• The Summer Camp run by our Youth Services Department will take place from Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 through Friday, August 8th, 2008. The theme of the Summer Camp is "Multicultural Summer Camp 2008". The camp will not be opened on the 4th of July.

• Free computer training for Seniors 60+ each Tuesday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm takes place in the basement of 1248 Nelson Ave.  For more information call Mark or Erica @ (718) 293-4352 (Ext 34).
• Free exercise classes for Seniors are held each Tuesday from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM at 1248 Nelson Ave.  For more information call Mark or Erica @ (718) 293-4352 (ext 34).
• Free Health Service's HIV Rapid Test/Oral Swab Program continues at 979 Ogden Ave  every Monday. For more information contact Ms Ana Collado,  @ 718 - 665 6558.
• Free Karate Classes for children are offered at the Recreation Center, 1527 Jesup Avenue on Fridays. For those between the ages of 5 and 12 the class runs from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. For those 13 and above the class runs from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
• For ongoing registration for Health Insurance, please contact Giselle Ellis for an appointment at 718-681-2222.
• Legal advise on immigration issues can be had at the education department.  Call 718-681-2222 for an appointment.

• Highbridge Community Life Center was awarded the  Bank of America 2006 Neighborhood Builders Awards at a ceremony held under the Big Top at Lincoln Center on Thursday, November 2.  To read more go here
• Congratulations to our recent Nurse Aide Training Program Graduates.  You can see them here.
• Youth Services presented at a National Conference in Minnesota: Search Institute’s Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth. Over 45 participants from all over the US came to the Highbridge presentation, titled "Cleaning Up the ‘Hood: Assets and Service Learning."
• Highbridge joined more than 1,200 after-school supporters from across the state during Albany Advocacy Day, where people participated in a rally to support after-school funding. The team met personally with Jose Serrano and the office of Aurelia Greene to give the Highbridge community a voice in Albany..

HCLC Makes Front Page of NYTimes TWICE

On Christmas Eve 2006 the New York Times highlighted one of our clients on page 1.  Johnny Five, who lives in a tunnel below an abandoned train station close to our agency, helps HCLC's Sister Lauria Fitzgerald aid homeless people in our neighborhood.  Through the story of Johnny's life, it ties in Sr. Lauria as she spends much of her time making life a bit more bearable for the homeless.  Read the full article..

New York Times revisits Johnny Five at home.  To read the complete article click here.