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Help with homework: Dial-A-Teacher — UFT's homework help program. Classroom teachers answer homework questions at 212-777-3380, Monday through Thursday, from 4 to 7 p.m. during the school year.

The New York Public Library offers more than 93,000 programs annually, serving everyone from toddlers to teens to seniors. All classes are free unless otherwise noted.

La Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York ofrece más de 93.000 programas al año, que sirven a todo el mundo, desde niños pequeños hasta adolescentes y personas de la tercera edad. Todas las clases son gratuitas a menos que se indique lo contrario.

The Adult Basic Education and Training Program provides FREE services to adults who are seeking to improve their English language skills (ESOL), get a high school diploma (HSE), and to those who are displaced because of loss of income (DHP). Besides obtaining academic instruction and counseling, students receive college/training information and follow-up. 

• ESL classes meet three times per week from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm or from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. There are 5 Levels of ESL classes.

• Pre HSE and HSE classes meet from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday.

• The DHP program provides job readiness skills such as: resume writing, interviewing techniques and basic computer classes. Students must meet specific eligibility requirements.  Students attend once per week.  For more information regarding DHP, please call 718 289-5832/5838

• Integrated English Language and Civics Education (IELCE) provides high-level ESOL instruction with an emphasis on college and career preparation. Classes are available morning, evenings and Saturdays.

We run four cycles per year and students need to call 718-289-5834 to schedule an appointment. Registration takes approximately 3 hours, and includes testing for appropriate class placement.

You can get low- or no-cost immunizations at the Health Department's Fort Greene Health Center immunization clinic, regardless of your immigration status. The clinic serves anyone 4 years or older.

Address: 295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Fifth Floor (corner of Willoughby Street and Flatbush Avenue Extension, near the Fulton Mall and Long Island University), Brooklyn

Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Public Transportation Directions: Take the A, C or F trains to Jay Street, the 2, 3, 4 or 5 trains to Nevins Street, the R, Q or B trains to DeKalb Avenue, or the A, C or G trains to Hoyt - Schermerhorn.

Located in the Bronx, we have been a valuable resource to the community for over 100 years!

We offer a 4,000-square-foot Fitness Center with an amazing selection of cardio, free weights, machines, and group exercise classes, as well as an indoor heated pool allowing for free swim time and lessons for all ages!

Our School for Performing Arts includes studios for music, dance, and acting lessons, while our Day Camp provides an amazing summer experience in Rockland County with swimming, sports, nature, and S.T.E.M. activities.

Our Early Childhood Center provides Pre-K For All, as well as parent-child programs. We also offer a Youth Sports Program that includes basketball, tee-ball, and soccer.

We pick up from over a dozen schools to provide families with an Afterschool Program, and also offer FREE programs at our three SONYC sites! Our Tween & Teen Program offers fun themes and programs including FREE S.A.T. Prep classes, and college tours.

We have an Older Adult Center that provides healthy lunches and fun activities for older adults ages 60 and up, as well as a NORC center that provides health, social, and advocacy services for our older adults.

At Bronx House, our goal is to provide a better life for everyone!

NYC's community centers are community and recreational facilities operated by community-based organizations through an agreement with Parks. To learn more about these community centers, please contact the organization directly in person, by phone, or by visiting the website.

Crotona Park

Crotona Park Community Center
1700 Fulton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 822-4440

Kingsbridge Heights

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
3101 Kingsbridge Terrace
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 884-0700

T. Wendell Foster Park

Supportive Children's Advocacy Center - New York
40 E. 164th Street
Bronx, NY 10452
(212) 289-8030

CCF's mission is to provide primary care, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, care management, and social determinants of health assistance, in a unified family-based treatment approach aimed at servicing intergenerational and complex health needs.

La misión de CCF es proporcionar atención primaria, servicios de salud mental, tratamiento del uso indebido de sustancias, gestión de la atención y determinantes sociales de la asistencia sanitaria, en un enfoque unificado de tratamiento basado en la familia que tenga por objeto atender las necesidades intergeneracionales y complejas en materia de salud.

Outpatient services are services that are provided to children in clinics, doctors' offices, schools or other settings. Outpatient treatment is usually the first place for assessment and treatment services for children and adolescents with mental health and behavior problems.

The main outpatient mental health services provided for children in their communities are clinic treatment and day treatment programs. These services are offered by a variety of programs that are licensed by New York State. Families enrolled in a Managed Care or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) insurance program may also be referred by their insurance carrier to a participating clinic or practitioner, such as a licensed Social Worker or Psychologist.

Montefiore Behavioral Health Center provides comprehensive services for emotionally troubled children and adolescents, while promoting the mental health of all community residents. Treatment is provided with dignity and respect by highly skilled professionals, board-certified in psychiatry.

Services include:

- Diagnostic evaluation

- Individual, group and family therapy

- Medication intervention on either a long or short-term basis

Montefiore accepts Medicaid. Please call us for admissions. If you have health benefits that do not adequately cover your medical expenses, we can work with you to arrange a manageable payment plan. Additionally, if you do not qualify for free or low-cost insurance, we will help you obtain a reduced fee based on your income and family size for emergency services rendered or medically necessary procedures through Montefiore's Financial Aid program.

MHHC now serves more than 50,000 patients annually and provides a wide range of primary, specialty, dental, mental health, educational, and social services at eight convenient locations. In addition, Morris Heights Health Center maintains school-based health facilities in twenty New York City Public Schools that provide health care for the students. MHHC is also known as The Caring Place-where the patient is at the center of everything we do.

We offer inexpensive and free health care across a broad spectrum of services, serving our community with commitment and ensuring that our patients-of whom we serve more than 57,000 per year-receive the best care possible at our state of the art facilities located throughout the Bronx and Brooklyn.

The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. 

Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing the network and support they need to navigate the world of work. We design and deliver services and programs to help women overcome gender-based challenges, whether she’s a job seeker, an employed professional or ready to be a leader in her community.

Our core service is to provide free business attire to men and women who are in the job search process. By being able to wear appropriate attire to their interviews, these men and women are better equipped to achieve gainful employment, which will ultimately help them to transition into mainstream society and live more productive lives. Through this program, we also provide free haircuts for men and where needed, wig/salon referrals for women.