Upcoming Celebrations!

• Passover begins sundown this Wednesday! The highlight of this week-long celebration is the Seder dinner, and the quintessential piece of this dinner is the Seder plate! Click here to learn about the items on the Seder plate, what they symbolize, and why in recent years, a new addition has popped up on some plates.
• On the 7th and 9th, the Christian celebrations of Good Friday and Easter occur, respectively. Click here to learn about Good Friday traditions around the world, and here to do the same for Easter.
• Vaisakhi marks the beginning of the month of Vaisakh, which is the first month of the Sikh calendar year. It is also the beginning of the spring harvest! It is a time of joyous & musical religious parades known as Kirtans. Read up here!
• As restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights in education are increasingly codified in state and federal law, the National Day of Silence may be more important than ever. This student-led protest welcomes all to take a vow of silence on this day to express solidarity with those suffering LGBTQ+ discrimination in schools. Click the link to discover what you can do to spread the word on this day!

Articles!

Digital Access: A Super Determinant of Health 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published an article examining how lack of access to digital tools has detrimental effects on not only individual people's wellbeing, but on the health and strength of the entire community.

Newsletters!!

Road To Recovery Newsletter!

Read to learn about Life in the Cracks, the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury, and express yourself in the Creative Writing Corner!

Kingsbury Senior Center Newsletter!

Volunteer at the Senior Center to Celebrate National Volunteer Week! And take a look at the April program calendar!

Crandall Library's April Events!

This month Crandall Public Library is offering multiple events to help people with Digital Literacy. Learn basic computer skills, become familiar with library-based apps like Libby and Hoopla, or master the features of your smartphone! Click the images to read more.

Healthy Capital District's

Community Health Conversations for April!

Come to the Open Door Mission to discuss barriers to health for Rural Populations

April 19th!

Visit the Albany Guardian Society to discuss barriers to health for Refugee and Immigrant Populations

April 26th!

Other April Events!!

The Council for Prevention is offering a two day workshop to help you recognize risk factors for suicide and signs of suicidal ideation, and intervene in time.

Registration required by April 14th!

AHEC is providing a two-day training on documentation, coding, and billing for Substance and Opioid Use Disorders, focused towards Rural Health Clinics.

First Class April 18th!

Veteran Resource and Job Fair! Come learn about what's available for employment, education, and entrepreneurship after service!

Registration Deadline April 18th!

The Autism Society of Nassau-Suffolk has prepared a special training for first responders on how to recognize autistic traits and respectfully interact with autistic people.

April 20th!

Cornell Cooperative Extension is providing free classes on how to develop active listening, positive encouragement, and self-control tools as a parent or caregiver!

Classes being April 25th