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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Warming center needs $ donations, volunteers
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
The Newburgh Community Warming
Station is seeking help in the form of
volunteers and financial support. Opened
in December, the warming center provides shelter to the homeless in the City
of Newburgh during the cold-weather
months until March.
Housed at the First United Methodist
Church on Liberty Street, the warming
center is open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., seven
days a week. “We had some leftover funding from a church-mission grant, but it
has been depleted,” said church Pastor
Derrick Watson, who runs the facility
with a skeleton crew.
Since the cold weather arrived, the
warming center sees an average of 25 to
30 people each night. “It’s getting crowded,” Watson said.
The shelter portion of the facility provides overnight shelter to more than a
dozen people on a nightly basis, the pastor
said. It is funded separately by a grant
through HONORehg of Middletown.
In addition to financial support, volunteers are needed to man the center and
Rev. Derrick Watson is looking for money and volunteers to keep the warming shelter open.
greet clients. “I prefer they have experience working with the homeless population, but if they have a passion or a heart,
they are welcome,” said Watson.
Also welcome are donations of canned
soups, individual packages of instant oatmeal, coffee and creamer.
When asked if the warming cen-
ter might close if funds are not found,
Watson said no way. “My heart will not
allow me to shut it down,” he said. “If I
need to use shoe strings, bubble gum and
rubber bands to hold it together, we will
stay open.”
Tax-deductible financial donations
may be sent by check or money order
and made out to First United Methodist
Church, 245 Liberty St., Newburgh, NY
12550 – write “warming center” in the
memo area.
To contact Pastor Derrick Watson, call
917-805-4786.
NEWBURGH ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOCATION
Kindergarten registration will take place March 1- March 18, 2016 from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the BOE/Library Complex at
124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY .
REQUIREMENTS
1. Birth certificate.
2. Immunizations/shot record (up to date).
3. Copy of last physical exam.
4. Proof of residency, one of the following:
utility bill (gas, oil, electric, telephone, or cable)
rental agreement, lease agreement, rent receipt, mortgage statement, paystub,
correspondence from government agency (DSS, Social Security, Child Support)
5. Government issued Picture I.D. of parent/guardian.
6. Custody, Guardianship or Foster Care documentation, if necessary.
KNOW BEFORE REGISTRATION
A child must be five years old on or before December 1, 2016 to be eligible for kindergarten. If a child is currently
attending one of the NECSD Universal Pre-K Program In-District Sites or one of the NECSD Pre-K Program Provider Sites
there is no need to register; a one page choice application will be sent home with the child. All other children who are not currently
enrolled in one of our programs must register at the BOE/Library Complex. For more information please call 845-563-KIDS (5437) or
visit the NECSD website at www.newburghschools.org. Parents are requested to download the Registration Application
from the district website, fill it out completely and return it along with the required documents. The application is
fr
available in both English and Spanish.
2016 OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSES
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR
DATE
TIME
GAMS
1/12/16
9:00AM & 6:30PM
Fostertown
1/14/16
6:00PM
Temple Hill
1/20/16
6:00PM
Horizons
1/27/16
Balmville
New Windsor
Vails Gate
1/13/16
1/19/16
6:15PM
6:30PM
1/21/16
6:00PM
Gardnertown
1/28/16
6:00PM
Heritage MS - 6th Grade
3/2/16
7:00PM
Meadow Hill
South MS - 6th Grade
2/3/16
3/9/16
5:30PM
5:00PM
6:00PM
IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER PLEASE CHECK
WWW.NEWBURGHSCHOOLS.ORG
DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM
This school year the Dual Language Program will again be offered at the following schools: Fostertown Elementary School,
Vails Gate Elementary School, & Temple Hill Academy. Parents of Kinderg \