February 2012 Archives

Dear Partners,
 
Over the next few months SAfH will be hosting a series of educational forums throughout the boroughs for parents, as part of our physical education campaign. The forums aim to educate parents on the following:
 
•      Current status of  physical education in NYC public schools
•      Issues some schools face when it comes to meeting both NYS & NYC physical education policies.
•      Insight on how the campaign will lead to solution based discussions
•      Platform to voice their concerns to community stakeholders
•      Tools necessary to organize and galvanize other parents
  
Date:       February 28th, 2012    
Time:       5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m*

Location: Columbia Community Partnership for Health
               390 Fort Washington  

               New York, NY ( 175th stop on the A train)              
 

Please note: Event time on previous e-blast was incorrect

Please share this information with parent groups you work with! We need parents of NYC schools to make strides in this campaign!!
 
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Mariela Salazar at mariela@nycsafh.org or at 212-996-8714.

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Do not let the cold air fool you; summer is just around the corner. Summertime in NYC can only mean one thing = PlayStreets. There are not enough parks for every community, but every community deserves a safe place to play. As New York City residents, we know our streets are our playgrounds. So it makes perfect sense for all those interested in seeing safe play happen outside their front door to apply for a 2012 PlayStreets!

How do I apply for a PlayStreet? The first step you have to take is complete the PlayStreets Expression of Interest Application here.

What happens after I apply? Once you have submitted the Expression of Interest Application you can then apply for funds to support your PlayStreet via the Citizens Committee New Yorkers for Better Neighborhoods grants program. A copy of this grant can be found here.

Communities on the Move Video Challenge “What better way to start moving than to make a video? Tell us about how your community is involved in Let’s Move! by entering the Communities on the Move Video Challenge. Organizations have until Friday, April 6^th to enter. Please visit the Communities on the Move site for more details and share your story with us today. Winners will be invited to Washington, DC and have the opportunity to meet the First Lady!”

Uptown Games – Looking for interested schools – Sunday, April 1, 2012 (Armory)

The Uptown Games will be an athletic challenge for students, grades 3 - 8 to learn about track and field events and other fun forms of exercise as we work to combat the alarmingly high childhood obesity rate that exists within the community.  To help students prepare for this day, Senator Espaillat's office is calling on schools to implement track teams, so they can begin training and learning about fitness in advance of the event.  New York Roadrunners (NYRR) is working with the senator’s office to help schools to organize and maintain such teams - free of charge.  

Saturday April 28
11-3pm
1750 Amsterdam Ave (at 146st)

With the help of a grant received from the Citizen's Committee For New York City,
the PS 153 PTA will host a day of planting & health awareness.
The goal of this event is to share information with the school community on healthier living
through our choices as well as the impact of our footprint on the earth and our
surrounding community. The gym, auditorium, cafeteria and dance studio on the first floor
will be open for exercise and cooking demos for families.
It will be a great green healthy day for our school community!
If your organization would like to become involved please email Miriam:
minks@fristys.com
There is no rain date for this event

Click here for information:PS153 Event.pdf

A simple dinner is served
Come Join Us!
Practice reading skills
Discover exciting books, games and activities
*** SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE RSVP ***
212-569-6200: ext. 260

FREE for the whole family!  
At the Y (54 Nagle Ave)

Un cena simple se sirve
Venga y participe: 
Practique lectura 
Mucho libros, juegos y actividades, 
***ESPACIO ES LIMITADO, FAVOR DE REGISTRARCE***
212-569-6200: x 260

GRATIS Para la todo Familia 
En el Y (54 Nagle Ave) 

FUNDED BY: THE BROOKE JACKMAN FOUNDATION

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Mino Lora of People's Theatre Project (a Vive-Live participant and also CHALK grant recipient) makes the Fox Latino news with her wonderful work. http://latino.foxnews.com

Innovation Competition

Competition Now Open: Tell Us Your Story!

What? ASAP Innovation Competition - a nationwide competition designed to identify and reward innovative and impactful physical activity programs and technologies with excellent promise to motivate quality physical activity at school and beyond.

When?  Now through April 2nd, 2012 at 5:00pm EDT

Who?  Schools, School Districts, Teachers, Technology Developers... people like you with a passion to make a difference and get our nation’s students active and healthy.

