NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES CDC INC. HOUSING FAIR
Bronx Neighborhood Housing Services CDC Inc. Housing Fair on Saturday, July 6 at New Testament Temple Church of God. Guests had the opportunity to learn how to become a fi rst
time homebuyer with grants, loans and additional resources available; meet with lenders, legal professionals and real estate agents to answer their questions on site; register for FREE
homeownership education classes and receive gift bags for participants available.
AAOHA, ICNA RELIEF USA FEED THE NEEDY
The Albanian American Open Hand Association, Inc. and ICNA Relief USA opened a food pantry on Sunday, June 30 at 2141 Holland Avenue. The pantry will be open every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
FERNANDEZ HOSTS
LEGISLATIVE
TOWN HALL
Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez hosted
an ‘End of Session Legislative Town Hall’ on
Monday, July 1 Bronx House. The town hall
covered a wide array of topics including LGBTQ
rights, gun safety, protecting the environment,
criminal justice reform, Green Light NY (Drivers
Licences for Undocumented Citizens), housing
justice for all, farmer worker labor rights, sexual
harassment reform and marijuana decriminalization
among many others.
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Councilman Andy King (c) met with Christina Narine (l) and Bronx Neighborhood Housing
Services CDC, Inc. and Community Realty Alliance representatives. Photo by Jewel Webber
(l-r) Finance of America Mortgage’s Edwin Figueroa; Shaun Sproul, branch manager & area
sales manager and Wilson Garcia met with guests during the event. Photo by Jewel Webber
(l-r) Shabbir Gul from ICNA Relief USA; Aleksander Nilaj, AAOHA president and founder; Edith
Blitzer, Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association president. Photo by Miriam Quin
AAOHA and ICNA Relief USA volunteers were ready to help the less fortunate.
Photo by Miriam Quin
Assemblywoman Fernandez (r) listened to
an elderly resident voice her concerns.
Photo by Jewel Webber