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Resiliency Speaker Series: Flood Risk, Rockaway, and your HomeTIME: Saturday, January 21st, 11:00-1:00pm New York City's flood risk is on the rise. Join RWA for an important workshop led by the New York Legal Assistance Group, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, and FloodHelpNY.org. Learn how to keep your home and finances safe from flooding. We will discuss rising flood insurance costs and how to lower your risk and your insurance rate. Please RSVP by January 18th here or at info@rwalliance.org |
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Mental Health First Aid (1 of 2)TIME: Saturday, January 28th, 11:00-3:00pm One in five New Yorkers experience a mental health disorder in any given year. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. These two 4-hour courses use role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This class is ideal for teachers, community members, and other laypeople who want to play a stronger role in helping their communities address unmet mental health need. There is a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 participants, so please RSVP ahead of time. Participants are required to attend both Saturday sessions. For more information please visit DOHMH's Thrive NYC. |
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Mental Health First Aid (2 of 2)TIME: Saturday, February 4th, 11:00am-3:00pm One in five New Yorkers experience a mental health disorder in any given year. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. These two 4-hour courses use role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This class is ideal for teachers, community members, and other laypeople who want to play a stronger role in helping their communities address unmet mental health need. There is a minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 participants, so please RSVP ahead of time. Participants are required to attend both Saturday sessions. For more information please visit DOHMH's Thrive NYC. |
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Jane Jacob Rockaway Bike TourTIME: Saturday, May 13th, 11 AM -1 PM This year marks the 101st year anniversary of the birth of urban activist and urban renewal opponent Jane Jacobs. To celebrate this anniversary, the Municipal Arts Society is coordinating events that embody Jacobs's legacy by getting people outside and exploring New York City with one another. Join Rockaway Waterfront Alliance for a biking tour of the Rockaways. We will meet at the RISE Center and explore some of the local neighborhood of Far Rockaway, and Arverne to meet local neighbors and explore the coastal community. Adults and children alike are welcome to participate. People must bring their own bikes. |
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