Federal Student Aid is responsible for managing the student financial assistance programs (e.g., scholarships, grants, loans, work-study funds, etc.) authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. To assist students with applying for federal financial aid for college, Federal Student Aid developed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Federal, state and college deadlines for FAFSAs are available here. Federal Student Aid provide a preview of questions students and parents may be asked while completing the FAFSA form on "FAFSA on the Web Worksheet." HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. Students concerned about their studies or loan repapyment can visit "Coronavirus and Forebearance Info for Students, Borrowers and Parents." Read More... The G Suite Learning Center features 300+ guides to help users utilize Google products (e.g., Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) to their fullest potential. Google recommends new users begin with "Day 1: Set up your internet browser, email and calendar" to get started using G Suite products. Popular Google products include, but are not limited to the following: • GOOGLE DOCS: Online word processor that enables users to write reports, create joint project proposals, keep track of meeting notes and more (similar to Microsoft Word). For a quick reference to Google Docs basics, view "Google Docs Cheat Sheet." • GOOGLE SHEETS: Online spreadsheet program that enables users to analyze data with charts, filters and more (similar to Microsoft Excel). For a quick reference to Google Sheets basics, view "Google Sheets Cheat Sheet." • GOOGLE SLIDES: Online presentation program that enables users to create pitch decks, project presentations, training modules and more (similar to Microsoft Powerpoint). For a quick reference to Google Slides, view "Google Slides Cheat Sheet." • GOOGLE CALENDAR: Online calendar that enables users to keep track of important events, share schedules and create multiple calendars (similar to Microsoft Outlook). Old calendar events from other providers can be migrated to Google Calendar. For a quick reference to Google Calendar, view "Google Calendar Cheat Sheet." • GOOGLE KEEP AND TASKS: Online task manager that enables users to make to-do lists, transcribe voice memos, take photos as reminders and more. For a quick reference to Google Keep and Tasks, view "Google Keep and Tasks Cheat Sheet." • GOOGLE DRIVE: Online file storage provider that enables users to store files online in one place and be accessible from all of the user's devices (similar to Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.). For a quick reference to Google Drive, view "Google Drive Cheat Sheet." ARE GOOGLE PRODUCTS FREE? Yes. The guides and resources are free too. Read More... Goodwill Industries empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. We provide employment support and rehabilitation in comfortable, nonjudgmental environments. Programs that offer job training, workforce re-entry assistance and career counseling help New Yorkers overcome barriers to employment that might include lack of experience, language barriers, or disabilities. Goodwill placement services prioritize the background, interests and skills of each person to maximize their success. This approach helps move thousands of individuals towards independence each year. Known for our success in helping persons with disabilities find jobs, our services also empower new immigrants and refugees, unskilled, unemployed and underemployed individuals, U.S. veterans, ex-offenders, and underserved youth to gain employment. We also offer special programs that focus on helping people who are on public assistance find work. In fact, every 15 minutes of every business day, staff from our 70 programs at approximately 30 sites help another person earn a good job. HAVE GOODWILL'S SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, all Goodwill NY/NJ Stores and Outlet locations are closed. Three NJ locations are offering contactless donation drop off: Bound Brook, Pequannock and East Brunswick. All other donation locations are closed. Please check Goodwill's website for up-to-date changes. Read More... Google Books enables users to search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books through a simple "Google search" at www.books.google.com. Users can enter titles, authors, quotes to find a particular book. Search results return information including, but not limited to the following: • Title • Author Info (e.g., name, background, etc.) • Publication Info (e.g., publisher, year of publication) • Format (e.g., e-book, etc.) • Summary • Page Count • Preview • Editions • Available Languages • Reviews • Places to purchase or borrow Google Books is a free service. Read More... Tutorials to help you become familiarized with Google Drive's G-Suite: Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Chat, Meet, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Sites, Groups. Read More... Habitat for Humanity New York City (NYC) provides volunteer opportunities in building homes for families in need and helping New Yorkers access affordable housing. HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. To combat the COVID-19 epidemic, Habitat for Humanity NYC launched the "Emergency Housing Response Fund (EHRF)" to undertake the following: • Deploy ReStore trucks to support direct service community partners through distribution of food and medical equipment • Offer mortgage relief and access to other resources for our portfolio of Habitat Homeowners that may be facing economic hardship • Provide low-income New Yorkers support with other urgent housing needs, including assistance with tax preparation, public assistance applications and other financial services • Deploy a construction response team to support vulnerable New Yorkers through rapid-repair housing stabilization projects • Create an Urgent Needs Fund for furloughed non-profit employees, including Habitat NYC suspended workforce • Repurpose Sydney house, our newly complete building, as emergency housing for healthcare workers (no longer viable due to funding and timing limitations) Read More... Habitica app makes it simple to have fun while accomplishing goals by treating the user's life like a game to stay motivated and organized! Users input their habits, daily goals and to-do list and check off tasks to level up and unlock Habitica features such as armor, pets, skills and quests. Users can keep each other accountable by engaging