#community-initiative

[ follow ]
#public-safety
fromBKReader
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA and NYPD Offer $500 For Guns at No-Questions-Asked Buyback Event in Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn
fromBKReader
16 hours ago

Free Youth Swim Class Renamed For Two Brooklyn Teens Who Drowned in 2024

New swim class honors two teenagers who drowned, aiming to promote water safety for youth in Brooklyn.
fromBKReader
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA and NYPD Offer $500 For Guns at No-Questions-Asked Buyback Event in Bed-Stuy

fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Save Downtown Menlo takes first step in putting city's plan to eliminate parking on the ballot

This initiative simply says that any plan to diminish public parking downtown should go to the voters. The plazas are public assets, and the public deserves a say before they're lost forever.
Mission District
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Police arrest' care home resident in 97th birthday surprise

Maggie Clarke, a 97-year-old care home resident, had her wish granted when she was playfully 'arrested' by local police on her birthday, fulfilling her bucket list.
London politics
#education
#sustainability
Miami food
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

Pinecrest food scraps, carefully composted, bound for Miccosukee garden in pilot project

The Everglades Earth Cycle converts food scraps into compost to enrich local garden soil, fostering environmental responsibility in Pinecrest.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Fashion & style

Fionnuala Jay: 'I had to move places to live three times in three years. The lack of security was a nightmare'

Miami food
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

Pinecrest food scraps, carefully composted, bound for Miccosukee garden in pilot project

The Everglades Earth Cycle converts food scraps into compost to enrich local garden soil, fostering environmental responsibility in Pinecrest.
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Fashion & style

Fionnuala Jay: 'I had to move places to live three times in three years. The lack of security was a nightmare'

#san-francisco
fromwww.harrowtimes.co.uk
1 month ago

Successful slimmers donate 7.5k worth of clothes to charity shops

Successful slimmers celebrated their weight loss by donating clothes they were now too small for to charity. Members of Slimming World in Eastcote, Hatch End, Northwood, and Pinner raised more than 7,500 for Cancer Research UK.
Fundraising
#san-jose
#biodiversity
NYC politics
fromAol
1 month ago

NYC's 'Open Streets' revising rules to use public space for profit: 'Fresh kind of hell'

NYC's Open Streets program is undergoing a controversial privatization, permitting businesses to occupy public roadways and plazas.
#brooklyn
fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
2 months ago

Thornton Heath funeral home launches bereavement cafe for grieving families

I found it very encouraging and felt enlightened to talk about where I'm at since mum's death, but more so being able to also meet and listen to the other participants.
Online Community Development
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Reading Romp: Educational play area opens in Saratoga Library

Children learn through play, Weeks said, so the play space was designed to "provide play-based learning opportunities in joyful and beautiful environments."
SF parents
fromwww.eppingforestguardian.co.uk
3 months ago

Residents invited to free weekly sessions for socialising and skill-building in Essex

"I really look forward to coming to the club. After a long week, I enjoy socialising with others."
London music
NYC parents
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
3 months ago

New cafe launches in Bromley to support new parents with breastfeeding

Baby Cafe Bromley offers essential support and advice for families, emphasizing a positive breastfeeding experience in a community setting.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Idris Elba and Keir Starmer to launch coalition against knife crime

"The coalition will work with experts to develop an understanding of what causes young people to be dragged into knife crime. We need to tackle the root causes of knife crime, not just the symptoms," said Elba. He emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to rehabilitating communities.
Privacy professionals
fromFanSided
8 months ago

Emirates is not only a sponsor at the U.S. Open but also launching 'Force for Good' program during finals weekend

"This is our 13th year of partnering with the USTA and we are especially proud to be celebrating our renewed commitment to the prestigious event by introducing a new community initiative that will touch the lives of youth in communities throughout the US," said Boutros Boutros, Emirates' Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand.
Alternative medicine
fromBrooklyn Eagle
8 months ago

Brooklynite spreads positivity, the antithesis of Manhattan hustle

Cruz's initiative, "The World Needs Love Tour," aims to break the stigma around expressing love and kindness to strangers, creating a wave of positivity for passersby.
Brooklyn
[ Load more ]