Green City Force
@GreenCityForce
Green City Force engages young @NYCHA and low-income NYC adults in impactful @AmeriCorps service and training for sustainability, equity and green careers.
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Welcome COHORT 27!!🔥👏🏾 The energy and passion in starting their environmental justice and workforce development journeys was contagious as Corps Members wrapped up bootcamp and received their official GCF AmeriCorps uniforms at NYCHA Mariners Harbor yesterday!🙌🏾 #earthmonth
How can #behavioraldesign be used to maximize the support career counselors offer?
Our work with Green City Force—which helps young adults living in low-income housing in New York City as they start a career in the green sector—provides some insight.
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Congratulations to Green City Force Cohort 26 and Fellows from your friends over at the #NYClimateExchange !
We can't wait to see what you accomplish, and we will rely on your experience and expertise as we work to position NYC as the global epicenter for climate solutions.
Meet our March Alumni Spotlight, Noshka! A Cohort 22 grad, they're now an #energyanalyst ! 💡 Read Noshka's full profile here → greencityforce.org/news/
It was an honor to attend this year’s Green City Force graduation and speak to this year’s cohort about the importance of environmental justice in historically underserved neighborhoods.
GCF is proud to be a key #workforcedevelopment partner in NYC’s Green Economy Action Plan, launched last week by @nycmayor & the NYC Economic Development Corporation centering on the creation of a #ClimateInnovationHub at Brooklyn Army Terminal for 400k #GreenCollarJobs by 2040!
Our new report with Brooklyn Org features 50 concrete ideas for creating a stronger & more equitable Brooklyn, with ideas on everything from community-owned solar canopies to reimagining the brownstone to address the housing crisis.
Check it out: nycfuture.org/research/50-id…
Exciting news! Our partners at Green City Force are celebrating the graduation of Cohort 26 and their Eco-Hub fellows in March. Congratulations to all of the graduates -- we can't wait to see the ways you change the world and protect our climate.
We were in LIC queens today kicking off a new green jobs program that’s focused on social justice. We’ve awarded 4 organizations with funding to build a workforce that will help combat climate change. LaGuardia Community College Public Housing Community Fund @RETIterBK Green City Force (1/3)
Today, we are awarding $4 million in grants to four local nonprofits to go towards training the Clean energy workforce of tomorrow. Congratulations to Green City Force, LaGuardia Community College, Public Housing Community Fund
and RETI Center. More info at spr.ly/6019XM0J7. #greenworkforce
Meet our Feb Alumni Spotlight, Kiara! A Cohort 25 grad, they're now a #foodjustice instructor! Read Kiara's full profile here → greencityforce.org/news/
We're delivering the #GreenCollarJobs of the future in New York City!
The Green Economy Action Plan will build on our plan to make our city THE climate innovation hub of the country with a total of 400,00 green economy jobs and create a cleaner, greener future for New York City.…
#HappyValentinesDay ! With appreciation for the care & passion our community brings to our work ❤️ Despite the wintery weather, we have spring on our minds & are showing our Eco-Hubs some love! Keep “loving it forward” - show yourself, others & the 🌍 some love - it’s the GCF way!
Check out our blog post for #BlackArt in the GCF community honoring 2024's #BlackHistoryMonth theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” and recent news featuring GCF alumni #BlackLeaders ! ✊🏿
greencityforce.org/2024/02/01/bla…
#CelebrateBlackExcellence
#BlackHistoryMatters
#BlackCulture
Fun Friday read in The New York Times: When Green City Force AmeriCorps alum Hakim Jeffrey met House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries - nytimes.com/2024/01/17/nyr… #AmeriCorpsWorks #Stand4Service