Get to know our August Alumni Spotlight, Avonis! A Cohort 26 grad, Avonis first connected with Brooklyn Botanic Garden at GCF's Career Fair and is now an Assistant Gardener🌱 His advice for other Corps Members and Alumni? “If there’s a long road ahead of you, once you take that first step, you’ll realize you’re already at your destination; so, put one foot in front of the other and keep going.” Check out his full profile on the blog! https://lnkd.in/euhjdnsw _ If you'd like to be featured next, or know a GCF alum who would like to share their story, tell us here (the selected profile will win a giftcard!): https://lnkd.in/e5__8Jfn And if you're an employer, reach out to us to connect our trained, talented alumni leaders with their next career opportunity!
Green City Force
Environmental Services
Brooklyn, NY 1,717 followers
An AmeriCorps organization training public housing residents for green career pathways through service.
About us
OVERVIEW: Green City Force (GCF) is an AmeriCorps program that engages young adults from low income communities across NYC in national service related to the environment. In doing so, we prepare them for sustainable careers, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building the green city we want to see. Since our founding in 2009, we have engaged more than 700 young adults in our signature Service Corps program, constructed 6 urban farms in NYC public housing developments, and educated tens of thousands of New Yorkers on issues related to food, waste, water and energy. MISSION: Green City Force trains young leaders to power a green and inclusive economy, through service. Our model corps in New York City enlists and trains young people from low-income housing communities for a new and more equitable economy. We equip them with the tools to change the trajectory of their lives and access good jobs. Corps Members develop a passion for sustainability and service through driving large-scale environmental and health initiatives in public housing and other frontline communities. We design service as a path to greater well being and means to enlist young people to become contributors and leaders in the movement to build a greener, fairer and more just world. Graduates go on to jobs or college, directly or through alumni initiatives that build towards sectoral jobs and apprenticeships, via social enterprise contracts or advanced training developed with employers. RECOGNITION: - Received 2016 Community Impact Competition Project of the Year Award at 43rd annual New York Housing Conference - Received 2015 Environmental Champion Award from Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 - Awarded 2014 Advocates Award honoree by Environmental Advocates of NY - Recognized by Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg as NYC’s Most Innovative Nonprofit, under the first Innovation Awards administered by the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity in 2013
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http://www.greencityforce.org
External link for Green City Force
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Higher Education Preparation, National Service, and Recycling
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630 Flushing Ave, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11206, US
Employees at Green City Force
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We hope you can join us on Monday, September 9th at LaGuardia Community College Performing Arts Center to celebrate the accomplishments of our newest green economy leaders! Doors open at 1:30 PM and the ceremony will begin promptly at 2 PM followed by a reception from 5-6 PM. Venue details and directions available via our RSVP page. Please plan on arriving early to save your seats and RSVP at greencityforceevents.org to let us know if you’ll be attending! We can’t wait to mark this milestone together!
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Last Friday, we were overjoyed to welcome The Corps Network and other special guests to GCF’s Howard Houses Eco-Hub at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)! We hosted TCN in true GCF fashion - coming together in community, demonstrating the power, passion and grit of Corps Members' everyday action across the city. We look forward to continuing such important work alongside fellow corps and growing our impact as NYCHA's #CivilianClimateCorps in the years to come. A huge thank you to all of our guests including: Howard Houses Tenant Association President, Naomi Johnson NYCHA Representatives – Office of Community Health Initiatives and Farms at NYCHA, Andrea Mata and John Lisbon TCN Board Members – Derrick Crandall, TCN Board Chair, and 14 board members including leadership from: California Conservation Corps, American Conservation Experience, Power Corps PHL, Greater Miami Service Corps, and New Jersey Youth Corps of Phillipsburg TCN Staff – President and CEO Mary Ellen Sprenkel, COO Marie Walker, Executive Assistant Maame Ackon and the rest of the TCN staff TCN Guests – The Orr Group – Melissa Chang and Amanda Nelson GCF Guests Solon E. Summerfield Foundation Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Senior Policy Advisor, Ravi Reddi Read more about the day on our blog: https://lnkd.in/ea5gS-3w #service #americanclimatecorps #thecorpsnetwork
