Brownville Multi-Service Family Health Center 592 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212-5539 Tel: (718) 345-5000 http://www.bmsfhc.org Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. 650 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217-1517 Tel: (718) 596-9800 Broadway Family Health Center 1238 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221-2906 Tel: (718) 443-2428 ODA Primary Health Care Center 14-16 Heyward Street Brooklyn, NY 11249-7823 Tel: (718) 260-4600 http://www.odahealth.org Bushwick Family Residence 1675 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11207-1495 Tel: (718) 574-2707 http://www.salvationarmy-newyork.org Auburn Assessment Center 39 Auburn Place Brooklyn, NY 11205-1946 Tel: (718) 834-6974

BMS Institute for Specialty and Integrative Services (ISIS) 259 Bristol Street Brooklyn, NY 11212-5540 Tel: (718) 345-5000 http://www.bmsfhc.org Family Support Center 6025 6th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-4004 Tel: (718) 630-7171 http://www.lmcmc.com Park Slope Family Health Center 220 13th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215-4802 Tel: (718) 832-5980 http://www.lmcmc.com St. John’s Bread and Life 75 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206-7015 Tel: (718) 574-0058 http://www.breadandlife.org ICL HCC Brooklyn 6209 16th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204-2702 Tel: (718) 234-0073 http://www.ICLhcc.org Atlantic House Shelter 2402 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233-3402 Tel: (718) 385-8335 http://www.lmcmc.com ODA Professionals 420 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211-7489 Tel: (718) 384-3476 http://www.odahealth.org Help family Center 515 Blake Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207-4502 Tel: (718) 498-4002 x515

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APPENDIX I: FEDERALLY-FUNDED HEALTH CENTERS BROOKLYN (part 3 of 3) Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, Inc. – Red Hook 120 Richards Street Brooklyn, NY 1231-1635 Tel: (71) 945- 7150 Sunrise at Mill Basin 5905 Strickland Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11234-6425 Tel: (718) 444-2600 Garden of Eden Home for Adults 1608 Stillwell Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11223-1028 Tel: (718) 236-5757 Care Management 5421 2nd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-2605 Tel: (718) 630-6885 http://www.lmcmc.com Harbor Hill Senior Center 5613 2nd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-3321 Tel: (718) 630-7588 http://www.lmcmc.com Lutheran Family Health Centers 150 55th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220-2508 Tel: (718) 630-7095 http://www.lmcmc.com Park Ridge Family Health Center 6317 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-4922 Tel: (718) 907-8100 http://www.lmcmc.com MHRA (Public Health Solutions) MIC, Fort Greene 295 Flatbush Avenue Ext, Brooklyn, NY 11201-3001 Tel: (718) 522-1144 Center for Child Development 230 60th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220-3712 Tel: (718) 439- 5600 http://www.lmcmc.com

BMS @ Genesis 360 Snediker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207-4552 Tel: (646) 459-9400 http://www.bmsfhc.org BMS @ Help Women’s Center 116 Williams Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207-2925 Tel: (718) 345-5000 http://www.bmsfhc.org Housing Works Health Services III 2640 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208-2629 Tel: (718) 277-0386 Occupational Health Services 5800 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220-3702 Tel: (718) 630-7195 http://www.lmcmc.com Barbara Kleiman Shelter 300 Skillman Avenue New York, NY 11121-1607 Tel: (718) 963-4425 http://www.lmcmc.com Brooklyn Heights Dental Campus 339 Hicks Street Brooklyn, NY 11201-5509 Tel: (718) 780-1243 Bayview Manor Home for Adults 2255 Cropsey Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11214-5705 Tel: (718) 266-5858 http://www.lmcmc.com Bay Ridge Family health Center 9711 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11209-7702 Tel: (718) 759-9126 http://www.lmcmc.com

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SECTION VII: CHILD CARE RESOURCES Hundreds of community-based institutions and nonprofit organizations, in cooperation with and under guidance of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), provide New York City residents with high-quality youth and family programs. DYCD’s primary task is to administer and allocate available City, state, and federal funds to communitybased organizations and provide the needed regulatory framework for safe and effective programs. 1- OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS (AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER) The Beacon Program Beacons are school-based community centers providing educational, cultural, recreational, athletic, and social activities to children, youth, and adults. The programs are free of charge, available to children aged six or more, and accessible regardless of immigration status. There are currently 80 Beacons in New York City and 26 in Brooklyn, operating in the afternoons and evenings, on weekends, during school holidays and vacation periods, and during the summer. Typical activities for youth include: literacy programs, tutoring, high school/college prep, math clubs, photography, basketball, chess, and martial arts. In addition, the Beacon Program commonly offers adult programs, including: General Education Diploma (GED), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), parenting skills, family relations, tenant education and advocacy For more information: • Call (212) 788-6754 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/beacon_program.shtml • See Table 1: Beacon Centers in Brooklyn Table 1: Beacon Centers in Brooklyn (part 1of 2) CAMBA CAMBA 1137 Herkemer Street 1957 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 345-5904 Tel: (718) 462-2597 Chinese American Planning Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 4812 9th Avenue 231Palmetto Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 436-5270 Tel: (718) 574-0361 -- X131 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 277-3522 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Beacon

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Table 1: Beacon Centers in Brooklyn (part 2 of 2) El Puente De Williamsburg Federation of Italian American Organization 198 S. Third Street 99 Avenue P Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11204 Tel: (718) 486-3936 Tel: (718) 232-2266 Good Shepherd Services Goodwill Industries 71 Sullivan Street 101 Park Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 522-6910 Tel: (718) 237-0852 Heartshare Heartshare 7301 Fort Hamilton Pkwy 2950 West 25th Street Brooklyn, NY 11228 Brooklyn, NY 11204 Tel: (718) 836-3620 Tel: (718) 714-0103 Police Athletic League (PAL) Police Athletic League (PAL) 370 Fountain Avenue 985 Rockaway Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11212 Tel: (718) 277-1928 Tel: (718) 485-2719 Research Foundation Research Foundation 655 Parkside Avenue 210 Chester Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11212 Tel: (718) 826-2889 Tel: (718) 498-7030 Research Foundation Research Foundation 760 Prospect Place 1023 New York Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 9530857 Tel: (718) 703-3633 SCO Family of Services SCO Family of Services 309 47th Street 272 McDonough Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Tel: (718) 492-2619 Tel: (718) 453-7004 SCO Family of Services Sesame Flyers 330 59th Street 956 East 82nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 439-5986 Tel: (718) 241-3847 Sesame Flyers St. Nicholas Preservation Corporation 905 Winthrop Avenue 424 Leonard Street Brooklyn, NY 11203 Brooklyn, NY 11222 Tel: (718) 221-8880 X 1130 Tel: (718) 388-5546 St. Nicholas Preservation Corporation YMCA/Eastern District 850 Grand Street 35 Starr Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 302-5930 Tel: (718) 947-0604 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Beacon

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Cornerstone youth programs are designed to help participants acquire the skills and attitudes they need to graduate from high school, succeed in their chosen career, and give back to the community. Typical youth activities include: literacy activities, tutoring, homework help, high school/college prep, math clubs, photography, basketball, chess, martial arts, project-based learning opportunities. In addition, the Cornerstone Programs commonly offers adult programs, including: General Education Diploma (GED), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), parenting skills, family relations, tenant education and advocacy For more information: • Call 311 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/cornerstone_program.shtml • See Table 2: Cornerstone Program Centers in Brooklyn Table 2: Cornerstone Program Centers in Brooklyn Italian American Civil Rights League at Louis H. Pink Community Center 2702 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 964-9043 Grand Street Settlement, Inc. at Bushwick/Hylan Community Center 50 Humboldt Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 453-8116 El Puente De Williamsburg at Taylor-Wythe Community Center 80 Clymer Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 333-0575 University Settlement Society of New York at Raymond V. Ingersoll Community Center 177 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 522-5604 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp at Bayview Community Center 5985 Shore Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 968-9621

Directions For Our Youth, Inc. at Cypress Hills Community Center 475 Fountain Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Tel: (718) 277-6641 Groundwork, Inc. at Sumner Community Center 862 Park Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 919-4756 Goodwill Industries of Greater New York at David G. Farragut Community Center 228 York Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 852-6318 Federation of Italian American Organization at Marlboro Community Center 2298 West 8th Street Brooklyn, NY 11223 Tel: (718) 449-1444 Heartshare Human Services at Surfside Coney Island Community Center 2947 West 28th Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (718) 449-2897

Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Cornerstone%20Program Out-of-School Time Program The Out-of-School Time (OST) Program provides a mix of academic, recreational, and cultural activities for young people from kindergarten to 12th grade. These initiatives are free of charge and organized in every neighborhood across the City. They include after-school, holiday, and summer vacation programs. 50    

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New York City's OST initiatives adopt a customized and balanced approach to maximize the programs’ benefits: safe programs in a supportive environment; a schedule that meets the needs of working parents; separate programs for elementary, middle school, and high school students; trained staff; homework help; and healthy snacks. In Brooklyn alone, there are more than 150 Out-of-School programs offered by a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations. For more information: • Call (800) 246-4646 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/out_of_school_time.shtml • See APPENDIX I: Out-of-School Time Programs in Brooklyn Teen ACTION  

Teen ACTION programs allow youth between the ages of 13 and 21 to design and implement a meaningful service project that meets a need in their community. Teen ACTION promotes the appreciation for service and civic engagement; life-skills and critical-thinking skills; supportive relationships with caring adults; commitment to academic achievement; healthy behaviors. There are currently 20 locations in Queens where young people can participate in a Teen ACTION program. For more information: • Call 311 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/teen_action.shtml • See Table 3: Teen ACTION Centers in Brooklyn Table 3: Teen ACTION Centers in Brooklyn (part 1 of 2) Hospital Audiences, Inc. Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation 883 Classon Avenue 5909 Beverly Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (212) 575-7670 ext.251 Tel: (718) 451-2200 ext.107 or (973) 896-1246 Directions For Our Youth, Inc. Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation 300 Adelphi Street 300 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (212) 362-4020 Tel: (718) 230-5400 ext. 528 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation 185 Ellery Street 101 Walton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 389-1810 Tel: (718) 230-5400 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Groundwork Inc, 125 Covert Street 595 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 821-0254 Tel: (718) 346-2200 ext.127 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Teen%20Action%20Program

