This past February, we released the report COVID-19 In NYC: What We’ve Learned & How We’re Moving Forward on Bronx Community District 3 which highlights key findings from a common needs assessment distributed to NYC parents and caregivers in 2020.
Join us on March 17 at 10:30am for a joint presentation between South Bronx Rising Together and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York on recently released city-wide findings.The conversation will be followed by breakout room discussions on how we can refine and collectively advocate for policies that address the gaps and disparities we see in the following areas:
Online Learning
Child Care
Mental Health
Food Access
Housing Security
Participants will have the opportunity to self-select what breakout room discussion you would like to attend. Feel free to invite additional staff at your organizations as you see fit in order to have a robust conversation!
South Bronx Parent Council Kickoff
In order for collective impact to be successful and sustainable, community voice and lived experience must be centered in strategy conversations and decision making. Without this centering, choices are made at the expense of those who will most likely be impacted. By ensuring individuals involved within a collective impact framework are representative of and from the community, we get that much closer to creating community-driven solutions.
We are excited to announce the kickoff of our South Bronx Parent Council! Parent council members will be actively involved in our current work and will be instrumental in designing future initiatives. Parents will engage in a virtual space with other parent council members to discuss community issues, develop a set of priorities, and have the opportunity to work directly with the various working groups SBRT has launched.
Do you work with parents who are passionate about advocacy and creating change? We encourage you share this leadership opportunity with them!
We’re Hiring: Civic Engagement Consultant!
We’re hiring an experienced consultant to develop and execute an anti-oppressive civic engagement curriculum for 25 young people ages 16-24. This consultant will lead a series of workshops and trainings for students, liaise with SBRT staff to align curriculum with other civic engagement activities, and develop a set of recommendations for continued youth engagement post-program. Additionally, the consultant will work with SBRT staff to ensure the curriculum reflects a healing-centered and trauma-informed approach in its design.
Partner Corner
Our partners at Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York are calling on all New Yorkers ages 14 to 24 to complete a citywide survey of young people to make sure that the next Mayor and City Council understand and prioritize youth voices. They plan to use the data collected from this survey to advocate for a youth agenda during the 2021 citywide elections and to create a transition plan for the new administration that centers youth voices.
Apply for 3K and PreK!
As of February 24, both 3K and PreK have open to the public. Families that have a child born in 2018 are now eligible to submit a 3K Application, and the deadline to apply is by April 30. Families that have a child born in 2017 are now eligible to submit a PreK Application, and the deadline to apply is by April 7.
More information, including how to apply, can be found here.
The Vaccine for All Corps is hiring for vaccine support positions!
The City will hire 2,000 New Yorkers to work on City-run vaccination efforts as part of the Vaccine for All Corps. No healthcare experience is required for many positions, which include roles in site management, operations, and client services, in addition to clinical roles.
Click here to apply!
Literacy Partners
Literacy Partners is proud to present La Fuerza de Familias Latinas, a new program of education for Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers that helps them boost their children’s early learning, social emotional growth, and school readiness. Learn more about the program here or fill out the application to join!