Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson - Community Resources & Updates

 

Dear Neighbors,

 

Thank you for joining us for another week in review. 

Last week, we were informed that The Department of Justice and the Office of Violence Against Women awarded a $1 million grant to the Office of the Bronx Borough President and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office to go towards the “Bronx High-Risk Homicide Reduction Project”. We are honored to receive this funding alongside our partners at the District Attorney’s Office, Safe Horizon, the NYPD, the Department of Probation, NYLAG, and our reinstated Domestic Violence Advisory Council to support and uplift survivors of domestic violence in our borough.

For Digital Inclusion Week, we visited Bronx Aerospace High School where the staff and students are working to change the face of Aviation and STEM. I was proud to work with Superintendent Fia Davis to award Bronx Aerospace $163,000 for technology upgrades to further empower and prepare our students for their future careers. Our youth in the Bronx are capable of doing amazing things but just need the resources to be successful in today`s digital world.

I also want to highlight that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We stand with all our neighbors who have been affected by breast cancer, we salute those that are still fighting and we honor the ones we have lost. This month and every month, we encourage everyone to get screened - early detection can save lives. 

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 718-590-3500 or email us at webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov.

 

In partnership,

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

UPCOMING EVENTS

IN THE COMMUNITY Domestic and Gender-Based Violence is a complex social problem that deeply affects our Bronx community, especially our Black and Hispanic women. Thank you to our advocates, CBO’s, and elected officials for joining us for our Domestic Violence Awareness Press Conference to increase awareness and announce the reinstatement of our Domestic Violence Advisory Council. We are committed to eradicating this epidemic. It was great to visit the Union Community Health Center with our Health Team and see the new mobile Dental Unit come to life. While in the NYC Council, Representative Ritchie Torres and I allocated $300,000 for the mobile Dental Health Unit. The mobile unit is deployed to schools and NYC shelters by appointment only. The unit will also be open to the community for screenings and appointment services.  Thank you to UCHC for their commitment to the health of Bronxites. Superintendent Fia Davis and I awarded Bronx Aerospace $163,000 for technology upgrades for our students to be better prepared for their future careers. The staff and students at Bronx Aerospace High School are working to change the face of Aviation and STEM. The Bronx is filled with talented young people and with this allocation, the sky's the limit for our young scholars. RELIEF & RESOURCES SOURCES ICYM COMMUNITY EVENTS