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Table 3: Teen ACTION Centers in Brooklyn (part 2 of 2) Directions For Our Youth, Inc. El Puente Academy (K) 999 Jamaica Avenue 211 South 4th Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (212) 362-4020 Tel: (718) 387-0404 Chinese American Planning Council SCO Family of Services 4812 Ninth Avenue 330 59th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 358-8899 ext.131 Tel: (718) 788-3500 Brooklyn Center For Urban Environment Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 125 Stuyvesant Avenue 231 Palmetto Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Tel: (718) 788-8500 ext. 207 Tel: (718) 497-6090 Aspira of New York SCO Family of Services 424 Leonard Street 4004 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (212) 564-6880 ext.115 Tel: (718) 633-4823 SCO Family of Services Hospital Audiences, Inc. 272 Macdonough Street 1600 Rockaway Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11233 Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 919-1226 Tel: (212)575-7670 ext.246 Be'er Hagolah Institutes 671 Louisiana Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 Tel: (718) 642-6800 ext.101 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Teen%20Action%20Program

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Youth Connect Youth Connect is a free and confidential information service that connects youth to jobs, afterschool programs, and training opportunities. It enables young people to find out about existing educational services, tutoring, GED, after-school programs, recreational programs, summer activities for teens, employment opportunities, internships, and community events. People can go on-line and fill out a user-friendly form to inquire about any of the abovementioned topics. For more information: • Call (800) 246-4646 • Complete the on-line inquiry form: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/youth_connect/youth_connect_email.shtml

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The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with summer employment and educational opportunities. Participants work in a variety of entry-level jobs at government agencies, hospitals, summer camps, nonprofits, small businesses, law firms, museums, sports enterprises, and retail organizations. The Summer Youth Employment Program is designed to emphasize real-world labor experiences and expectations; increase awareness of services offered by local community-based organizations; and provide opportunities for career instruction, financial literacy training, academic improvement, and social growth. To apply for SYEP, go to https://application.nycsyep.com For more information; • Call (800) 246-4646 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/jobs/summer_youth_employment.shtml The Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP) The Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP) is a 14-week internship program for low-income young adults aged 16-24 who are not working and not in school. This program, which is offered year-round and, serves approximately 1,360 youth annually, is composed of: • • •

A 2 to 4-week orientation at selected community-based organizations, followed by A 10- to 12- week paid internship with structured work opportunities, followed by Nine months of follow-up services and assistance in placing the participants in permanent jobs, training programs, or educational settings.

For more information: • Call 311 • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/jobs/young_adult_internship_program.shtml • See Table 4: Young Adult Internship Programs in Brooklyn   Table 4: Young Adult Internship Programs in Brooklyn Good Shepherd Services Italian American Civil Rights League 82 Wyckoff Avenue 1460 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11239 Tel: (718) 366-7240 Tel: (718) 642-2180 Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Vanguard Urban Improvement Association 25 Thornton Street 1477 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 387-1600 ext.12 Tel: (718) 735-4466 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Young%20Adult%20Internship %20Program

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DYCD’s Out-of-School Youth (OSY) program is for 16-21 year-old young adults who are not connected to school or work, or who need assistance upgrading their job skills. Funded through the federal Workforce Investment Act, these programs offer: Occupational skills training Assistance with job and college placement GED preparation Support services

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Participants receive 12 months of follow-up services after completing the program. OSY programs are located in community-based organizations in all five boroughs of New York City, and offer a range of occupational training in many industries, including construction, food service, tourism, healthcare, paralegal, bookkeeping, security, education, and retail. For more information: • Call 311   • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/jobs/out_of_school_youth_program.shtml    

In-School Youth Program The In-School Youth (ISY) program provides year-round services to at-risk, low-income high school juniors and seniors who meet certain eligibility requirements. ISY services are provided by 72 contractors in all five boroughs, 15 of which operate in Brooklyn. The goals of the ISY program are to ensure that participants graduate from high school, pursue college education, and develop career goals. The main services include: objective needs assessments; individualized service strategies; guidance and counseling services; career planning guide; paid internship opportunities and summer work program; tutoring; college preparation and out-of-city college trips; project-based leadership activities; and sports, arts, technology and recreation activities. All In-School Youth program participants are guaranteed employment in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), a subsidized summer work experience. For more information: • Call 311 • See Table 5: In-School Youth (ISY) Program Sites in Brooklyn

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Table 5: In-School Youth Program Sites in Brooklyn Be'er Hagolah Institutes Global Kids, Inc. 671 Louisiana Avenue 600 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Tel: (718) 642-6800 Tel: (212) 226-0130 YMCA of Greater New York/Greenpoint Asociaciones Dominicanas, Inc. 257 North 6th Street 202 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (212) 912-2265 Tel: (718) 599-2386 Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Chinese American Planning Council/Brooklyn 1368 Fulton Street 4812 9th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 636-6930 Tel: (718) 492-0409 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation East NY Development Corporation 999 Jamaica Avenue 2644 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Tel: (718) 647-2800 Tel: (718) 566-2127 Italian American Civil Rights League National Society For Hebrew Day Schools 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue 712 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 642-2180 Tel: (718) 252-4446 Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Research Foundation of CUNY Island, Inc. Medgar Evers College 2800 Ocean Parkway 1150 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tel: (718) 449-5000 Tel: (718) 270-5169 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council SCO Family of Services 1474 Gates Avenue 153 35th Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 381-9653 x119 Tel: (718) 840-1640 Sesame Flyers International, Inc. 956 East 82nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 693-0500 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=InSchool%20Youth%20Program%20%28ISY%29%20/Transition%20to%20Adulthood%20%28ISYTTA%29

3- EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) administers the largest publiclyfunded childcare system in the country, serving approximately 120,000 infants, toddlers, and school-aged children. The two major programs are the Child Care Program and the Head Start Program. ACS does not directly operate childcare programs, but children are served through contractual agreements with hundreds of private, non-profit organizations that operate childcare programs in communities across the city. 55    

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Child Care Program Children between the ages of two months and 12 years are cared for either in group childcare centers that are licensed by the Department of Health or in the homes of childcare providers that are registered by the Department of Health. ACS-subsidized child care serves a dual purpose: • It promotes family well-being by allowing parents to maintain employment, supporting child protective, foster care and preventive services, and serving families that are homeless or need child care for medical or social reasons. • It provides the children with a solid foundation for appropriate development and education. For comprehensive information about day care programs or to apply for child care, call 311 or (212) 341-0900. In order for a family to receive subsidized child care services, the family must meet specific financial and social eligibility criteria that are determined by federal, state, and local regulations. In order to determine whether a family is eligible for subsidized child care, the parent(s) must appear at an eligibility interview at an ACS child care office. For a comprehensive list of the more than 125 ACS-approved Child Care facilities in Brooklyn: • Visit

http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20 Contacts.pdf

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See APPENDIX II: Contracted Child Care Program Directory Brooklyn

Head Start Program Head Start, a federally-funded, family-centered child development program, offers educational activities for children age 3 to 5, and a wide variety of opportunities and support services for their families. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) sponsors more than 250 Head Start centers in neighborhoods throughout New York City, 90 of which are located in Brooklyn. Every one of them offers a safe, caring environment where both children and parents come to learn and grow and achieve. And every Head Start program is totally free. For more information about Head Start: • Call (212) 232-0966 or 311 for details regarding Head Start and how to find centers in their neighborhoods • Visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf • See APPENDIX III: Head Start Programs in Brooklyn

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4- HEALTH SERVICES For affordable health care and dental services for children, see SECTION VI: HEALTH CARE RESOURCES APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 1 of 8) American Italian Coalition of Organizations 292 Court Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 855-1778 Be'er Hagolah Institutes 671 Louisiana Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 (718) 642-6800 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp. 1500 East 92nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11236 (917) 968-0193 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp. 1866 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11229 (917) 842-5421

Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 270-2600 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp. 1420 East 68th Street Brooklyn, NY 11234 (917) 952-4893 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp. 6302 Avenue U Brooklyn, NY 11234 (917) 952-0213 Bergen Basin Community Development Corp. 101-24 Seaview Ave. (Temporary) Brooklyn, NY 11236 (917) 968-2254

Bergen Beach Youth Organization 3829 Avenue K Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 986-9837 Bergen Beach Youth Organization 4011 Fillmore Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11234 (917) 533-3724 Big Brothers/Big Sisters Inc. of NYC 280 Shepherd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 235-9166 Brighton Neighborhood Association, Inc. 1075 Ocean View Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 (718) 891-0800 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services 1224 Park Place Brooklyn, NY 11213, (646) 369-9430 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services 574 Dumont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (347) 834-3096 Brooklyn Center For Urban Environment

Bergen Beach Youth Organization 5101 Avenue M Brooklyn, NY 11234 (917) 538-3776 Bergen Beach Youth Organization 1037 East 54th Street Brooklyn, NY 11234 (917) 538-5567 Big Five Block Association Inc. 995 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 (718) 363-3211 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services 970 Vermont Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 649-4119 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services 700 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (347) 834-3097 Brooklyn Center For Urban Environment 261 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 788-8500 Brooklyn Children’s Museum 57  

 

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1251 Prospect Place 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 788-8500 (718) 735-4400 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time  

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 2 of 8) Brooklyn Chinese American Association 1031 59th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 (718) 438-0008 Bushwick Community Action Association, Inc. 272 Moffat Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 574-0130 CAMBA 790 East New York Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 774-0762 & (718) 733-3343 CAMBA 241 Emerson Place Brooklyn, NY 11205 (646) 773-1495 CAMBA 85 Watkins Street Brooklyn, NY 11212, (718) 922-0796 CAMBA 330 Rugby Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 693-3825 CAMBA 18 Marlborough Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 (347) 581-4662 Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. 1314 Putnam Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 (718) 574-0261 Chinese American Planning Council 1970 Homecrest Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 627-6373 Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 200 Woodbine Street Brooklyn, NY 11221

