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NYC Health + Hospitals will be at #BronxWorks Morris Innovative Senior Center and Heights Neighborhood Senior Center tomorrow, January 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. doing COVID-19 testing and distributing PPE. Bronx Community Board 5

The #BronxWorks Leadership Council is proud to present the first-ever BronxWorks Virtual Paint & Sip on Friday January 22 at 7:30 p.m. to benefit the BronxWorks Building Better Futures Fund. The Virtual Paint & Sip event will be hosted by the Leadership Council and led by artist @TaniaDirksArtist. Tickets are $25 before January 15. To learn more about the event and buy tickets, go to bronxpaint.givesmart.com. We hope to see you there!

Did you know? The New York Botanical Garden is open, and they are offering complimentary tickets for Bronx residents through February 28! Advance tickets are required for admission. Visit nybg.org/bronxneighbors2020 to learn more about this program and request tickets.

#COVID19 #Vaccines are now available to high-risk healthcare workers, long-term care staff and residents, first responders, teachers and education workers, public safety workers, public transit workers, people working or living in homeless shelters, and people age 75 and older. Sites are open across the city, and a #Bronx Health Dept. Vaccine Hub has opened at South Bronx Educational Campus at 701 St. Ann’s Ave. Eligible New Yorkers must make an appointment online at https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov

The BronxWorks Building Better Futures Fund supports critical recovery efforts for the Bronx communities we serve who continue to reel from the effects of the pandemic. Your donation will help BronxWorks continue to provide resources for children to be successful in remote learning, eviction prevention, emergency food and pantry programs, and career training and employment search. The Bronx currently has the highest unemployment rate in New York City. Please give today, a...nd invest in the future of the children, individuals, and families impacted the most by COVID-19. No act of generosity is too small to make a difference, and be assured that 90 cents of every dollar is used solely for BronxWorks programs and activities that benefit our Bronx neighbors. Go to bronxworks2020.givesmart.com to donate, or text bronxworks2020 to 76278

#BronxWorks Training Director Amy Greenbaum-Strauss recently shared some food for thought with staff: Many have referred to the last nine months as a marathon. Remaining committed to the restrictions and best practices that keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from COVID-19 takes the same long-term determination, commitment, sacrifice, and self-discipline as running a long-distance marathon. With virus cases rising and vaccines in sight, these next few months will feel l...ike the last leg of a race. Like a marathon runner, we are tired and aching and feel like we can't take one more step, but we know there is a finish line ahead. We need to continue to be diligent. So, how do we keep going? How do we continue to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe when we are tired of the restrictions and hurt from our losses of loved ones, lifestyle, and security? Perhaps we can find inspiration from marathon runners. How do they keep going when they feel they can't take one more step? #keepgoing #wearamask #MotivationalMonday

January 11 is National #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay. Human trafficking is a persistent issue, and today is a day to learn more about how slavery still exists in this country and across the globe. Call 911 to report any human trafficking. NYC Administration for Children's Services- ACS has great resources to help identify possible child trafficking here: http://on.nyc.gov/38styB3 Learn more about NYC victims assistance here: http://on.nyc.gov/3bj4gXC

COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in the Bronx. Please take all recommended safety precautions (i.e. wear a mask, social distance, avoid crowds...) and regularly get tested to ensure that you are COVID-free. This will help curb community spread. Please see this list of testing sites throughout the Bronx or call 212-COVID19 to find one closest to you.

#BronxWorks needs your help! If you are shopping on Amazon for holiday gifts, support BronxWorks by using smile.amazon.com or activating Amazon Smile on the Amazon app. A portion of your purchase will be donated to BronxWorks every time you shop! If you would like to spread joy to Bronx children and families in need, buy items off our Amazon Emergency Needs List here: https://amzn.to/3lgvjVF

Thank you Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in the Bronx for once again donating gifts to #BronxWorks! These gifts will be shared with the many families who visit the BronxWorks Heights Senior Center Community Pantry. Thank you for making our participants’ holidays brighter!

#BronxWorks is incredibly thankful for Immaculate Conception School’s goodwill in donating hundreds of Christmas gifts for BronxWorks children and families! Gifts also include handmade cards from Immaculate Conception School students. We are so grateful for donations like these during the winter holiday season. Thank you!