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Food Co-Op: The Norwood Food Co-op is accepting registration for members for the 2008 season. Members of the Co-op receive organic vegetables from the weekly harvest of the Norwich Meadows Farm, a New York State organic farm. The season lasts from mid-June to early November. To register for more info, call (718) 670-3727, or email Norwoodcsafoodcoop@yahoo.com  Visit www.norwoodfoodcorp.org  for more information.

Foreign Exchange Students Need Hosts: The Pacific Intercultural Exchange is seeking local host families for foreign high school students who are scheduled to arrive soon. Prospective host families can review student applications and select the perfect match. Interested parties should contact the program immediately. Call toll-free, (866) 546-1402. AFS, the leading international high school student exchange program, also needs local families to host high school students for an academic year or six months. Students arrive in August. AFS is also looking for volunteer liaisons to work locally with families and their hosted students. Anyone interested in hosting or volunteering should visit www.afs.org/usa/hostfamily or call 1-800-AFS-INFO.

Housing and Job Help: National Student Partnerships provides no-cost help with job searches, housing searches, education, job training, resume-writing, childcare, legal services and much more. There are no eligibility requirements, and all services are completely free. NSP is located at 2715 Bainbridge Ave. at East 196th Street. Call (718) 733-3897 to set up an appointment. You do not need to be a student to obtain services. Se habla espanol.

Food Drive: The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture is seeking canned food donations to benefit the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Marble Hill Food and Hunger Project, Inc. The food drive is ongoing. Please leave food donations at the Society, 4450 Fieldston Road, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. No perishable foods accepted. For more information, call (718) 548-4445.

FTC Materials Available:The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has Federal Trade Commission (FTC) materials on credit acquisition and protection available to the public or for groups. To obtain copies of any of these materials, call Mr. Kathryn Speller at (718) 365-0910, ext. 133. Materials may be picked up at the CAB office at 2054 Morris Avenue, Monday through Friday during regular business hours (9 – 5) until the inventory is exhausted. Call to schedule a pick up before coming. Materials may also be sent by mail upon request. For more information, visit www.cabny.org  or call (718) 365-0910 ext. 122.

Elevator & Escalator Outage Updates. Subway riders who rely on MTA’s network of elevators and escalators will now be able to view equipment outage information online at www.mta.info . The Elevator & Escalator page will be updated three times daily.

Free Assistance. National Student Partnerships provides no-cost help with job searches, housing searches, education, job training, resume-writing, child care, legal services and much more.  There are no eligibility requirements and all services are completely free. NSP is located at 2715 Bainbridge Ave. at 196th Street.  Call (718) 733-3897 to set up an appointment. You do not need to be a student to obtain services.

The Foster Care Network currently has an urgent need for adults who want to become foster parents for the hundreds of area children who need a home. For more information, call (800) 454-3727 ext. 110.

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Homeless Pets Go On-Line: The Bronx Cat Coalition has started listing homeless Bronx cats on www.Petfinder.com  , an Internet site that finds new homes for lost or unwanted pets.  The Coalition’s cats can be viewed at www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY622.html.   Contact the Bronx Cat Coalition on (718) 671-1695 if you are interested in adopting. 

Bronx Pet Adoption: The Bronx branch of the Poor Animals of St. Francis now lists local homeless pets on their Web site, www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY587.html   For more information, call (718) 822-6044 or e-mail pooranimals@aol.-com

Recycling Web Site: The Bronx chapter of FreeCycle.org  offers an online bulletin board to donate items to other borough residents. Participants may post items they want to donate or items they seek. To join, go to www.groups.yahoo.com/group/FreecycleBronxNY  

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