Brooklyn Chinese American Association 2200 Gravesend Neck Road Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 438-0008 CAMBA 1957 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 282-5575 & (718) 462-2597 CAMBA 11 Bartlett Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 302-2765 CAMBA 787 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 (718) 573-7593 CAMBA 7109 6th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 921-2486 CAMBA 601 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 287-1216 Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. 49 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 875-8801 & (646) 619-1004 Chinese American Planning Council 1601 80th Street Brooklyn, NY 11214 (212) 431-9124 Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 100 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718) 497-6090 Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 231 Palmetto Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 58  

 

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(718) 497-6090 (718) 574-0361 Coalition for Hispanic Family Services Community Counseling and Mediation 515 Knickerbocker Avenue 810 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 497-6090 (718) 230-5100 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time  

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 3 of 8) Community Counseling and Mediation 130 Rochester Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 230-5100 Community Counseling and Mediation 600 Kingston Avenue, 2nf floor Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 230-5100 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 528 Ridgewood Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 235-1028 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 858 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 235-2345 Directions For Our Youth, Inc. 209 York Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (646) 592-0754 Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst 7802 Bay Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11214 (718) 331-6800 Episcopal Social Services 684 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11203 (917) 558-3298 Flatbush Action Community Day Care Center 525 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 693-9891 Flatbush Development Corporation 1100 Newkirk Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 (718) 859-3800 Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center 36 Ford Street

Community Counseling and Mediation 600 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 230-5100 Council of Neighborhood Organizations, Inc. 41Street & 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 (347) 451-7809 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 158 Richmond Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 715-8605 Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 277-3522 El Puente De Williamsburg 211 South 4th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 387-0404 Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Brooklyn 6015 18th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204 (718) 236-3187 Flatbush Development Corporation 700 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11218 (718) 859-3800 Fort Green Senior Citizen Council, Inc. 972 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 622-8622 Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center 671 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718) 638-8686 Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center 791 Empire Boulevard 59  

 

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Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 467-4270 (718) 467-4270 Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center George C. Conliffe Child Care Center 443 St. Marks Avenue 1435 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11213 (718) 638-8686 (718) 778-1498 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 4 of 8) Global Kids, Inc. 883 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 (718) 230-6300 Good Shepherd Services 50 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222 (718) 218-9301 Good Shepherd Services 27 Huntington Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 222-9561 Groundwork Inc. 700 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 346-2200 Groundwork Inc. 330 Alabama Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 346-2200 Haitian American 1491 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718) 756-0253 Hospital Audiences, Inc. 400 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 (917) 701-6604 Madison Square Boys & Girls Club 2245 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 462-6100 Midwood Development Corporation 2515 Avenue L Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 859-3011 Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, Inc.

Global Kids, Inc. 150 Albany Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 (212) 226-0130 Good Shepherd Services 317 Hoyt Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 625-5876 Groundwork Inc. 300 Wyona Street Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 346-2200 Groundwork Inc. 875 Williams Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 346-2200 Haitian American 813 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 (718) 771-3800 Heartshare Human Services 211 72nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 567-2365 Long Island University 300 Adelphi Street Brooklyn, NY 11205 (718) 488-1514 Madison Square Boys & Girls Club 240 Nassau Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 625-4295 Midwood Development Corporation 1599 East 22nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 (718) 859-3011 National Society For Hebrew Day Schools 12 Franklin Avenue 60  

 

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427 38th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 252-4446 (718) 832-5858 New Life Child Development Corporation New Life Child Development Corporation 408 Grove Street 295 Woodbine Street Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718) 417-4206 (718) 821-3432 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time    

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 5 of 8) New York Junior Tennis League 415 Avenue S Brooklyn, NY 11223 (718) 645-1907 New York Junior Tennis League 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11239 (718) 642-6538 New York Junior Tennis League 1060 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 (347) 417-8189 North Brooklyn Development Corp 124 Monitor Street Brooklyn, NY 11222 (718) 501-2861 Police Athletic League, Inc. 495 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 (718) 230-8477 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council 220 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718) 381-9653 School Settlement 131 Norman Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222 (718) 599-9224 SCO Family of Services 153 35th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 840-1620 SCO Family of Services 309 47th Street

New York Junior Tennis League 108 Montrose Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 782-2930 New York Junior Tennis League 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 (917) 526-9893 New York Junior Tennis League 80 Underhill Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 (347) 417-8189 Police Athletic League, Inc. 370 Fountain Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 (718) 277-1928 Research Foundation of CUNY/Medgar Evers College 655 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 804-8828 Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council 1474 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 (718) 381-9653 School Settlement 120 Jackson Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 389-1810 SCO Family of Services 590 Sheffield Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 485-5130 SCO Family of Services 820 Hancock Street 61  

 

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Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11233 (718) 492-2619 & (718) 788-3500 (718) 443-8527 SCO Family of Services SCO Family of Services th 330 59 Street 990 Dekalb Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11221 (718) 439-5986 (718) 602-6082 SCO Family of Services Sephardic Community Center 4004 Fourth Avenue 1901 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11232 Brooklyn, NY 11223 (718) 788-3500 (718) 954-3145 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time    

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 6 of 8) Sesame Flyers International, Inc. 956 East 82nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11236 (718) 693-0500 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 1137 Herkimer Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 (617) 877-9744 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 300 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 (718) 230-5400 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 1084 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11212 (718) 342-1144 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 101 Walton Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 (917) 596-6603 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 265 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233 (718) 526-4884 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 427 38th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 469-4395 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. 101 Maujer Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 599-9224

Shorefront YM-YWHA 1075 Ocean View Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 (347) 258-3400 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 2240 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 (718) 922-1145 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 1001 East 100th Street Brooklyn, NY 11236 (718) 251-4411 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 5909 Beverley Road Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718) 451-2200 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 223 Graham Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 387-5641 Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc. 330 Rugby Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 (718) 469-4395 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. 185 Ellery Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 599-9224 St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. 325 South 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 599-9224 62  

 

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St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Improvement 6500 16th Avenue 8787 24th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204 Brooklyn, NY 11214 (718) 621-3483 (917) 757-8950 St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Improvement 7601 19th Avenue 1400 Benson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11214 Brooklyn, NY 11228 (718) 236-0971 (718) 236-5447 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time    

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 7 of 8) Sunset Bay Community Services, Inc 343 Warren Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 237-9578 The Salvation Army 601 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 (212) 337-7254 & (718) 638-1607 The Salvation Army 1151 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 (212) 337-7254 & (718) 455-4103 United Community Day Care Center, Inc 613 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11207 (718) 385-1201 University Settlement Society of New York 1060 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 (917) 828-6376 Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov 4706 10th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 (718) 972-2900 YMCA of Greater New York/Bedford Stuyvesant 195 Sanford Street Brooklyn, NY 11205 (917) 531-7338 YMCA of Greater New York/Dodge YMCA 450 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. 237 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 832-4281 The Salvation Army 280 Riverdale Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11212 (718) 345-7050 The Salvation Army 520 50th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 (718) 438-1771 University Settlement Society of New York 70 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11218 (917) 828-6377 University Settlement Society of New York 211 8th Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 (917) 337-3211 Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov 1402 40th Street Brooklyn, NY 11218 (718) 963-1212 YMCA of Greater New York/Dodge YMCA 419 Waverly Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 (718) 398-3134 YMCA of Greater New York/Dodge YMCA 37 Hicks Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 63  

 

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(646) 996-3306 (718) 834-6722 YMCA of Greater New York/Flatbush Branch YMCA of Greater New York/Flatbush Branch 2424 Batchelder Street 3117 Avenue W Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11229 (718) 469-8100 (718) 469-8100 YMCA of Greater New York/Greenpoint YMCA of Greater New York/Prospect Park 157 Wilson Street 515 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 389-3700 (718) 788-0243 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time

APPENDIX I OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 8 of 8) YMCA of Greater New York/North Brooklyn YMCA of Greater New York/Prospect Park YMCA 1940 Benson Avenue 125 Humboldt Street Brooklyn, NY 11214 Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 621-5360 (718) 783-8300 YMCA of Greater New York/Prospect Park Young Dancers In Repertory, Inc. 330 18th Street 7805 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215 Brooklyn, NY 11228 (718) 965-0390 (347) 702-7155 YWCA of the City of New York (Main Branch) YWCA of the City of New York (Main Branch) 3314 Neptune Avenue 111 Bristol Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11212 (347) 835-0952 (718) 495-7801 YWCA of the City of New York (Main Branch) YWCA of the City of New York (Main Branch) 2929 West 30th Street 2840 West 12th Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Brooklyn, NY 11224 (718) 996-3800 (917) 817-2527 YWCA of the City of New York (Main Branch) 2609 East 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11235 (917) 442-6990 Source:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/search.shtml?program=Out%20of%20School%20Time

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APPENDIX II CHILD CARE PROGRAMS (THAT CONTRACTED WITH NYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES)

BROOKLYN (part 1 of 9) BBCS Duffield Children’s Center Stagg Street Center For Child 101 Fleet Place 77-83 Stagg Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Dorothy Hartigan Matilde Seary 718-310-5635   718-388-1396   Farragut Children Center Sumner Children's Center 32 Navy Street 860 Park Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Greg Knell Elena Jaffe 718-875-7635   718-455-3471   Our Children's Center Tompkins Children’s Center 300 Jay Street 730 Park Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Cheryl Greene Marcia Thompson 718-260-5192   718-782-9140   Warren Street Center For Children & Families United Community Of Williamsburg Day Care 343 Warren Street 152 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Risa Young/Mary Perez Jose Gonzalez 718-237-9578   718-443-0134   Friends Of Crown Heights #4 Audrey Johnson Day Care 141 East 40th Street 272 Moffat Street Brooklyn, NY 11203 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Rosalia William Julie Dent 718-284-2184   718-574-0130   Learner's Haven Day Care Center Bishop Gregory Martin ECA 432 Rutland Road 370 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Arlethia Willis Daisy Perry 718-493-3895   718-342-3700   BBCS Family Day Care Network Boulevard Nursery School 285 Myrtle Avenue 2150 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Dorothy Hartigan Coralie Hook 718-310-5635   718-649-2295   Billy Martin Child Development Center Children's Corner Day Care Center 333 Classon Avenue 565 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Denise Rivera Gwenevere Goodwin 718-857-5630   718-346-3470   Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf     65    

