This guide was created by our social services department. Click below to access the pdf document.
Bloomingdale Resource Guide 2024 -2025 
Inside Schools Free Programs Finder for children Pre-K through High School:
The Mother’s Group session on November 8 2024 was on Creative Ways of Setting Limits with Your Child. Below is the PDF from that session in English, Spanish and French:
The Bloomingdale Mother’s Group meets frequently throughout the year to discuss topics of interest to parents. See our Events Calendar for details about each meeting. The schedule for 2025-2026 will be posted here when available.
NYC Parks Dept FREE swim lessons, information here:
ESL Conversation Group at Saint Michael’s Church:
St. Michael’s ESL Group — Saturdays at 10:15 am
Join us for conversational English as a Second Language (ESL) here at St. Michael’s after the Saturday Kitchen. For people of any native language. Proof of Covid vaccination is required.
Best new 100 books for children from the New York Public Library:
Advocates for Children Guide to Public Programs: Early Childhood Education Guide 2025
Ryan Health Here for You Site: Simple and FREE online resource that connects you to all kinds of free or reduced-cost services. Just enter your zip code to find local help near you for food, health care, housing, employment, and more! https://hereforyou.ryanhealth.org/
Exceptional Parent’s Resource Guide for parents of children with special needs:
Find help in NYC for food, money, housing, work and more at AccessNYC:
Free therapy for teenagers in NYC: 
Resources page from the Child Mind Institute for families, in English and Spanish
March 2024: Morningside Heights Library activities calendars have been moved to our Activities pages
October 2023: Do you have Medicaid, Child Health Plus or the Essentials medical plans? Make sure your contact information is up to date as you will be contacted about renewing.
Participants in New York’s Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the “Essential” plan should update their contact info with their provider because New York State is resuming eligibility reviews and renewals for those enrolled in those programs. This means they might need to take action to renew health insurance. To be sure you receive notice of any reviews or changes, here’s what you can do now to get ready:
- Sign up for text alerts from NY State of Health by texting START to 1-866-988-0327.
- Make sure your mailing address is up to date by calling NY State of Health at 1-855-355-5777 (TTY: 1-800-662-1220); by logging into your account at nystateofhealth.ny.gov, or by contacting an enrollment “assistor” if you’re enrolled in Medicaid through New York City’s Human Resources Administration.
When it’s time to renew health insurance, enrollees will receive a letter from NY State of Health or a renewal packet if you enrolled through HRA. Follow the instructions right away!
All kindergarten students are eligible for a free college account from New York City. Visit this link to register.
Free Family Gallery Talks at MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art , 11 W 53rd St), Click for more information:
Wellness Program Finder for children in grades PreK-12 from the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy Teachers College
Resources for parents of children ages 0-3 from Zero to Three, a child development and advocacy organization:
