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Brooklyn's Community Board 2, representing the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO, held its monthly general meeting on Wednesday, December 14.

The city is offering to pay friends and family members of homeless shelter residents to take in their less fortunate loved ones for up to a year as part of a new program timed to the holidays.

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Shawn Walsh, owner of Say Grace Delivery service in Bed-Stuy Photo: FB After a long day's work as an audio engineer, Shawn M. Walsh met me at Grandchamps, a Haitian restaurant in Bed-Stuy.

Click here to view original web page at www.jamaicaobserver.com NO doubt experienced mothers will tell you of the many benefits of co-sleeping — bonding time for the mom and child, and breastfeeding and monitoring the baby made easier.

Click here to view original web page at www.romper.com Breastfeeding can be a hard, isolating, and emotional journey, which is why it's so important to have a community of supporters.

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Girls for Gender Equity will receive $35,000 "Invest in Youth" grant from Brooklyn Community Foundation Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announced $1.

The students -- ambassadors of both Brooklyn USA and MEC -- posed for photos on the Great Wall in China, visited temples, and had tea in the homes of families.

As part of its $305 million plan to "change the culture" around mental illness , NYC now has its own round-the-clock mental health hotline called NYC Well .