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BROOKLYN (part 2 of 9) Tabernacle Church Of God East New York Family Day Care 34-52 Kosciusko Street 565 Livonia Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Zadie Davis Asia Smith 718-638-3238   718-498-0666   Aguadilla Day Care Center Grand Street Settlement Children & Family Ctr 656 Willoughby Avenue 783 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Eva Martin Rebeca Rodriguez 718-443-2900   718-418-1727   Graham Child Care Center John Coker Day Care Center 222 Graham Avenue 1375 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Alice B. Owens Ronalee Hodge 718-625-3810   718-452-1414   Marcy Children's Center Morris L Eisenstein Learning 494 Marcy Avenue 613 New Lots Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Ruben Betinol Edward Hawkins 718-855-7252   718-385-1201   Mary Mcleod Bethune Day Care Center New Lots Schenck Day Care Center 360 Pulaski Street 653 Schenck Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Eileen Fredericks Kathy Chase 718-455-5137   718-257-4844   Robert F. Kennedy Child Care Center St. Malachy Day Care Center 741 Flushing Avenue 220 Hendrix Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 Brooklyn, NY 11207 Cleola Anderson Lorna Johnson 718-782-0766   718-647-0966   Urban Strategies #2 College Community Child Care Center 452 Pennsylvania Avenue 2804-06 Glenwood Road Brooklyn, NY 11207 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Jacquelyn Wharton Cassandra Boston 718-346-8708   718-434-1693   BDC Early Childhood Services Flatbush YMCA Nursery 888 Fountain Avenue 1401 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Michelle Swan Tammie Robinson 718-235-8800   718-469-8100 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf     66    

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BROOKLYN (part 3 of 9) Charles Hamilton ECA Bedford Harrison Day Care Center 2505 Pitkin Avenue 60 Harrison Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Donna Waller Miriam Lefkowitz 718-235-9708   718-387-8837   Child Development Support Corp Community & Parents Day Care Center 668 Logan Street 243 South 2nd Street 2Fl Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Venessa Funderburke Kathy Malloy 718-272-7863   718-388-3434   Cypress Hills Child Care Center Francis Of Paola 108 Pine Street 201 Conselyea Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Jerome Bass Madeline Rivera 718-647-5005   212-780-2533   Faith, Hope & Charity Family Day Care Graham Windham Child Care 668 Logan Street 110 Taylor Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Venessa Funderburke Elizabeth Yusupova 718-272-7863   718-782-9363   Georgia L Mc Murray Day Care Center Jonathan Williams Day Care Center 675 Lincoln Avenue 321 Roebling Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Maria Eve Gomez Alice B.Owens 718-235-1215   718-625-3810   Hubert A Morrell Early Development Center Nuestros Ninos 3 921 Hegeman Avenue 161 South 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Carmen Soriano Miriam L Cruz 718-649-6124   718-218-8725   Luis Munoz Marin ECA Nuestros Ninos Child Development Services 851 Liberty Avenue 384 South 4th Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Robin Nickens Miriam Cruz 718-235-7300   718-218-8275   Marie Durdin Child Care Center Nuestros Ninos II 2700 Linden Boulevard 243 South 2nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Alice B. Owens Miriam L Cruz 718-625-3810   718-218-8275 Source:http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20 Contacts.pdf     67    

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BROOKLYN (part 4 of 9) Maxine Turner ECA Small World Day Care Center 668 Logan Street 211 Ainslie Street Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Victoria Omotade Agnes Digruccio 718-272-4117   718-963-0330   Pine Street Day Care Center Yeled V' Yalda Torah Day Care Center 374 Pine Street 12 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Alice B Owens Linda Pachtinger 718-625-3810   718-686-3700   Sylvia Klein Child Care Center Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov 720 Euclid Avenue 638 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Alice B. Owens Zalmen Gombo 718-625-3810   718-963-1212   Urban Strategies Day Care Center Brownsville Child Care Center 1091 Sutter Avenue 1592 East New York Brooklyn, NY 11208 Brooklyn, NY 11212 J. Armistead Marg Rodriguez 718-647-7700   718-735-9749   Morris Koppelman EDC Ace Early Childhood Center 774 Saratoga Avenue 199 14th Street 2nd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Grace Hooper Michelle Rehfeld 718-345-6668   718-788-2668   Nat Azarow Day Care Center & Head Start Alonzo A Daughtry Memorial #2 232 Powell Street 333 Second Street Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Jeanette Croskey Karen S Daughtry 718-346-0924   718-499-2066   Salvation Army Sutter Avenue Park Slope Family Day Care 20 Sutter Avenue 333 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Emma F Mosley Anna Cruz 718-773-3041   718-788-7803   Salvation Army Brownsville Shirley Chisholm #2 280 Riverdale Avenue 333 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Novie Walker Phillip David 212-342-5575   718-756-1721 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf  

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BROOKLYN (part 5 of 9) Salvation Army Brownsville Family Day Care Friends Of Crown Heights #1 20 Sutter Avenue 671-675 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Judith Perez Clarice Greaves/Denyse James 718-735-6519   718-638-8686   William F Boyland ECA Friends Of Crown Hghts #2 382 Sutter Avenue 671-675 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11212 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Muhammad Bey Daryl Davis 718-342-3890   718-638-8686   196 Albany Avenue Daycare Inc Haitian American Day Care Center # 1 196 Albany Avenue 1491 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Oliver Spanrow Frances Hannah 718-773-0071   718-756-0253   Edward L. Cleveland Day Care Center Haitian American Day Care Center #3 1185 Park Place 813 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Iris Irizzary Patricia Jackson 718-778-6559   718-771-3800   Friends Of Crown Heights #1 St John’s Day Care Center 36 Ford Street 813 Sterling Place Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Emerita Murrell Virginia Willis 718-467-4270   718-756-0496   George C. Conliffe Child Care Center Salvation Army Bedford 1435 Prospect Place 110 Kosciusko Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Mary Talley Candice Watkins 718-778-1498   718-552-2690   John Edward Bruce #2 Alonzo A Daughtry Memorial 196 Albany Avenue 460 Atlantic Avenue 3rd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Fredrick Bodie Shirley Brunswick 718-773-5794   718-596-1993   Ohel Sarah Day Care Center Bethel Baptist Day Care 771 Crown Street 242 Hoyt Street Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Rifkah Tennenbaum Joan Morris 718-756-8300   718-834-9292 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf     69    

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BROOKLYN (part 6 of 9) Park Place Day Care Center Graham Windham 963 Park Place 540 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Sheila Fye Gail Jean 718-778-8558   718-875-1167   United Lubavitcher Day Care Helen Owen Carey Child Development Center 570 Crown Street 71 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, NY 11213 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Rabbi E Davis Leonard Fennell 718-774-4131   718-638-4100   Nevins Day Care Center Cornerstone Day Care Center 460 Atlantic Avenue 289 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Alice B. Owens Alonzo Best 718-625-3810   718-574-8300   Strong Place Day Care Fennell Day Care Center 242 Hoyt Street 600 Hart Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Lorraine Pennisi Gloria Buenaventura 718-624-2993   718-386-7889   Action Nursery Horace E. Greene Day Care 1019 46th Street 600 Hart Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Mendel Silverman Irma Varner 718-854-7778   718-455-8950   Beth Jacob Day Care Center Little Sun People Too 1363 46th Street 265 Marcus Garvey Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Miriam Berg Mandisa Mchawi 718-435-5755   718-574-8808   Gan Day Care Center Inc Roundtable Child Care 4206-10 15th Avenue 1175 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Carol Hubner Doris Gumbs 718-435-2812   718-443-4500   Tashbar Learning Center Salvation Army Bushwick 1349 50th Street 1151 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11221 Dorothy Klein Novie Walker 718-853-8891   212-352-5575 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf   70    

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APPENDIX II CHILD CARE PROGRAMS (THAT CONTRACTED WITH NYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES)

BROOKLYN (part 7 of 9) Vincent J. Caristo Child Care Center Cooper Park Child Care Center 5901 13th Avenue 292 Frost Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11222 Robin Gluck Charlotte Striggles 718-853-8300   718-389-5959   Zion Day Care Center John Oravecz Child Care Center 5000 14th Avenue 25 Nassau Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11222 H. Rottenberg Diana Sito 718-438-2862   718-782-2728   Bay Ridge Child Care Center Friends Of Crown Heights #6 314-322 Forty Fourth Street 49 Avenue W Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11223 Alice B Owens Patrick Roundtree 718-625-3810   718-372-8207   Brooklyn Chinese-American Coney Island Child Care Center 812 54th Street 2757 West 33rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tiffany Chung Simona Ballard 718-438-0008   718-946-8759   Georgia L Mcmurray Batkids Coney Island Community Day Care Center 140 58th Street 2960 West 27th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Alice B Owens Rosalyn Jones 718-625-3810   718-372-6200   Magical Years ECC PAL Carey Gardens Day Care Center 230 60th Street 2964 West 23rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Risa Young Mona Essman 917-455-3791   718-372-4044   St. Andrews Community Day Care Center PAL La Puerta Abierta 4917 Fourth Avenue 2864 West 21st Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Janet Graciano Sandrine Kelley 718-492-9678   718-373-1100   200 Central Avenue Day Care Center Inc Roberta Bright Early Learn 200 Central Avenue 3001 West 37th Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Ms. Doris Smith Marg Rodriguez 718-453-5500   718-735-9749 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf

