Manhattan Community Board 3

Individualized Education Plan Parents: Join us for a workshop on the Individualized Education Plan or IEP. Learn more about the IEP process. Listen to experts and have your questions answered WHEN: Tuesday, May 4 at 5:30 pm (via Zoom). ... Register here: https://bit.ly/2Pza7jh

Village Recovery Grant Program The Village Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of the Village Recovery Grant Program, a grant assistance program for commercial storefront businesses in the Greenwich Village, East Village and West Village neighborhoods. The new grant program will provide $10,000 of working capital to at least 10 storefront businesses impacted by COVID-19. Eligible grant recipients may be either merchants currently operating with a commercial storefront... lease in the Village or merchants, new or proposed, planning to sign a storefront lease in the Village (river to river). Merchants who receive the funding will be connected with an advisor from the Pace University Small Business Development Center to receive one-on-one technical assistance on business planning essentials, including licensing, operations, financing, marketing and/or legal issues. The Village Alliance will also establish a grant award cohort will also be established to communicate with and learn from peers. The Village Recovery Grant Program will begin accepting applications on April 15, 2021 and all applications must be completed by Monday, May 31, 2021. The Village Alliance values diversity in entrepreneurship and strongly encourages business owners of color, women, those born outside of the United States, entrepreneurs with disabilities, military-connected owners and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply. The application, instructions and FAQs can be found at www.villagerecoverygrant.com The Village Recovery Grant Program is made possible through funds raised by Village residents and commercial property owners, including a $25,000 online challenge grant matching program. For more information about fundraising to help local merchants, or to make a contribution, visit fundly.com/village-recovery-grant-program

NYC Health and Hospitals appointment table which will be set up at 6th and Avenue D, next to Compare Market for the rest of this week. Please let your neighbors know that if they need a vaccine appointment, they can go to this table and make an appointment with a live person. They always have appointments available, so it’s a great, easy resource, especially for seniors and those without full internet capabilities.

Bridging Access to Care’s Project Hope Program. Project Hope’s Crisis Counseling Program provides support, outreach, and education to assist individuals and communities coping with COVID-19 pandemic. BAC has a new helpline that clients and community members can call to speak to a COVID Crisis Counselor about any feelings or concerns about COVID-19 and to get referrals. The services are always free, confidential, and anonymous. The number to the BAC Project Hope Helpline is... 1-929-201-5513. We are open Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. If clients need to reach a Project Hope Helpline after BAC hours, they can call the statewide NY Project Hope Helpline which is open every day from 8am-10pm at 1-844-863-9314. See more

Combat and report anti-Asian violence Hear about resources to combat and report anti-Asian violence from @aafederation. Join us Thurs. April 8, 6:30 pm at Health, Seniors, Human Services / Youth, Education, Human Rights Comm ... https://zoom.us/j/92829895546 By Phone: +1 646 518 9805, +1 929 205 6099 Mtg ID: 928 2989 5546 See more

Virtual Small Property Owners' Resource Fair and a Tenants' Resource Fair Fliers