Norwood News
NORWOOD NEWS By: David Greene A gun buyback event held in the Wakefield section of the Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 18, which offered the highest dollar amount per gun to date in New York City, was successful in taking 70 guns off the streets, while ...
PIX 11 News
PIX 11 NEWS by: Magee Hickey WAKEFIELD, the Bronx — A program in the Bronx is being called a success after 75 illegal guns were turned in Saturday. “Taking 75 guns off the street means the world to me,” Eve Hendricks, who lost her son ...
PRNewswire
A Mother'5 Promi5e to host an inaugural gun buyback event offering the largest dollar amount ever given per gun in New York City - the first time a nonprofit has provided the funds for buybacks NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2021 Today, Oyate Group, a nonprofit on a ...
Harlem Community Newspaper
HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER During the height of the pandemic, it was a dire time for all. People were confused and afraid. But it was also a time of encouragement, reaching out to loved ones, creating content to pass the time, and coming together in ways ...
Bronx Times
BRONX TIMES By: Robbie Sequeira In the South Bronx — where 1 in 5 residents are currently experiencing food insecurity, the highest in the nation — food drives and food pantries are filling a vital role in the borough’s ecosystem. Danelle Rogers, a single mother ...
PRWeb
Aimed at Serving Communities in Need in Washington Heights and Harlem Today, Oyate Group, a nonprofit on a mission to alleviate poverty by creating sustainable and holistic solutions that empower underserved communities all across New York City known for its Bronx Rising Initiative, is launching Uptown Rising ...
Bronx Net
https://youtu.be/t3VuDXnomeU BRONX NET This week's BronxTalk features a discussion on Bronx health, COVID infections, vaccination rates, and the importance of training doctors of color to increase patient comfort with expert medical advice. The Host: Gary Axelbank The Guests: Dr. Olusimbo Ige, MD, PH, Assistant Commissioner ...
Black Star News
BLACK STAR NEWS The Bronx Rising Initiative, a program of the nonprofit Oyate Group, is dedicated to providing and distributing critical resources across the Bronx in response to the COVID-19 pandemic's disproportionate impact on the borough. Known for vaccinating over 20,000 people across the Bronx, BRI’s successful initiatives ...