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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • Atlas: DIY Seeks Community Organizer (Brooklyn, NY)

    Atlas: DIY, Powered by Immigrant Youth, seeks a 11-month contracted Community Organizer to join our staff as part of a coordinated citywide initiative, ActionNYC. The purpose of ActionNYC is to reach immigrant communities across New York City and connect individuals to free immigration legal consultations, document preparation, and application assistance. This position will work with our…

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  • City Parks Foundation Seeks Catalyst Organizer (NYC)

    Description ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION  At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building, and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs — located in more than 350 parks, recreation centers, and public schools across…

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  • JustLeadershipUSA Seeks NYC Community Organizer (Bronx)

    Description About JustLeadershipUSA JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) is dedicated to cutting the US correctional population in half by 2030. On the guiding principle that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution, JLUSA empowers people most affected by incarceration to drive policy reform. Open Position JLUSA seeks driven, inspired, and energetic Community Organizer. The Community…

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  • Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) Seeks Environmental Justice Program Manager (Brooklyn, NY)

    Job Summary: The Environmental Justice Program Manager is a four day a week (min.), grant-funded position. S/he will work closely with the Executive Director and board members to organize and execute grassroots environmental justice initiatives designed to address legacy toxins, open space, and ongoing sources of pollution in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The Environmental Justice Program…

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