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| Community Services, known as the "Storefront," is often the first contact residents have with Highbridge Community Life Center. Since 1979, the Storefront has provided direct service to the community. The Storefront offers support services and neighborhood organizing for the community. Many Storefront staff members are community residents. |
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 Homeless Outreach |
| Homeless Outreach provides mobile meals and services to those residents who are homeless. |
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| Growing Assets Process (GAP) |
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| Growing Assets Process (GAP) works with residents to become more self-sufficient through building assets in income, education, housing, safety, human services, relationship, and personal attributes. GAP is a database tool that shows clients a clear picture of where they are and where they want to be on the road to self-sufficiency. Highbridge works with residents to set goals, evaluate progress, connect to services and support networks. |
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| Senior Outreach |
| Senior Outreach provides care and resources for our elderly population in Highbridge. Senior Outreach aims to help seniors access the services that they need and connect them to other seniors and support networks in the neighborhood. Activities include walking club, holiday parties, movie days, yoga/stretching, coffee and tea hour, bingo, and field trips to Goshen and Botanical Gardens. |
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| Bridgebuilder Initiative to Improve Child Welfare for Highbridge |
| Bridgebuilder Initiative to Improve Child Welfare for Highbridge is a coalition of parents, community leaders and professionals, schools and other social service agencies that provide needed services to the community so that families can be healthy and children can stay safely in their homes. The Family Support Program, part of the Bridgebuilder Initiative, outreaches to the Highbridge Community to engage parents and provide them with services such as education, legal services, supportive counseling, case management, eligibility assistance and advocacy, advocacy in Family Court, and counseling. Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP) is a partner organization that aims to train and advocate for parent’s rights in the child welfare system. |
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| The Community Collaborative to Improve Bronx Schools (CCB, formerly CC9) |
| The Community Collaborative to Improve Bronx Schools (CCB, formerly CC9) is a coalition of six community-based organizations and the NYU Institute for Education and Social Policy. This parent-led collaboration for educational justice is the first community organization to be publicly recognized for its work in improving student achievement in District 9 Schools. The United Parents of Highbridge, formed by parents of children who participate in our youth programs, and other parent groups have successfully brought together the Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers to implement the first Lead Teacher program in NYC. CCB is leading a major campaign to improve traffic safety near schools. |
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| The Highbridge Horizon |
| The Highbridge Horizon is a bilingual community advocacy newspaper produced by and for the residents of southern Highbridge. The mission of the publication is twofold: to galvanize residents to create positive, lasting neighborhood change; and to provide a forum for residents -- especially youth -- to learn and develop viable communication skills. |
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Community Services
156 West 164 St.
(718) 293-4352
Monday through Thursday, 9am-8pm
Friday, 9am-5pm |
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Victoria Gonzalez
Vicky is a living example of self-sufficiency who empowers others to reach their goals through GAP. |
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Senior Activities
Photos of our seniors trips to Cape Cod, the Big Top and the wax museum. |
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Programs
Homeless Outreach