New York City high school students visit Google for Career Discovery Week

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Muhammad Kone, 16, from the Bronx says this is probably one of the coolest experiences he has ever had on a field trip.   

Kone got a chance to visit Google with 25 of his classmates, students from Brooklyn's High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus and Kipp Academy. These students got a chance to have one-on-ones with people who work at Google, who call themselves Googlers. 

Ty Curry is the community manager at Google's Code Next and helped lead a workshop on Friday, where students built their start-ups and built a tech team.  

The goal is for these students to come back and become future leaders.  

It is part of what is called Career Discovery Week.  Thanks to the partnership for New York City, every day this week, thousands of New York City public high school students got a chance to go to workplaces and meet people who have their dream jobs. From JetBlue to JP Morgan Chase.  

A beloved Harlem church may be forced to close its doors. One of its members reached out to PIX11 News for help in keeping the vital resources in the community afloat.  

Every Wednesday at the First Grace Baptist Church in Harlem on Fredrick Douglass Boulevard there is a food distribution and clothing drive. They need volunteers and a new space. Pastor Jenny and Vincent Miller, open up their doors and provide hot meals, groceries, and clothing to those in need. Now they need help to keep the mission alive.  

One of our viewers Elizabeth Elohim from Harlem reached out to us. She tells us they help the community every day, now they need help. March 24 will be their 40th wedding anniversary. 

Pastor Jenny and Vincent Miller, say their love for each other is only matched by their love for helping their community. They have run the First Grace Baptist Church in Harlem on Fredrick Douglass Boulevard for more than three years now. Everybody in Harlem seems to know them. To get through the tough times, they started this thrift store to help raise funds. But Pastor Miller says if someone needs something, there is no cost.  

They even have what is called a free table outside. With food distribution several times a week, it has become a critical source of food, clothing, and services to all who need it. 

She has a pickup truck and a purpose.   

A Jersey City community champion has helped families in need get new and gently used clothing for more than two decades.   

Everybody here in Jersey City knows Tina Nalls. She is a force of good here on Kennedy Boulevard, she is on the go and goes where people need clothing. Now she needs our help to find a permanent place to store, collect, and distribute all the clothing.  

If you want to help, go here.