Fort Greene SNAP offers community programs that teach civic organizing, financial literacy, technology, entrepreneurship and job skills. They are paired with the design firm  Incorporated Architecture and Design(www.incorporatedny.com) to have their learning spaces, including the computer lab and multi-use classroom, redesigned to more efficiently accommodate a growing number of participants and staff.

Fort Greene SNAP (www.fortgreenesnap.org)  is one of four Brooklyn organizations to be chosen. A total of sixteen nonprofits are being paired with sixteen pro bono design professionals to form collaborative teams and improve the lives of New Yorkers. The three other Brooklyn organizations are Compost for Brooklyn, Gowanus Canal Conservancy and FAB Alliance.

“We are a passionate, open source, multi-disciplinary, Architecture and Design studio dedicated to the integrated of the design disciplines,” says Adam Rolston, of Incorporated.  ”As a member of the US Green Building Council and with a 10 year knowledge archive, we approach each project as an individual portrait with distinctive attributes to be filtered through our design lens bringing joy, utility, and craft to each”.

“This is all very exciting,” says Dr. Georgianna Glose, executive director of SNAP. “We’ve already started plans to get everyone involved, our participants, staff, volunteers, board, and neighbors.  This will be a group effort to plan a beautiful working space for all our projects.

“Recharging Communities, our theme for 2012, supports projects, that improves communities and strengthen their social fabric,” says Laetitia Wolff, desigNYC executive director. “This year we have selected twice as many projects as last year and are proud to endorse projects working in areas as diverse and challenging as human trafficking,
public transportation, prisoner reentry, food justice, economic development and sustainable urban revitalization.”

For the third consecutive year, desigNYC held an open call to the nonprofit community for great projects ideas and the design community for offers of pro bono design services. A prestigious panel of 16 judges selected this year’s group of nonprofits and matched them with professionals from the architecture, landscape, interiors, communication, interactive and service design disciplines.

The results of the collaborations will be celebrated throughout the year at public programs, training workshops and an annual fall exhibition.

credit: iQoncept (via flickr)

This and every Wednesday morning our experienced staff and volunteers are available to assist you in making your resume into a job getting machine!

Watch for Workshops on Job Finding Techniques, too.

Give us a call or just drop in. Yay!

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Join us for this hands-on class and leave with a mini business plan for your business, written under the experienced eye of your instructor.
Monday, October 18, 2010 6pm to 8pm

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This happening to you? Aches and pains, palpitations and dizziness, digestive problems, grinding your teeth, insomnia, breathing difficulties, feeling tired, frequent infections.

These are some of the physical symptoms of stress. Come to our next workshops at 1pm on October 12th and 19th – our Parenting Advocate Terri L. Ball will be leading a discussion on Stress: Causes and Cures.  We had a great discussion the last time we had this workshop, so we’re expanding it to two days so we can share as much info as we can. Come join a great group of parents as we learn about ways to reduce stress, and share your knowledge.

As a parent, what do you do to avoid stress?

Again, it’s Tuesday, October 12 at 1pm and Tuesday,  October 19th at 1pm.

See you there!

Do you have a novel, essay or legacy to share in writing? This class will ignite your creative energies in simple, fun and easy steps. In just six weeks, you’ll be a liberated, imaginative and versatile writer ready to tackle or finish that book that is inside you. If you’ve ever dreamed of hearing your writer’s voice and writing what’s in your heart and head, this class will make it happen.

Students will gain an understanding of:

• the tools published writers utilize for novels, memoirs, short stories or articles
• How to beat writer’s block
• How to capture characters and plots to make them marketable
• How to stay motivated to continue or start on your writing project

New classes begin on Wednesday, October 20th.

Click here to view the Course Syllabus for Writeriffic

Also, look at the Course Syllabus for the advanced Writeriffic class by clicking here!

What does it take to be a great parent? SNAP has weekly parenting workshops where we’ll talk with parents like us who are raising children during challenging times. The next time we meet will be on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 1pm. the topic is Winning Techniques to Shape Your Child’s Behavior.  Come an add your two cents!

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