Community Service News – Bronx Times

Promises Day ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery in 2025.

Woodlawn Heights

‘Promises Day’ at Woodlawn Cemetery offers free final resting place for loved ones

By Marina Samuel

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Community Service

Theory 9 gives out over 100 food bags during Good Friday food pantry

By Ethan Marshall

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‘You saved my life’: How one Bronx social worker helps transgender patients recover with dignity

By Kylie Clifton

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NYC Parks advocates rally at City Hall for 1% budget funding

By Alice Moreno

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Bronx Community Foundation hosts first Day of Collective Action

By Carol Chen

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Community Service

Photos: Met Council holds Halal food distribution at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Community Service

Photos: Theory 9 holds monthly food distribution outside Marie Curie High School

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Community Service

Assemblymember Emerita Torres allocates $65K to South Bronx nonprofits to support afterschool programming

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Service

Bike New York brings permanent fleet to JHS 118, expanding youth cycling access in the Bronx

By Marina Samuel

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Acts of Kindness

Sullivan Papain partners with St. John’s to support New York Firefighters Foundation

By Todd Shapiro

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Kids & Education

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌North Central Bronx help immigrant children overcome speech and developmental delays

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx Zoo hosts career fair for more than 500 youths interested in working in zoos and aquariums

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Service

Photos: Theory 9 and New York Common Food Pantry hold food drive for community members

By Ethan Marshall

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Acts of Kindness

Photos: Habitat for Humanity NYC and Westchester County perform restoration work at Crotona Park East church to mark MLK Day of Service

By Ethan Marshall

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Photos: ‘No one should endure the cold’: Bronx Borough President hosts annual winter coat giveaway

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Community Service

Photos: Kids from Bronx Youth Empowerment Program take part in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Ethan Marshall

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