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BROOKLYN (part 8 of 9) Big Five Block Day Care Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center # 4 995 Carroll Street 33 Somers Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11233 June B Rogers Khamele Mcleod 718-774-8203   718-773-3947   Friends Of Crown Heights #3 Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center #1 317 Rogers Avenue 2023 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Griselda Velasquez Philip David 718-771-8075   718-756-1721   Hawthorne Corners Day Care Center Shirley Chisholm Day Care Center 1950 Bedford Avenue 69-71 Saratoga Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Sheila M Foster Philip David 718-282-7200   718-756-1721   Mosdoth Day Care Center Breukelen Recreation Room 420 Lefferts Avenue 717 East 105th Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11236 Chaya Zaetz Susan Lovegrove 718-756-2020   718-649-1463   Flatbush Action Comm. Day Care Center John F. Kennedy Child Care Center 525 Parkside Avenue 103-15 Farragut Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11236 Petulind L Blake Rachel Drossos 718-693-9891   718-272-8751   Friends Of Crown Heights #5 Bethesda Day Care Center 1886 Nostrand Avenue 319 Stanhope Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Hestelle Nichols Ronald Mandile 718-284-9196   718-443-7567   Grace Pre-School Day Care Center New Life Child Care Center 525 Parkside Avenue 295 Woodbine St Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Helene Reisman Sonia Vera 718-856-6700   718-821-3432   Kids Etcetera Day Care Center New Life Child Dev Center II 1331 Flatbush Avenue 408 Grove Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Jasmin Hoyt Dora Brown 718-693-8446   718-417-4206 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf  

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BROOKLYN (part 9 of 9) Hebrew Institute for Deaf & Exceptional PAL Quincy Day Care Center Children 5 Quincy Street 1401 Avenue I Brooklyn, NY 11238 Brooklyn, NY 11230 Luz Overman Grice Judith Taichman 718-638-3400   718-377-7507   Court Street Children's Center Young Minds Day Care 292 Court Street 972 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Jerry Chiappetta Mr. Nubian 718-256-3445   718-622-8622   P.A.L . Miccio Day Care Center Advent Daycare Center 595 Clinton Street 265 Sumpter Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Doris Montgomery George Duncan 718-852-4560   718-452-1200   Sunset Park Family Daycare Brevoort Children's Center 4222 Fourth Avenue 250 Ralph Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11232 Brooklyn, NY 11233 Joan Reid Pamela Lindo-Butts 718-768-1012   718-778-1069   Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/Brooklyn%20EarlyLearn%20Centers%20and%20Contacts .pdf    

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HEAD START PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 1 of 5) Builders Farragut Children’s Center 32 Navy Street Brooklyn, New York 11201 Tel: (718) 875-­‐7635 & (718) 875-­‐7555 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 1601 42nd Street Brooklyn, New York 11204 Tel: (718) 871-­‐2501 ext 206 Medgar Evers College H.S. Site 2 315 Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11205 Tel: (718) 622-­‐3734 Builders Robert F. Kennedy Child Dev. Ctr. 741 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11206 Tel: (718) 782-­‐0766 Bushwick United Head Start 153 Johnson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11206 Tel: (718) 599-­‐2829 Bushwick United Head Start 136 Stanhope Street Brooklyn, New York 11206 Tel: (718) 443-­‐0685

Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 407 East 53rd Street Brooklyn, New York 11203 Tel: (718) 485-­‐0020 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 5110 18th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11204 Tel: (718) 871-­‐9100 ext 124 & (718) 871-­‐3085 Medgar Evers Smiling Faces Christian DCC 381 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11205 Tel: (718) 622-­‐3734 Bushwick Jackie Johnson Head Start 136 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11206 Tel: (718) 384-­‐1022 Builders St. Joseph’s Head Start 300 Vernon Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11206 Tel: (718) 455-­‐5900/1 Grand Street Settlement/ Grand Street Martin de Porres DCC 783 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11207 Tel: (718) 497-­‐1835 Builders St. Malachy’s Day Care Center East New York Head Start 220 Hendrix Street 665 Blake Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11207 Brooklyn, New York 11207-­‐4701 Tel: (718) 647-­‐0966 & (718) 647-­‐0873 Tel: (718) 342-­‐1301 The Hubert A. Morrell E.C.A Ctr#2 P.A.L. Arnold & Marie Schwartz 921 Hegeman Avenue 127 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11207 Brooklyn, New York 11207 Tel: (718) 649-­‐6124 Tel: (718) 342-­‐4725/26/4141 ext. 25 Faith Hope & Charity Luis Munoz Marin Faith Hope & Charity The Charles Hamilton E.C.A. Center#4 E.C.A Ctr #5 851 Liberty Avenue 2505 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11208 Brooklyn, New York 11208 Tel: (718) 235-­‐7300 Tel: (718) 235-­‐9708 Urban Strategies Head Start National Family Head Start 1091 Sutter Avenue 3017 Glenwood Road Brooklyn, New York 11210 Brooklyn, New York 11208-­‐3605 Tel: (718) 859-­‐7705/7720 Tel: (718) 235-­‐6151/8 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf  

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APPENDIX III HEAD START PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 2 of 5) Builders Padre Kennedy 288 Berry Street Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 387-­‐8020 & (718) 387-­‐3679 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 12 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 858-­‐0951 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 563 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 302-­‐7520 & (718) 384-­‐1430 Yeshiva Head Start 1 274 Keap Street Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 486-­‐6500 ext 122

Williamsburg Y Head Start 64-­‐70 Division Avenue Brooklyn, New York, 11211 Tel: (718) 387-­‐0229 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 204 Keap Street Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 388-­‐5491 Yeshiva Head Start 2 638 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11211 Tel: (718) 388-­‐2800 ext 128 Brooklyn Kindergarten Nat Azarow DCC Head Start 232 Powell Street Brooklyn, New York 11212 Tel: (718) 346-­‐0924 Faith Hope & Charity Faith Hope & Charity The Morris Koppelman Center #1 The William F. Boyland Center#3 774 Saratoga Avenue 382 Sutter Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11212 Brooklyn, New York 11212 Tel: (718) 345-­‐6675 Tel: (718) 342-­‐3890 P.A.L. World of Creative Experiences Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 280 Livonia Avenue 667 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11212 Brooklyn, New York 11213 Tel: (718) 345-­‐5219/20/21 Tel: (718) 778-­‐8654 National Family Head Start Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 8885 26th Avenue 260 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11214 Brooklyn, New York 11216 Tel: (718) 265-­‐2359 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0722 Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start Medgar Evers Head Start 1 262 Lexington Avenue 71 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York 11216 Brooklyn, New York 11217 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0760 Tel: (718) 783-­‐8667 P.A.L. World of Little People Head Start Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 565 Baltic Street 600 McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11218 Brooklyn, New York 11217-­‐2453 Tel: (718) 854-­‐7192 Tel: (718) 596-­‐2666/0222 Yeled V’Yalda Head Start Yeshiva Head Start 3 571 McDonald Avenue 1402 40th Street Brooklyn New York 11218 Brooklyn, New York 11218-­‐3807 Tel: (718) 851-­‐0316 & (718) 633-­‐2232 Phone: (718) 686-­‐3750 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf

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APPENDIX III HEAD START PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 3 of 5) Zion Head Start Builders Vincent J. Caristo Child Dev. Center 5000 14th Avenue 5901 13th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219 Brooklyn, New York 11219 Tel: (718) 438-­‐2862 Tel: (718) 853-­‐8300 Yeled V’Yalda Tashbar Learning Center Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 1353 50th Street 4206 15th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219 Brooklyn, New York 11219 Tel: (718) 853-­‐8891 Tel: (718) 686-­‐5500 ext 219 Yeled V’Yalda Beth Jacob Day Care Center Yeshiva Head Start 4 6 1363 46th Street 4706 10th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219 Brooklyn, New York 11219 Tel: (718) 435-­‐5755 & (718) 686-­‐3700 Tel: (718) 972-­‐2902 & (718) 972-­‐2900 The United Methodist Christ United Methodist The Bridge Street Head Start Head Start 281 Stuyvesant Avenue 4419 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11221-­‐1623 Brooklyn, New York 11220-­‐1403 Tel1: (718) 455-­‐3686 & (718) 455-­‐3593 Tel: (718) 435-­‐6540 Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 214 Stuyvesant Avenue 275 Marcus Garvey Blvd Brooklyn, New York 11221 Brooklyn, New York 11221 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0695 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0500 Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 971 Dekalb Avenue 510-­‐522 Quincy Street Brooklyn, New York 11221 Brooklyn, New York 11221 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0681 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0500 Builders St. Barbara’s Head Start McDonough‐ Citadel Day Care 139 Menahan Street 180 Malcolm X Blvd. Brooklyn, New York 11221 Brooklyn, New York 11221 Tel: (718) 443-­‐9800/1 Tel: (718) 602-­‐6436 Bushwick United Head Start Hospital Clinic/ACE Integration 331 Central Avenue 1419-­‐23 Broadway Brooklyn, New York 11221 Brooklyn, New York 11221 Tel: (718) 453-­‐9040 Tel: (718) 443-­‐3917 ext 222 Builders John Oravez Child Dev. Center Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 25 Nassau Avenue 901 Quentin Road Brooklyn, New York 11222 Brooklyn, New York 11223 Tel: (718) 782-­‐2727 Tel: (718) 375-­‐7100 & (718) 998-­‐6814 Builders Madeleine Jones Head Start #2 Builders Coney Island Day Care Center 3415 Neptune Avenue 2757 West 33rd Street Brooklyn, New York 11224 Brooklyn, New York 11224 Tel: (718) 266-­‐5962/87 Tel: (718) 946-­‐8759 & (718) 946-­‐9722 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf    