with friends through Habitica. Habitica can be downloaded for iOS and Android devices. IS THE HABITICA APP FREE? A free version of Habitica is available plus multiple subscription levels with additional features. Read More... Over the past forty-five years, Harlem Center for Education (HCE) has served over 27,800 low-income youth from the East Harlem and inner city communities in their educational endeavors. Participants assisted by the program have enrolled in over 185 colleges and universities throughout the United States representing a college placement rate in excess of 80%. HCE's Educational Opportunity Center offers services including, but limited to the following: • College admissions assistance and counseling • Financial aid assistance • Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) (formerly GED) exam preparation • Adult basic education • Math tutoring • Career counseling • Academic advisement • Workshops HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, HCE has moved to 100% remote operations. All in-person HCE programs and counseling have been suspended. Read More... Harlem Center for Education (HCE) offers a free, intensive 14-week program covering all GED subjects. For more information contact Jane Adamo, GED Instructor at (646) 524-5563, ext. 1 or at jadamo@harlemctred.org. Check for pandemic operations. Read More... Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) aims to provide comprehensive, critical support to children and families through groundbreaking programs including, but not limited to the following: EDUCATION: • The Baby College (parenting workshops) • The Three-Year-Old Journey • Harlem Gems (pre-school program) • Promise Academy Charter School • Peacemakers • A Cut Above • Truce Media and Arts • Employment and Technology Center • Learn to Earn (LTE) (academic support) • College Preparatory Program • Center for Higher Education and Career Support FAMILY & COMMUNITY: • HCZ Community Centers (e.g., after-school, night and weekend programming) • Beacon Community Centers • Housing Development Community Centers HEALTH: • Healthy Harlem (initiative to combat obesity and foster healthy habits) • Harlem Armory (50,000 square foot facility) • HCZ Food Services (providing healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks to HCZ students) HAVE HCZ'S PROGRAMS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? All HCZ schools, programs and community centers have been closed. Phase 1 of re-opening began on June 8th, 2020. Read More... Harlem Commonwealth Council (HCC) is an economic development corporation determined to bring economic prosperity to Upper Manhattan, Washington Heights, and Bronx residents. HCC offers practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty by providing resources for budding entrepreneurs and business owners, academic enrichment and mentorship for youth and adults, and skills training for all community residents. Preparation for the high school equivalency, basic adult education and some scholarship support. HCC programs and services include, but are not limited to the following: ENTREPRENEURSHIP: • Harlem Entrepreneurship Fund • Opportunity for Growth • Growth Path • NYC Business Solutions Center YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: • STEM@3PM • Schools Out NYC (SONYC) • Arches Transformative Mentoring • Next STEPS ADULT EDUCATION: • Pre-GED/HSE courses • Microsoft Office training • Entrepreneurial support for women and minority small business owners • Healthcare Educational Scholarship Read More... Harlem United is a community health center that provides advocacy services, clinical services, and arrange social and fitness meet ups, including but not limited to the following: HEALTH SERVICES: • Nest Community Health Center • Dental • Specialty Service (e.g., gynecology, etc.) • Telehealth Visits PREVENTION: • Mobile Syringe Exchange • Support Groups SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: • Willis Green Jr. Community Health Center and ADHC • Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) • Health Home (wellness checks) HAVE HARLEM UNITED'S PROGRAMS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Harlem United has temporarily adjust its hours and services. For details on hours of operations, available services and other changes, please visit www.harlemunited.org/coronavirus. Read More... Hearing Voices New York City (NYC) is a group of people that share a common cause: to promote alternative ways of thinking about voices, visions, and other extreme or unusual experiences (or what is commonly called “psychosis”). Hearing Voices NYC is a partnership of voice-hearers, people with lived experience, clinicians, peer-support workers, family members, researchers, activists, and friends, who work together in close collaboration in order to: • Expand Hearing Voices peer support groups in NYC • Educate others about voices in order to reduce stigma, ignorance, and anxiety • Understand more about the experience of voice-hearing; and • Improve the mental health care system by promoting alternative methods for helping people recover from distressing voice experiences HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, in-person support groups are closed, however, there are still a number of online group meetings. For a list of self-help social groups (not pyschotherapy or "treatment" groups, please visit here http://www.hearingvoicesnyc.org/support-groups. Read More... The Henry and Lucy Moses Center for Students Accessibility (CSA) at New York University (NYU), aims to provide equal educational opportunity and participation for students of all abilities. CSA works with NYU students wto determine the appropriate and reasonable accommodations that support equal access to a world-class education. Types of accommodations offered include, but are not limited to the following: • Academic • Testing • Housing • Exam • Religious • Assistive Technology Students can email the CSA on the following topics: • General Inquiries: mosescsa@nyu.edu • Exam Scheduling: csaexams@nyu.edu • Reasonable Housing Accommodations: csahc@nyu.edu • Assistive Technology: csaat@nyu.edu • Note Taking: csanotetaking@nyu.edu HAVE CSA'S SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? CSA continues to serve its students remotely and have launched the "Moses Center online accommodation management portal" to assist NYU students with all abilities. NYU classes will be remote through the summer of 2020. Student residence halls are closed. Except select essential