CAMBA Housing Ventures Wins National Award
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CAMBA Housing Ventures, Inc. has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Affordable Housing Development for CAMBA Gardens II by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a part of the LEED Homes Awards. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the world’s most widely used green building rating system. The award is an annual honor in celebration of residential projects, developers and builders that use LEED to improve quality of life for residents, reduce a building’s impact on the environment, and create healthier and more resilient communities.
A national model for co-locating housing and healthcare, LEED Gold rated CAMBA Gardens Phase II is a continuation of the successful LEED Platinum CAMBA Gardens Phase I. Both created an innovative partnership between a public hospital, nonprofit community developer, social service provider and community stakeholders to redevelop underutilized hospital property into much-needed supportive and affordable housing.
CAMBA Housing Ventures also received the honor of 2018 LEED Homes Power Builder for its commitment to LEED and the green building movement. Read more about CAMBA Gardens II's LEED award, including support from our stakeholders, on the CAMBA Housing Ventures
website
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Creative Kids in Ditmas Park
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Congratulations to CAMBA Creative Kids on an amazing Family Night celebration at PS 139 in Ditmas Park. According to Education & Youth Program Manager
Crystal Bellinger
, the theme of the evening was carnival, and families showed up in great numbers to take part in the festive activities.
Attendees worked together to create several demonstrations, including watching 3rd grader Josiah McGillvery (photo right) do a nimble balancing act. Other demonstrations included developing a safe container for eggs dropping from above; an array of stations with traditional carnival games; and exciting dance activities that got both young and old on their feet--and much more.
Awesome job team Creative Kids!
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Ipsos Volunteers Share Books on World Refugee Day
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Ipsos volunteers at PS 170 in Bay Ridge with some of the books they donated.
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The
Ipsos Foundation has made a commitment to provide access to learning for children who have had their education disrupted by humanitarian or natural crises.
With that in mind, volunteers from Ipsos worked with CAMBA to donate books to children in honor of World Refugee Day on June 20th at our
Kids Unite After-School Program at
PS 170. The elementary school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn serves 220 children from a largely immigrant community. The volunteers donated 75 books to the program and also spent time reading to groups of students. CAMBA's Kids Unite program, which receives funds from the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), aims to teach children to "think globally, and act locally."
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Cindy Drakes, owner of Initially C
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Tamor Jacks (left), owner of Faith & Whistle and Sha'Leah Nikole
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Once a year, CAMBA Small Business Services (SBS) covers the cost of the registration fee for two small businesses at the annual Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, which took place this year on June 2nd. The two businesses SBS selected for 2019 were
Faith & Whistle
, an all-natural candle and skin care line, and
Initially C
, a multi-purpose scarf business. Both had the opportunity to showcase their businesses and expand their clientele.
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CAMBA Celebrates Brooklyn Pride
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CAMBA’s float at this year's Brooklyn Pride Parade in Park Slope attracted quite a crowd--both on and off the vehicle! We joined our partners at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on June 8th in waving the Pride flag proudly, with jumping beats provided by
Batalá New York
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(Photo right) CAMBA staff and youth join JP Morgan staff in front of their finished work, while (left) kids complete another side of the building.
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The paint brushes came out at Penn-Wortman's Cornerstone Community Center, as JP Morgan Chase volunteers joined with CAMBA's staff and youths to beautify the building with murals. The June 8th event helped everyone tap into their inner
Basquiat
as they applied a range of bright colors and inspiring words to the Center's exterior.
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Transfer Teachers Teach & Share
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Mary Delaney (left) who works at Professional Pathways HS and Shenickey De Gannes who works at Brooklyn Academy HS
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The annual New York City Transfer School Conference features workshops led by transfer school educators who believe that sharing practices fosters a strong professional learning community. The 2019 conference on June 6 at Manhattan's Brandeis High School campus featured presentations by CAMBA Social Workers in two workshops: one workshop
Growing and Supporting Emotional Intelligence In Schools
was presented by
Hema Shamnarine
,
Kayla Stephenson
, and
Shannon Young
; and the other,
Health, Housing, Homework
:
Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Transfer School Settings
was presented by
Shenickey De Gannes
,
Mary Delaney
, and
Jose Tabar
.
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Find Your Next Career Path
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CAMBA offers excellent career opportunities to candidates who are interested in growing with one of New York City's largest multi-service nonprofit providers. Please visit
CAMBA.org/careers
to learn more about our programs and achievements.
CAMBA is hiring for the following positions:
- Supervisor II (Clinical), Magnolia House Women's Shelter -- details here
- Supervisor II (Clinical), Atlantic House Men's Shelter -- details here
- Recreational Coordinator, Park Avenue Family Residence -- details here
- Client Care Supervisor, Kings Inn Family Center -- details here
- Assistant Program Director, Flagstone Family Center -- details here
- Case Manager, Citywide Scattered Site Housing -- details here
- Program Director, Landing Family Shelter -- details here
- Grant Writer, Strategic Partnerships -- details here
- Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources Department -- details here
- After- School & Summer Camp Programs, Multiple Brooklyn Sites -- details here
- Counsel, CAMBA Legal Services -- details here
- Supervisor II (Clinical), CAMBA Gardens II -- details here
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CAMBA's History of Innovation
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CAMBA connects New Yorkers to opportunities through its dedicated staff, who are trained to provide solutions to the biggest challenges of life in New York.
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