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    • NYCHA Residents Discover Their Way on Housing Career Path

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    • NYCHA and HPD partner with not-for-profit organizations to create affordable homeownership opportunities for for low- to moderate-income New Yorkers.

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  • Register Now for the Workshop in Business Opportunities’ (WIBO) 16-Week Business-Building Workshop

    Wibo classroomBring your business idea to life with WIBO’s “How to Build a Growing Profitable Business” workshop!

    Learn about:

    • Market research
    • Business promotion
    • Making a profit
    • Pricing strategy and more!

    Workshops are available at the following locations:

    • Harlem
    • Lower Manhattan
    • Central Brooklyn
    • Downtown Brooklyn
    • Rochdale Village (Queens)
    • The Bronx
    • Jersey City

    RSVP for One Information Session to Learn More

    You can register for an information session at http://OpportunityNYCHA.org/WIBO2019 or call the REES hotline at (718) 289-8100.

    Thursday, August 1, 2019 (Brooklyn)
    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    NYCHA REES Office
    787 Atlantic Ave. (bet. Clermont Ave. & Vanderbilt Ave.)
    Brooklyn, NY 11238
    Directions: C train to Clinton-Washington Ave.
    (use Clinton Ave. exit)

    Wednesday, August 14, 2019 (Bronx)
    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Claremont Neighborhood Center
    489 E. 169th St. (bet. 3rd Ave. & Washington Ave.)
    Bronx, NY 10456
    Directions: #2 or #5 train to 3rd Ave.-149th St.
    and the Bx15 bus to E.169th St. & 3rd Ave.

    Thursday, August 22, 2019 (Manhattan)
    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    East Harlem Neighborhood Action Center
    158 East 115th Street (bet. Lexington Ave. & 3rd Ave.)
    New York, NY 10029
    Directions: 6 train to 116th St.

    Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (Queens)
    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    Riis Settlement Queensbridge Community Center
    10-25 41st Ave. (bet. 10th St. & 12th St.)
    Long Island City, NY 111019
    Directions: F train to 21st-Queensbridge

    Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (Brooklyn)
    6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    NYCHA REES Office
    787 Atlantic Ave. (bet. Clermont Ave. & Vanderbilt Ave.)
    Brooklyn, NY 11238
    Directions: C train to Clinton-Washington Ave.
    (use Clinton Ave. exit)

    You can register for an information session at http://OpportunityNYCHA.org/WIBO2019 or call the REES hotline at (718) 289-8100.

    WIBO’s 16-week workshop classes begin Fall 2019.

    NOTE: These information sessions are only for NYCHA public housing residents or NYCHA Section 8 voucher holders.

    Scholarships for the 16-week workshop are available for NYCHA residents.

    Workshop in Business Opportunities

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