health and defense-related activities, all other faculty, administrators and staff are encouraged to telework until further notice. For updates to NYU's response to COVID-19, please visit https://www.nyu.edu/life/safety-health-wellness/coronavirus-information.html. Read More... The Henry Street Settlement Community Consultation Center (CCC) mental health clinic operates on the belief that work is essential to one’s sense of self-fulfillment. CCC offers two unique employment preparation programs: • PROS VOCATIONAL SERVICES: The PROS Employment component provides services related to employment; such as Basic Living Skills (e.g. time management, budgeting, learning to use transportation, how to communicate or socialize on the job), Coping Skills (e.g. learning to manage on-the-job-stress) and Community Living Exploration (e.g. develop an understanding of specific job opportunities and demands).Other services provided; interest inventory, skill assessments, Individualized Plan for Employment, behavioral work training groups, job search assistance and job support and if requested, referrals to free training programs. • UNLIMITED COMPUTER TRAINING SPONSORED BY ADULT CAREER AND CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICES - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (ACCES-VR): The Unlimited Computer Training Program is available for individuals with disabilities is sponsored by ACCES-VR. The program is designed for individuals who demonstrate an interest, potential and ability to complete a three-to-four-month training program in Microsoft Office 2010 that includes volunteer internships and employment preparation groups with an ultimate goal of successful long-term employment. Also in that time, students develop a resume, participate in practice interviews, learn job-seeking skills and clarify work values and preferences. HAVE CCC'S PROGRAMS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. CCC's continues to serve during the COVID-19 epidemic. CCC more recently launched a Helpline (347-493-2787) with 16 case managers who can help resolve a wide variety of urgent needs for Lower East side neighbors and any New Yorkers. Read More... The Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is New York State’s higher education student financial aid agency. HESC administers the following: • New York’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) • 20+ State scholarship and loan forgiveness programs (e.g., Excelsior Scholarship/Enhanced Tuition Award, etc.) • New York’s 529 College Savings Program with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) • Financial aid outreach programs for students and families HAVE HESC'S PROGRAMS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? HESC has provided a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide to provide guidance on COVID-19's impact on its programs here www.hesc.ny.gov/coronavirus. Questions are organized by the following categories: • Students/Parents • Borrowers • Lenders • Additional Resources HESC also provided "Determining Student's COVID-19 Impact" to help students who have been deemed by their college to be unable to complete courses for the term or earn fewer credits than required by award programs due to COVID-19. Read More... Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Their mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts. They have volunteering opportunities in their Bookstore and Thrifts Shops. They offer healthcare which includes primary care, dental care, case management, wellness and prevention, youth services, behavioral health and substance use, and an AIDS adult day community healthcare. Some other services they offer through their healthcare program include housing, job training, and legal services. For a list of Housing Works advocacy offices, bookstore, thrift shops and healthcare locations, please visit here https://www.housingworks.org/locations. HAVE HOUSING WORKS' PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? While Housing Works scaled back their brick-an-mortar retail spaces (e.g., closed Thrift Shops, etc.), their clinics remain open. Housing Works is also running an emergency homeless shelter for individuals with COVID-19. Read More... The Howie the Harp (HTH) Peer Training Program is both a job training academy for peers, located in Harlem, and a training model that can be replicated, under license, by other service providers. The HTH Program is application-based and includes curriculum based classroom training, internship placements and competitive employment obtainment support. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? NYC Residents with a mental health diagnosis who have earned a High School diploma (or GED/TASC equivalent). HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Yes. The HTH Peer Training Program has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No applications are being accepted or considered. Please check HTH Peer Training Program's website for up-to-date changes. ABOUT THE FOUNDER OF HOWIE THE HARP This program was named in honor of Community Access’ first Director of Advocacy, Howard Geld, who, after spending two years in mental health facilities in 1968, demanded to know why his psychiatric condition, and the label “ex-mental patient,” had come to define who he was. Addressing this sense of injustice propelled him to the forefront of a burgeoning patient rights movement with a fundamental philosophy, which, to this day, Community Access shares: to transform the treatment system, you need to transform its workforce. Read More... The Howie the Harp Assisted Competitive Employment (ACE) Program helps NYC residents living with mental health conditions find and keep a competitive job. Services include: job search preparation, job search strategies, benefits counseling, and job development. The ACE Program also offers employment support and career counseling for individuals who are employed. WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? NYC Residents with a mental health diagnosis who have earned a High School diploma (or GED/TASC equivalent). HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? No. Interested parties who wish to enroll or refer someone to the program, can email Lilian Prado at the email provided. Read More... Rewordify.com is free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. Rewordify takes text that you copy-and-paste, and offers you simplified language so that you can move through reading with greater ease. Read More... | |