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APPENDIX III HEAD START PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 4 of 5) Builders John Oravez Child Dev. Center Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 25 Nassau Avenue 901 Quentin Road Brooklyn, New York 11222 Brooklyn, New York 11223 Tel: (718) 782-­‐2727 Tel: (718) 375-­‐7100 & (718) 998-­‐6814 Builders Madeleine Jones Head Start #2 Builders Coney Island Day Care Center 3415 Neptune Avenue 2757 West 33rd Street Brooklyn, New York 11224 Brooklyn, New York 11224 Tel: (718) 266-­‐5962/87 Tel: (718) 946-­‐8759 & (718) 946-­‐9722 Medgar Evers Charles Romain CUNY CDC Yeled V’Yalda Mosdoth Day Care Center 1150 Carroll Street 420 Lefferts Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11225 Brooklyn, New York 11225 Tel: (718) 622-­‐3734 Tel: (718) 756-­‐2020 Builders Depaul Head Start St. Mark’s Head Start 231 East 17th Street 2017 Beverly Road Brooklyn, New York 11226 Brooklyn, New York 11226 Tel: (718) 693-­‐5488 Tel: (718) 287-­‐7300 ext. 25 P.A.L. Miccio Head Start P.A.L. Miccio Day Care Center 120 West 9th Street 595 Clinton Street Brooklyn, New York 11231 Brooklyn, New York 11231-­‐2453 Tel: (718) 624-­‐6223/2 Tel: (718) 852-­‐4560/2617 Builders Sunset Park Head Start Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 4222 Fourth Avenue 265 Decatur Street Brooklyn, New York 11232 Brooklyn, New York 11233 Tel: (718) 768-­‐1013/2 & (718) 768-­‐1047 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0839 Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start Community Parents, Inc. 506 MacDonough Street 90 Chauncey Street Brooklyn, New York 11233 Brooklyn, New York 11233-­‐1809 Tel: (718) 453-­‐1304 Tel: (718) 771-­‐4002/3 McDonough Street/P.S. 5 McDonough Street Head Start 820 Hancock Street 813-­‐817 Hancock Street Brooklyn, New York 11233 Brooklyn, New York 11233 Tel: (718) 443-­‐3093/4 Tel: (718) 443-­‐3093 The Miracle Makers Bishop Sexton Head Start Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 933 Herkimer Street 133 Kings First Walk Brooklyn, New York 11233 Brooklyn, New York 11233 Tel: (718) 493-­‐7188/7208 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0828 Breukelen Recreation Rooms National Family Head Start 715 East 105th Street 293 Neptune Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11236 Brooklyn, New York 11235 Tel: (718) 649-­‐2960 Tel: (718) 332-­‐8524/8317 Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf

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APPENDIX III HEAD START PROGRAMS BROOKLYN (part 5 of 5) Builders John F. Kennedy Child Dev. Center Yeled V’Yalda Head Start 103-­‐15 Farragut Road 6002-­‐12 Farragut Road Brooklyn, New York 11236 Brooklyn, New York 11236 Tel: (718) 272-­‐8751/8752 Tel: (718) 209-­‐1122 & (718) 209-­‐5067 Bushwick United Head Start New Life Grove Head Start 77 Wilson Avenue 406 Grove Street Brooklyn, New York 11237 Brooklyn, New York 11237 Tel: (718) 821-­‐2345 Tel: (718) 381-­‐8968 & (718) 381-­‐8969 The New Life Greene Head Start Center The New Life Day Care 1307 Greene Avenue 408 Grove Street Brooklyn, New York 11237 Brooklyn, New York 11237 Tel: (718) 366-­‐1668 & (718) 366-­‐1652 Tel: (718) 417-­‐4214 New Life DCC Site I Bedford Stuyvesant Head Start 295 Woodbine Street 5 Quincy Street Brooklyn, New York 11237 Brooklyn, New York 11238 Tel: (718) 821-­‐3432 Tel: (718) 453-­‐0788 & (718) 453-­‐3307 P.A.L. Quincy Labor & Industry For Education 5 Quincy Street 671 Louisiana Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11238 Brooklyn, New York 11239 Tel: (718) 638-­‐3400/3316 Tel: (718) 942-­‐1680 Source:http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/downloads/pdf/headstart_directory.pdf

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1- GENERAL LEGAL ISSUES The Legal Aid Society is a New York-based not-for-profit organization whose core mission is to provide free legal assistance to New Yorkers who live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford to hire a lawyer when confronted with a legal problem. It provides a full range of legal services, including civil legal services, criminal defense work, and juvenile rights services. •

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The Civil Practice Program helps at-risk families and individuals obtain and maintain the basic necessities of life ― housing, health care, food, and subsistence income or selfsufficiency ― and assists in enhancing family and community stability and security by addressing and resolving a broad range of legal issues ranging from domestic violence, family law, and immigration issues to employment and consumer law issues. The Criminal Practice Program is the largest public defender program in the country and serves as the primary provider of indigent defense services in New York City. The Criminal Practice’s staff of 800 handles more than 230,000 cases each year. The Juvenile Rights Practice represents 90 percent of the children who appear before the Family Court in New York City on child protection, termination of parental rights, PINS (person in need of supervision), and juvenile delinquency petitions.

For more information, visit http://www.legal-aid.org/en/home.aspx Contact the appropriate Legal Aid Society office in Brooklyn to get assistance with your specific legal issue (Table 1): Table 1: Legal Aid Society – Brooklyn Offices (part 1 of 2) CIVIL PRACTICE CIVIL PRACTICE Brooklyn Neighborhood Office Brooklyn Housing Court Office th 111 Livingston Street, 7 Floor 141 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 722-3100 Tel: (718) 643-4819 CIVIL PRACTICE CRIMINAL PRACTICE Brooklyn Office for the Aging Kings County Criminal Defense Office 111 Livingston Street, 7th Floor 111 Livingston Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 645-3111 Tel: (718) 237-2000 CRIMINAL PRACTICE CRIMINAL PRACTICE Red Hook Community Court Kings County Criminal Court Office 88 Visitation Place 120 Schermerhorn, Room 403E Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 923-8286 Tel: (718) 243-6508 Source: http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/findus/locations/brooklyn.aspx

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CRIMINAL PRACTICE Kings County Supreme Court Office 320 Jay Street, Room 1348 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 732-5577 JUVENILE RIGHTS Kings County Family Court Office 330 Jay Street, Room 3112 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 732-5560

JUVENILE RIGHTS Kings County Juvenile Rights Office 111 Livingston Street Brooklyn, New York 11201 Tel: (718) 237-3100

Source: http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/findus/locations/brooklyn.aspx   The New York Legal Assistance Group The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) is a not-for-profit law office that provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers who would otherwise be unable to afford or receive legal assistance. NYLAG serves immigrants, seniors, the homebound, families facing foreclosure, renters facing eviction, low-income consumers, those in need of government assistance, children in need of special education, domestic violence victims, persons with disabilities, patients with chronic illness or disease, low-wage workers, and others in need of free legal services. NYLAG handles a multitude of legal issues including obtaining government benefits such as food stamps and home care, securing orders of protection and divorces, and handling immigration matters. For more information, visit http://www.nylag.org To obtain free legal advice and representation one should start by calling a NYLAG case handler at (212) 613-5000 at the times listed below. • • •

General legal services and immigration issues Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Family or matrimonial issues (including domestic violence) Tuesday and Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. After Hours Call (212) 613-5000 and dial “0” to leave a message.

Legal Services NYC Legal Services NYC helps more than 10,000 families avoid homelessness each year and more than 25,000 poor and low-income New Yorkers with a full range of their legal needs. The agency provides high-quality, free legal help on cases involving housing, family, public benefits, income tax, employment, education, consumer rights and economic development. It also helps the most vulnerable people in our society — children not receiving their child support, 81    

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victims of domestic violence, people with AIDS and HIV and elderly citizens facing eviction and unsafe living conditions. Assistance includes legal advice and referral, representation in court and before administrative agencies, and help with community development and education projects. For more information, visit: www.legalservicesnyc.org.      Legal Services NYC has nine locations and/or affiliates in Brooklyn (Table 2). As centers do

not necessarily offer assistance in all legal issues, may limit their services to specific geographic areas within Brooklyn, and typically have strict income eligibility rules, people are urged to call first to make sure that the contacted center can help them with their specific problem. Table 2: Legal Services NYC – Brooklyn Offices Central Brooklyn Legal Services 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 301 Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (718) 636-1155 Website: www.sbls.org

South Brooklyn Legal Services 105 Court Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 237-5500 Website: www.sbls.org

Source: http://www.legalservicesnyc.org 2- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE If you are a victim of domestic violence: • • •

If you feel you or a family member is in immediate physical danger, call 911. Call 311 and ask for the NYC Domestic Violence Hotline, or Call the NYC Domestic Violence Hotline directly: (800) 621-HOPE (800-621-4673).

The NYC Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day and offers assistance in many languages. The hotline works in conjunction with the New York Police Department to ensure the safety of victims. It also provides counseling services, and links victims to the legal resources they may need. Any services related to domestic violence, whether hotline services or law enforcement services, are provided regardless of immigration status. Both the Legal Aid Society and the New York Legal Assistance Group offer specialized services pertaining to the issues of domestic abuse and violence. While not necessarily focusing on the legal aspects of domestic violence, Safe Horizon is the largest victims’ services agency in the U.S. with 57 locations serving more than 250,000 victims of crime and abuse throughout New York City each year. Safe Horizon provides victims of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking, rape and sexual assault, as well as homeless youth and families of homicide victims, with a wide range of comprehensive support. •

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Table 3: Safe Horizon “Hotlines” Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 621-4673 Crime Victims Hotline (866) 689-4357 Rape, Sexual Assault & Incest Hotline (212) 227-3000 or (866) 689-4357 TDD phone number for all hotlines (866) 604-5350 Source: http://www.safehorizon.org/index/about-us-1/contact-us-1.html •

Safe Horizon “By Appointment” Services (Table 4): Table 4: Safe Horizon “By Appointment” Services

Counseling Center Tel: (347) 328-8110 Mon-Thu: 9:00AM - 9:00PM Fri: 9:00AM - 6:00PM Sat: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Domestic Violence Law Project Tel: (718) 834-7430 (x10) Mon-Fri: 9:30AM-5:30PM

Immigration Law Project Tel: (718) 943-8632 Mon-Fri: 9:30AM - 5:30PM

Source: http://www.safehorizon.org/index/about-us-1/contact-us-1.html

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Safe Horizon Brooklyn “Walk-in” Center (Table 5): Table 5: Safe Horizon “Walk-in” Center Brooklyn Jane Barker Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center 320 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 330-5400

Source: http://www.safehorizon.org/index/about-us-1/contact-us-1.html 3- TAX DISPUTES Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) centers provide free representation and advice to lowincome taxpayers who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service or New York State Department of Taxation & Finance. LITCs assist people with income tax audits, appeals, court proceedings, or collection matters. Tax issues include earned income credit, child tax credit, filing status, dependency exemptions, innocent spouse relief, employee classification and more. When calling an LITC site, people should have their current income records on hand, including pay stubs; Social Security card; any tax bills, letters, or notices from the IRS or the U.S. Tax Court; and tax return for the year in question. Major LITC centers in Brooklyn: • The Legal Aid Society o Call (212) 426-3013 o LITC services offered in various languages o Visit http://www.legal-aid.org 83    

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South Brooklyn Legal Services o Call (718) 237-5500 o LITC services offered in English, Spanish, and Creole. o Visit http://www.sbls.org/ Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services o Call (718) 636-1155 o LITC services offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Creole.

