Tag Archives: youth programs

Can Programs Really Help Our Young Black Kids?

LAMBS is a Saturday program that starts in October and ends in June. It produces many activities such as sports, education, singing, dancing, acting, writing, bowling, roller skating, and spiritual growth. This program has been in effect for more than twelve years and was designed to teach young black kids as early as the age [...]

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Church ‘Jams’ With Positive Message

A Brooklyn church is planning an event to keep teenagers focused on faith and keep their focus away from the street. East New York’s Changing Lives Christian Center is staging its 2nd annual “Back to School Jam” at its Linden Boulevard facility. Aimed at youth both inside and beyond the neighborhood, this year’s show is [...]

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Ministry in Action Brings Out Teens

On any given weekday you will find youngsters attending Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill, not for service but to complete their homework and participate in other fun activities. Ministry in Action, a religious-based program that prevents young people from going into gangs and other criminal activities was created by Rev. Carl Callendar. [...]

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Residents Turn Over Guns at NYPD’s Buyback

EAST FLATBUSH – On November 12, local residents turned in guns at the NYPD’s Gun Buyback Initiative in Central Brooklyn. [...]

Hundreds Pack Times Square for Mario 3D Launch

Video game fans brave the cold to join event promoting release of Super Mario 3D Land

Pet Hospital Opens With Hot Dog Contest

Brooklyn’s newest pet hospital opens with dog contest and visit from hot dog eating champ

How Will the Barclay’s Center Affect its Brooklyn Neighborhood

Sometimes when Anne and Adam are walking past the construction at Barclay Center Arena in central Brooklyn, they see rats [...]

Brooklyn Turns Containers Into Shops

Dekalb Market converted unused shipping containers into a small village of eateries, craft shops, and performance spaces

NBA Lockout’s Effect on Store Sales

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – Stores around Madison Square Garden usually experience a boom in business during the NBA season. But due [...]