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Interfaith Gather In Solidarity With Riverdale Synagogues: On Friday May 22, 2009 at 9 A.M., over 200 faith and community leaders came together to condemn the plot to bomb the Riverdale Jewish Center and the Riverdale Temple in Riverdale, New York. The event expressed solidarity with Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt and the Riverdale Jewish Center and Rabbi Judith Lewis and the Riverdale Temple, and gratitude to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the FBI, NYPD and other law enforcement agencies that comprise it, for the swift action that foiled the plot. Click here to read more.

Volunteer Opportunities: Help create a pathway along the wetlands in Sherman Creek Park. Volunteers will get to explore a side of Sherman Creek that most visitors don’t see. After the project is completed, volunteers will share lunch with NYRP! Click here for more information.

Gender Equality Festival: Girls for Gender Equity invites you and your organization to be a part of our Fourth Annual New York City Gender Equality Festival – a FREE public event that brings together community members, artists, service providers, and organizers for a day of education, resource sharing, and
entertainment! Join us as we create safe space and celebrate our collective work for Equality! Click here for more info.

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training: You Can Make a Difference! Learn how to prevent, Recognize and react responsibly to Child Sexual abuse with Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children. At two Locations! Click here for one location. Click here for the other location.

Preparing Grant Proposals: This interactive workshop will help faith-based and community based organizations understand what to do and what to avoid when they are applying for federal grant funds. Click here for more information.

Healthy Living Forum: Meet the Experts and Learn About Access to Free Medications For Adults from 18 to 64. Click here for more information.

Bushwick Pride March: This Saturday, June 20th, Globe, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender rights
project at Make the Road New York, will host the fourth annual Bushwick Pride and Solidarity March! Click here to find out more.

Manhattan Multicultural Summer Youth Program: In this extraordinary two week summer program for youths you will visit the United Nations, go on trips around NYC and more! Click here to find out more.

Nonprofit Times: NARAL Pro-Choice America started its blog during the 2004 election cycle to talk to constituents about pro-choice issues related to the races. The Washington, D.C.-based organization maintained its blog for the 2008 elections, with nearly 150 posts on reproductive choices and candidate positions, and expanded its political outreach by talking to supporters – and did a bit of listening. Click here to find out more.

City Limits: A roundup of predictions for what happens when Senate deadlock ends and struggles over housing legislation resume. Click here to find out more.

Dear Friends of Community

Please support the work of YouthBridge-NY in creating leaders for a diverse present and tomorrow. Click on the link below to find out about YouthBridge-NY and to make a donation on line.

Click here: YouthBridge-NY

Thank you

Bob Kaplan
Director: CAUSE-NY