For additional LITC centers in New York City: • Call 311 • Visit http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-a-Low-Income-Taxpayer-Clinic-(LITC)in-New-York 4- IMMIGRATION LAW

  The Legal Aid Society offers non-citizen New Yorkers who are detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Bergen, Monmouth, Hudson and Sussex County Jails in New Jersey and/or their family members, free advice and possible legal representation on their cases. Immigrants detained at other immigration detention facilities and in upstate New York prisons and/or their family members can call the hotline for advice only. The Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit Hotline is (212) 577-3456 and operates on Wednesdays from 1:00p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Collect calls from detention facilities and prisons are accepted. Non-citizens with pending Immigration court cases at 26 Federal Plaza or 201 Varick Street (i.e., non-detained) should go to the Immigration Representation Project (IRP) on the 12th floor at 26 Federal Plaza, room 1207. Screenings are held one week a month, Tuesday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. Call (212) 577-3300 to obtain the schedule for IRP screening days or to make an appointment. The New York Legal Assistance Group’s Immigrant Protection Unit understands and empathizes with immigrants trying to achieve their dream of citizenship. NYLAG’s IPU assists immigrants in overcoming obstacles caused disability, age, or recent changes in law that affect their application for citizenship, legal residency status, and their eligibility for government benefits. For assistance with immigration issues, call (212) 613-5000, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Safe Horizon’s Immigration Law Project provides free and low-cost services to victims of crime, torture, and abuse in immigration proceedings. People should call (718) 834-7430 x10 for assistance, Monday through Friday, between 9:30AM and 5:30PM.

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SECTION IX: IMMIGRATION RESOURCES 1- IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND SERVICES MANUAL

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The Immigrant Rights and Services Manual, published by the Office of the Manhattan Borough President, is the first comprehensive resource of its kind for informing immigrants of their rights and responsibilities and navigating government benefits and services. Published in English, Spanish and Chinese, the manual is crucial in a city where almost 40% of the population was born overseas and close to 50% of all people speak a language other than English at home. While focusing on Manhattan, the manual is a rich and valuable source of information for all immigrants living in the five boroughs. It covers the following topics: • Executive Order 41 (protects the confidentiality of immigration status) • Language Access Rights • Deportation and Detention • Public Benefits • Health Care • Education • Domestic Violence and Trafficking • Workers’ Rights • Tax Returns • Housing • Citizenship • Lawful Permanent Residence • Voting and Civic Participation • Consumer and Financial Rights • Immigration Consultant fraud • Small Businesses The City of New York has a policy of promoting access to services, benefits, and programs for immigrants and all people in New York. Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, have the right to receive many of the City government’s services, benefits, and programs. Yet, some benefits and services are available only to people with a certain type of immigration status. The manual itemizes and explains all services available to undocumented immigrants and stipulates which services are restricted to U.S. citizens and documented immigrants only. (Table 1) The Immigrant Rights and Services Manual can be accessed on the internet as follows: • In English: Immigrant Rights and Services Manual o http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/irm2010.pdf • In Spanish: Manual de Derechos y Servicios para el Immigrante o http://www.libertycontrol.net/uploads/mbpo/IRM2010Spanish.pdf • In Chinese: 移民权利和服务手册 o http://www.libertycontrol.net/uploads/mbpo/IRM2010Chinese.pdf •

In Russian: СПРАВОЧНИК ПО ПР АВАМ ИММИГРАНТОВ И УС ЛУГАМ ДЛЯ ИММИГР АНТОВ

o http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/RussianIRM2011.pdf •

In Korean Language: 이 민 자 권 리 와 서 비 스 안 내 서 o http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/KoreanIRM.pdf

People interested in the manual have two additional options to obtain a copy free of charge: • Call (212) 669-8300 87    

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Table 1: Services Available to Immigrants in New York City Available to ALL immigrants, including Available ONLY to U.S. citizens and lawfully undocumented immigrants present immigrants • Children under 19 are eligible for • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) health insurance under the State • Food stamps Children’s Health Insurance Program • Cash assistance (SCHIP) • Public housing • Emergency medical care, including • Section 8 Housing vouchers ambulance service • Non-emergency Medicaid • Prenatal care for pregnant women under Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) • Domestic violence counseling • Immunizations • HIV testing and counseling • Emergency shelter • Poison control hotline • Food pantry services • Child welfare and foster care services • Public school education • School breakfast lunch programs • Senior services and senior center programs of the Department for the Aging • Protection of the Department of Consumer Affairs against consumer fraud • Protection of the Human Rights Commission against discrimination • Services and facilities of the Department of Parks and Recreation • Public library services and special events • Public transportation • Police protection • Fire protection • Certain services provided by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Source:  http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/irm2010.pdf

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Undocumented residents applying for citizenship risk deportation if they have a previous police record or if their application for citizenship is denied. Legal assistance before starting the application process becomes even more imperative. SECTION VIII: LEGAL RESOURCES provides information on immigration lawyers and legal services. To locate English classes for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), please consult SECTION V: ADULT EDUCATION RESOURCES, which provides a broad list of Brooklyn-based agencies offering elementary, intermediate, and more advanced English classes in preparation of the citizenship exam. In addition, the Education and Job Information Center of the Brooklyn Public Library has established a compendium of community-based organizations and agencies offering Citizenship Preparation classes in the borough of Brooklyn. For more information: • •

Visit http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/files/pdf/ejic/ESOLClasses.pdf See APPENDIX I: Agencies Offering Citizenship Preparation Classes

3- MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs promotes the well-being of immigrant communities by recommending policies and programs that facilitate successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the civic, economic, and cultural life of the City. The Office helps immigrants:

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Identify which City services they can access. Some services are only available to US citizens and documented immigrants; other services are available to all immigrants, irrespective of their legal status. Find a community-based organization that can address immigrants’ needs with a staff person who speaks their language. Secure information about their pending applications from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

For more information: • Call 311 • Visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/imm/html/about/about.shtml   More specifically, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs works closely with approximately 50 Brooklyn-based agencies, which assist immigrants on a broad range of issues, including: • • • • • •

Educational services (ESOL and English literacy classes) Interpretation and translation services Immigration, citizenship, and refugee resettlement services Domestic violence and abuse services Health and mental health services AID services 89  

 

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Substance abuse and chemical dependence services Children’s services and assistance to elderly people Business counseling and financial education Cultural services

To the extent that the exact nature of services provided, hours of operation, languages spoken, and eligibility requirements vary from agency to agency, people are urged to call these agencies or review their website before going there in person to gather more information about each agency’s scope of services, language proficiency, and exact address: • Visit https://a069-webapps3.nyc.gov/dsial/IMG_listing.aspx?BORO=K • See APPENDIX II: Brooklyn-based Agencies Providing Immigration Services As a safeguard for the public, businesses that offer immigration services must meet requirements that are outlined by the Immigration Service Provider Law, or Local Law 31. This New York City law protects immigrants who are seeking immigration services from businesses and nonprofit agencies. 4- CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) The City University of New York (CUNY) offers free immigration services, including citizenship application assistance, to students and non-student members of the community. CUNY runs eight immigration assistance centers in Brooklyn – a full-time on-campus centers and part-time affiliated centers in cooperation with a Brooklyn member of the New York City Council. (Table 2) As the range of services provided vary from center to center, make sure you call for an appointment.

Table 2: CUNY Immigration Legal Advisory Services in Brooklyn Medgar Evers College Immigration Center City Council Member Jumaane Williams' 1150 Carroll Street, Room 226 Office (Part Time) Brooklyn, NY 11225 4517 Avenue D Tel: (718) 270-6292 Brooklyn, NY 11203 Languages spoken: English only Tel: (718) 629-2900 Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Languages spoken: English and Spanish (Monday-Friday) Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mon.) City Council Member Letitia James’ Office City Council Member Sara Gonzalez’ Office (Part Time) (Part Time) 67 Hanson Place, Ground floor 5601 5th Avenue, S-2 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 260-9191 Tel: (718) 439-9012 Languages spoken: English and Spanish Languages spoken: English and Spanish Hours: 11:00a.m to 6:00 p.m. (Wednesdays) Hours: 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (Tuesdays) 90    

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City Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s City Council Member Darlene Mealy’s Office (Part Time) Office (Part Time) 123 Linden Boulevard 1757 Union Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11226 Brooklyn, NY 11213 Tel: (718) 287-8762 Tel: (718) 953-3097 Languages spoken: English, Spanish and Languages spoken: English and Spanish Haitian Creole Hours: 11:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. (Thursdays) Hours: 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) City Council member Vincent J. Gentile’s City Council Member Domenic M. Recchia’s Office (Part Time) Office (Part Time) 8703 3rd Avenue 445 Neptune Avenue Community Room 2C Brooklyn, NY 11209 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (71) 748-5200 Tel: (718) 373-9673 Languages spoken: English and Spanish Languages spoken: English and Spanish Hours: 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (First Thursday Hours: 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. (Mondays) of every month) Source: http://www.cuny.edu/about/resources/citizenship/about-us/contact.html

