One way in which the North Flatbush Avenue BID established closer ties with merchants was through the Young Adult Internship Program. This was a new program funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development to give short term employment to job-ready youth ages 16 to 24. Arbor Education and Training, a local community based organization, received the contract to provide skill development, work readiness training, career and educational planning and job placement and retention services for the participants. The North Flatbush Avenue BID received the sub-contract to seek out businesses and organizations to provide the Young Adult Internship Program participants with meaningful internships. The intern's wages were paid by the city.

This program was an opportunity for the North Flatbush Avenue BID and merchants to do community based programming together. In exchange for receiving no-cost labor, the merchants gave these youth an invaluable opportunity and the chance to train and shape their work ethic.

Harriet’s Alter Ego                

Brooklyn Center for Pyschotherapy

Burrito Bar & Kitchen                                   

Champion Martial Arts                                 

Christian Science Reading Room                

Eladia’s Kids                          

ERA Top Service Realty                               

Slope Heights Real Estate                           

Mailboxes of Park Slope                               

The UPS Store                       

Law Office of Ryan S. Goldstein, PLLC       

We are pleased to inform that The UPS Store, the Law

Offices of Ryan S. Goldstein, PLLC, Brownstone

Billiards and the BrooklynCenter for Pyschotherapy are

North Flatbush Avenue merchants that permanently hired

interns who participated in the program.

We are looking forward to continuing this initiative in

2008. If you are a merchant that is interested in

participating in the Young Adult Internship program,

please contact the BID office at 718-783-1685