Financial Empowerment
Part of the Solution (POTS) will host a series of personal finance workshops at 2759 Webster Ave., second floor, at the 2 p.m. on the following dates: how credit works on Nov. 8; and banking on emergency savings and connecting food and finances workshop on Nov. 15. Sessions include free drinks and snacks. For more information, contact hesteban@potsbronx.org or call (718) 220-4892 ext. 135.

Literacy Fair
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore hosts a literacy fair on Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring book giveaway offers for children under age five, registration for a New York Public Library card, and reading awareness table. A book vendor fair takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both events take place at 3415 Bainbridge Ave. For more information, call the Family Learning Place at (718) 741-2357 or email familylearningplace@ montefiore.org.

Canned Food Donation
The office of Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz is hosting a canned food drive through Nov. 13 to support two local food pantries for the holiday season: Kingsbridge Heights Community Center and St. Frances of Rome Food Pantry. Canned fruits and vegetables, cereals, dried beans, rice, tuna, coffee, teas, canned juices, powdered milk, Jell-O, and soups will be accepted. Donate food at 3107 Kingsbridge Ave. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (718) 796-5345.

Tenant Help
The Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit will have members of its tenant support unit on hand to inform tenants of their housing rights and connect with a range of free resources to address landlord harassment at the following dates, times, and locations: Nov. 16 and 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New York Public Library Sedgwick Branch at 1701 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Nov. 12, 19, and 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the NYCHA Customer Contact Center, 478 E. Fordham Rd. For more information, call 311.

Compost Leaves
Residents living in Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Van Corlandt Park, University Heights, and Kingsbridge Heights can have their collected tree leaves picked up by the New York City Department of Sanitation. Leaves must be placed in a brown bin, paper lawn and leaf bag, or yard waste only bin, and left out at the curb after 4 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 30 only. For more information, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/ leafcollection.

Book Sale
Sistas & Brothas United and Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition host a book sale at 103 E. 196th St. on the following days: Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. Book genres will include short stories, dramas, fiction, horror, kids’ books, and more. For more information, call (718) 584-0515.

Love Your Block
Applications for neighborhood improvement grants through Citizens Committee for New York City and New York City Service are now open to New York City resident-led groups that have a membership roster of 20 or more. Projects that could be funded include tree stewardship training, tree planting or removal, graffiti removal, bicycle rack installation, or a speed bump installation. The deadline to apply is Nov. 12. To learn more and to apply, visit nyc.gov/loveyourblock.

Crib Bumper Exchange
Parents and caregivers can dispose of their crib bumper pads—known to cause injury to infants or possibly death—in exchange for a baby sleep sack at the Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) Bronx office at 2501 Grand Concourse, fourth floor. It’s recommended to call the Bronx ACS office at (718) 933-1212 ahead of receiving the sleep sack. For more information, go to www.nyc.gov/safesleep.