Tell me more!

Two (2) Competition Categories

1. “School Programs”: Innovative in-school physical activity programs
   • $25,000 prizes for Regional Winners
   • $100,000 prizes for National Winners
2. “Technology Innovation”: Technology applications that motivate and support daily physical activity at school and beyond
   • $50,000 prizes to fund school-based pilot of winning technologies
   • Opportunity to present winning technology at the 2012 national Health 2.0 conference

Visit the website.

Seeking Longterm Nature Center Volunteers

As the temperatures rise, and Spring appears the Urban Park Rangers are seeking longterm volunteers to assist within The Inwood Hill Nature Center on weekends.  Responsibilities include greeting all visitors to the Center and answering general questions they may have about the park.  The Center is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm.  We will be asking Volunteers to commit to at least 4 hours a month, March through September.  Please direct all questions and interest to Sunny Corrao, 212-304-2365.

All classes are being held at beautiful Holy Trinity Church @ 20 Cumming St. between Broadway and Seaman, one block north of Dyckman. Visit breadandyoga.com for more info.

 English Flyer

 continuing as scheduled!

"New York City Defends Health Ads That Frighten the Viewer"

NY Times

By PATRICK McGEEHAN 

Published: February 5, 2012

for 3-5th graders 
and a family member 
Reading and writing computers 
Share family stories 
Book Making

FREE
at the Y 54 Nagle Ave.
A simple dinner is served!

For information 212-569-6200 x 260
SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE REGISTER

Para ninos en grados 3-5
y un Familiar Adulto
Lectura y Escritura
Computadora
Comparta su historia Familiar
Crear libros

GRATIS!
En el Y 54 Nagle Ave.

un cena simple se sirve

ESPACIO LIMITADO, FAVOR DE REGISTRARCE 
Para informacion: 212-569-6200 x 260

Funded by: The Brooke Jackman Foundation

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Posted March 18th 2012:

School Grants for Healthy Kids – Deadline: May 5, 2012

Action for Healthy Kids is awarding grants ranging from $1,000-$5,000 to more than 50 schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program that have free/reduced priced meal eligibility greater than 50%. Award amounts will be based on building enrollment (priority to schools with more than 500 students), project type, potential impact, and a school’s ability to mobilize parents and students around school wellness initiatives.

à For more information or to sign up for an upcoming webinar about this grant, click here or contact Kim McLaughlin.

From the Strategic Alliance for Health:

Can we turn toward each other and earn $20,000?

A major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks collaborative teams to make policy changes that drive up public health. So we want to convene organizations that might apply, on their own or in coalitions. Maybe our work flows into your application; maybe our feedback strengthens your writing. In any case, we rise higher together.

à See application details here and contact Javier Lopez to discuss.

Posted March 4th, 2012:

Start a Community Forest

Community Forest Program (CFP) Grants are available for interested partners from the U.S. Forest Service – qualified nonprofit organizations, local governments, land trusts, and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants to establish community forests.

Deadline for Community Forest Program applications is May 15, 2012 for submitting applications to the State Forester or equivalent official of the Indian tribe. Total CFP funding anticipated for awards is $3.15 million, and inpidual grant applications may not exceed $400,000.

Posted: Feb 2 2012

"...just released Request for Proposals (RFP). The New York City Department of Health (DOHMH) is seeking out organizations to support NYC Green Cart vendors in 2012 and beyond.  From March- December, 2012, selected organizations will participate in trainings, host workshops on how to become a vendor and learn how best to provide support for these entrepreneurs.  Each of the 10 chosen organizations will receive $7500 to support staff time committed to this project. The RFP can be found here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/downloads/pdf/green_carts_rfp.pdf

Green Carts are mobile food carts that offer fresh produce in certain New York City areas- areas with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables.  In 2008, Mayor Bloomberg signed off on Local Law 9, which established 1,000 permits for Green Carts.  Funding for this RFP is made possible through the generous funding of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.  For more information on Green Carts, visit www.nyc.gov/greencarts. Please let me know if you have any questions. "

Peggy Leggat, Green Carts Outreach Coordinator

Gotham Center

42-09 28^th St.

9^th Floor, CN-46

Queens, NY 11101

Ph: 347-396-4276

Fax: 347-396-4359