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We could use your help at our Eco-Hubs, especially the first few weeks in September! 🌱✨ As we prepare for the graduation of Cohort 27 and the start of Cohort 28, we need some extra help at our sites during this transition! From harvesting, watering, weeding and composting to general site maintenance, volunteering at our Eco-Hubs is an opportunity to roll up your sleeves, get outside, and be a part of a meaningful, local community project! To volunteer with us, please sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dvfXbHYF We welcome groups and individuals! We can’t wait to see you! #Volunteer #CommunityGarden #GetInvolved #MakeADifference #Sustainability #CommunitySupport #GroupVolunteerOpportunity #NYC #NYCvolunteer #NYCHA
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Over the past few weeks, we had the pleasure of attending two exceptional Professional Development Days, thanks to the generous support of our partners and hosts, BNP Paribas and HSBC. These events provided our Cohort 27 Corps Members with a deeper understanding of alternative career paths as well as valuable insights into job readiness and corporate sustainability. Both professional development days were a tremendous success, providing our Corps Members with unique opportunities for learning and networking within real-world settings. Thank you so much again to our partners HSBC and BNP Paribas for making the days possible! We look forward to our continued partnership and enriching our Corps Members through more career exploration events in the future! Check out more on the blog: https://lnkd.in/e5QRbFhT
Corps Member Professional Development Days! - GCF
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Green City Force reposted this
These Green City Force service corps alumni have been working hard this summer to inventory trees across New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties, but on this day they took a break from tree inventory to focus on #tree #pruning! Joined by a Trees New York environmental educator, they worked hard to remove many dead and broken limbs from a stretch of #swampwhiteoak #trees outside of PS 373 in #Brooklyn. Afterwards, they took the #citizenpruner exam, so they are now officially licensed to #prune!
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We’re excited to announce the graduation ceremony date for Cohort 27! Please join us on the afternoon of Monday, September 9th at LaGuardia Community College to celebrate the accomplishments of our newest green economy leaders! More details and the opportunity to RSVP to follow. We hope to see you there!
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Our Corps Members and Alumni made a strong impact at our recent Career Fair. With polished resumes and insightful questions, they built valuable connections and gained new insight into potential career pathways. A special thank you to our employer partners including NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, Revel, Brooklyn SolarWorks and the Trust for Governors Island! We're excited to help our young leaders reach their next career milestones! 🌟 https://lnkd.in/e2rkE7Hb
GCF's 3rd Career Fair! - GCF
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Green City Force reposted this
Today, Rebuild by Design launched the Atlas of Accountability, a brand new mapping tool that takes a county-by-county look at which communities have been impacted by designated extreme weather disasters. We found that: - 100% of states and 91% of congressional districts have had at least 1 federal disaster declaration. - of the districts with 10+ disasters, two-thirds are represented by Republicans and one-third by Democrats. Just as extreme weather shows no partisanship, neither did post-disaster aid: - Over $100B in federal funds were awarded to districts all across the country - The states that received the most funds per capita were both blue and red: LA, NY, NJ, ND, and VT As the #ClimateCrisis continues to pose threats to our country’s most vulnerable, we hope Atlas of Accountability is used by communities and lawmakers to develop #Bipartisan policy and to build resilient infrastructure that lasts for years to come. Learn more and explore the impacts in your district: bit.ly/3yjr2MV
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Get to know our July Alumni Spotlight, Ashley Phillips! A Cohort 25 grad, Ashley is now a Park Worker with NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Opportunity Program (POP)! 🌱🌼 Her advice for other Corps Members and Alumni? "Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. Your time at GCF may seem long, but it's going to fly by just as fast, so learn new things you may be interested in and meet new people, even if it feels out of your comfort zone.” Check out her full profile: https://lnkd.in/e78d8vTX _ If you'd like to be featured next, or know a GCF alum who would like to share their story, tell us here (the selected profile will win a giftcard!): https://lnkd.in/e5__8Jfn And if you're an employer, reach out to us to connect our trained, talented alumni leaders with their next career opportunity! #workforcedevelopment #leadership #youngleader #newyork #nycha #spotlight #greencareers #environmentaljustice #civilianclimatecorps #americanclimatecorps #nycparks
Alumni of the Month: Ashley Phillips - GCF
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