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APPENDIX I: AGENCIES OFFERING CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION CLASSES BROOKLYN   The Arab-American Family Support Center Brooklyn Chinese-American Association 150 Court Street, Third Floor 5000 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 643-8000 Tel: (718) 438-0008 Website: www.aafscny.org Website: www.bca.net Catholic Migration Office Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn House of Bensonhurst th 1258 65 Street 7802 Bay Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11219 Brooklyn, NY 11214 Tel: (718) 236-3000 Tel: (718) 331-6800 ext. 154 Website: www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/cmo.aspx Website: www.jchb.org Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Kings Bay YM-YWHA Island 3495 Nostrand Avenue 3001 West 37th Street Brooklyn, NY 11229 Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (718) 648-7703 ext. 226 Tel: (718) 449-5000 Website: www.kingsbayy.org Website: www.jccgci.org The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center Make the Road New York 139 Mehoham Street, Third Floor 310 Grove Street Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 452-0167 Tel: (718) 418-7690 Website: www.mauraclarke-itafordcenter.org Website: www.maketheroad.org/howwework_adulted.php Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council Project Reach Youth 1474 Gates Avenue 199 14th Street, Third Floor Brooklyn, NY 11237 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: (718) 381-9653 Tel: (718) 768-0778 Website: N/A Website: www.pry.org UJA Federation of New York Shorefront YM-YWHA th 130 East 59 Street 3300 Coney Island Avenue New York, NY 10022 Brooklyn, NY 11235 Tel: (800) 852-3337 Tel: (718) 646-1444 Website: www.ujafedny.org Website: www.shorefronty.org Source:  Education and Job Information Center, Brooklyn Public Library

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APPENDIX II MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS BROOKLYN-BASED AGENCIES PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES (part 1 of 4) Africana Outreach American Italian Coalition of Organizations 148 Quincy Street (AMICO) Brooklyn, NY 11216 138 Bay 20th Street Tel: (347) 405-8663 Brooklyn, NY 11214 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Tel: (718) 256-3445 www.worldwideafricanregistry.org Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. www.amicoinc.org Arab American Association of New York Arab American Family Support Center 7111 Fifth Avenue 150 Court Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11209 Brooklyn, NY 11202 Tel: (718) 745-3523 Tel: (718) 643-8000 Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. www.arabamericanny.org www.aafscncy.org Bedford Haitian Community Center Boro Park YM-YWHA 229 Rogers Avenue 4912 14th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: (718) 756-0600 Tel: (718) 438-5921 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Hours: Sunday-Thursday: 8:30a.m.-10:00p.m.; www.bedfordhaitiancommunitycenter.org Friday:8:30a.m.-2p.m.; Closed Saturday Brighton Neighborhood Association Brooklyn Center for Families In Crisis 1121 Brighton Beach Avenue 1309-1311 Foster Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11230 Tel: (718) 891-0800 Tel: (718) 282-0010 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.; www.brightonbeach.org Saturday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Brooklyn Housing and Family Services 5002 8th Avenue 415 Albemarle Road Brooklyn, NY 11220 Brooklyn, NY 11218 Tel: (718) 438-0008 Tel: (718) 435-7585 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Hours: Thursday: 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. www.brooklynhousing.org Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation CAMBA Inc. 256-60 Broadway 1720 Church Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 487-2300 Tel: (718) 287-2600 Hours: by appointment only Monday-Friday: Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. 9:00a.m.-5p.m. www.camba.org www.bka.org Source: https://a069-webapps3.nyc.gov/dsial/IMG_listing.aspx?BORO=K   93    

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APPENDIX II MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS BROOKLYN-BASED AGENCIES PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES (part 2 of 4) Caribbean American Center of New York Caribbean Women’s Health Association 195 Cadman Plaza West 21 Snyder Avenue, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11226 Tel: (718) 625-1515 Tel: (718) 826-2942 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. www.cwha.org Catholic Charities/Refugee Resettlement Program 191 Joralemon Street, 4th floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 722-6009 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Catholic Migration Office 1258 65th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: (718) 236-3000 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

www.ccbq.org Center for Family Life in Sunset Park 345 43rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 788-3500 Hours: Monday-Sunday: 8:00a.m.-11:00p.m.

Central American Legal Assistance 240 Hooper Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 486-6800 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30a.m.-5:00p.m.

www.cflsp.org

www.centralamericanlegal.info

Coalition for Hispanic Family Services 315 Wyckoff Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 497-6090 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-7:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Community Counseling and Mediation 1 Hoy Street, 7th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 802-0666 Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30a.m.-9:00p.m.; Saturday: 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Comité Nuestra Señora de Loreto Sobre Asuntos de Inmigración 856 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 783-4500 Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00a.m.9:00p.m.; Saturday: 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush 1550 Coney Island avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Tel: (718) 377-2900 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m.

www.ccmnyc.org

www.cojoflatbush.org

Crown Heights Jewish Community Council 387 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tel: (718) 778-8808 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.

Diaspora Community Services 182 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

www.hispanicfamilyservicesny.org

Tel: (718) 399-0200 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

[email protected]

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APPENDIX II MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS BROOKLYN-BASED AGENCIES PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES (part 3 of4 ) Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community Guidance Center of Brooklyn House of Bensonhurst (Agency of the UJA6201 16th Avenue Federation of New York) Brooklyn, NY 11204 7802 Bay Parkway Tel: (718) 256-8600 Brooklyn, NY 11214 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00a.m.-9:00p.m.; Tel: (718) 331-6800 Friday: 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Saturday: 9:00a.mHours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00a.m.5:00p.m. 5:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. -10:00p.m.; Closed Saturday [email protected] Heart Share Human Services Hebrew Educational Society th 12 MetroTech Center, 29 Floor 9502 Seaview Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: (718) 422-4200 Tel: (718) 241-3000 Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.–10:00p.m. [email protected] www.thehes.org Immigration Clinic at New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street, Room N-622 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 260-5597 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Jewish Community Council of Canarsie 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1B Brooklyn, NY 11239 Tel: (718) 495-6210 / (718) 763-4495 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. http://canarsiejcc.org/ Kings Bay YM-YWHA 3495 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel: (718) 648-7703 Hours: Sunday: 7:30a.m.–8:00p.m.; MondayThursday: 7:00a.m.–10:00p.m.; Friday: 7:00a.m.–6:00p.m. www.kingsbayy.org Lutheran Family Health Centers 150 55th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220 Tel: (718) 630-7000 Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30a.m.-8:30p.m. www.lfhc.org

Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island 3001 West 37th Street Brooklyn, NY 11224 Tel: (718) 449-5000 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Friday: 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. www.jccgci.org Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America 144 Underhill Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 Tel: (718) 783-7930 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m.; Sunday: 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m.; By Appointment www.kurdishlibrarymuseum.com Source: https://a069-webapps3.nyc.gov/dsial/IMG_listing.aspx?BORO=K 95    

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APPENDIX II MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS BROOKLYN-BASED AGENCIES PROVIDING IMMIGRATION SERVICES (part 4 of4 ) Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Saint John's Bread and Life Program Council, Inc. 795 Lexington Avenue 555 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Tel: (718) 574-0058 Tel: (718) 821-0254 Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.; www.breadandlife.org Friday: 9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Summer: MondayFriday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. http://www.rbscc.org/ Shorefront YM-YWHA of BrightonThe Immigration Center - School of Manhattan Beach Professional & Community Development 3300 Coney Island Avenue 1150 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11225 Tel: (718) 646-1444 Tel: (718) 270-6297 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00a.m.Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m. 10:00p.m.; Friday: 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m.; Sunday: www.mec.cuny.edu 8:00a.m.-6:00p.m. www.shorefronty.org United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Shorefront Jewish Community Council Park (UPROSE) 3049 Brighton 6th Street 166A 22nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11235 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Tel: (718) 743-0575 Tel: (718) 492-9307 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m. Friday: 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. www.uprose.org www.shorefrontjcc.org Source: https://a069-webapps3.nyc.gov/dsial/IMG_listing.aspx?BORO=K

 

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MAJOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENT • Department of Consumer Affairs –Office of Financial Empowerment (Financial Resources) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/ofe/html/home/home.shtml • Department of Consumer Affairs –Business Toolbox (Small Business Resources) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/home/home.shtml • Human Resources Administration- Department of Social Services (Health Services; Welfare) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/home/home.shtml • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Services; Small Business Resources) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml • New York City Administration for Children’s Services (Child Care Services: Child Care Centers and Head Start) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/home/home.shtml • New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (Child Care Services: Out-of-School Programs) o http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/home/home.shtml • New York City Department of Education (Child Care; Education Resources) o http://schools.nyc.gov • NYC Business Express (Small Business Resources) o http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/businessexpress • Office of Manhattan Borough President (Immigration Resources) o http://www.mbpo.org/ NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT • Small Business Development Center (Small Business Resources) o http://www.nyssbdc.org/ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT • Internal Revenue Service (Financial Resources: Tax Assistance) o http://www.irs.gov/ • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Health Resources) o http://www.hrsa.gov PUBLIC LIBRARIES • The Brooklyn Public Library (Adult Education; Immigration) o http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org • New York Public Library (Small Business Resources; Adult Education) o http://www.nypl.org 98    

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CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Adult Education; Immigration) o http://www.cuny.edu/about/resources/citizenship/about-us/contact.html FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY (Welfare) o http://www.foodbanknyc.org LEGAL AID SOCIETY (Legal Resources; Immigration) o http://www.legal-aid.org LEGAL SERVICES NYC (Legal Resources; Immigration) o http://www.legalservicesnyc.org NEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP (Legal Resources; Immigration) o http://www.nylag.org ROBIN HOOD (Single Stop; Financial Resources) o http://www.robinhood.org SAFE HORIZON (Legal Resources: Domestic Violence) o http://www.safehorizon.org/ SEEDCO (Small Business Resources) o www.seedco.org SINGLE STOP USA (Single Stop; Financial Resources) o

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