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Transportation Alternatives Seeks TransAlt Ambassador (Part-Time/Seasonal) (NYC)
Summary of Position: Transportation Alternatives seeks passionate, outgoing, team-oriented community organizers to join the organization as hourly canvassers for our TransAlt Ambassador program. The TransAlt Ambassadors work on the ground to organize and engage New Yorkers around safer streets. We seek knowledgeable and dedicated field staff that are familiar with New York City, and are passionate about…
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UHAB | Urban Homesteading Assistance Board Seeks Co-op Preservation Project Associate (NYC)
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) is seeking a Project Associate in our Co-op Preservation Department who is fluent in both English and Spanish. The Organization Since 1973, UHAB has been organizing low- and moderate-income tenants to fight poor living conditions in multi-family buildings neglected or abandoned by landlords. We have helped form hundreds of…
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RiseBoro Community Partnership Seeks Community Organizer – Legal Empowerment Assistance Program (LEAP) (Brooklyn, NY)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The tenant organizer works with individual tenants and tenant associations to obtain necessary repairs, upgrade building services, stop landlord harassment, prevent displacement, resolve building-wide complaints and/or otherwise assert the rights of tenants. Meet with tenant groups Organize tenant associations Under the supervision of an Attorney, he/she will assist tenants with rent…
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citiesRISE Seeks U.S. City Coordinator
About citiesRISE citiesRISE is a new multi-stakeholder initiative formed as a response to the concern that, despite the existence of effective models, existing fragmented and small-scale efforts fail to address the rising tide of mental health problems globally. The mission of citiesRISE is to mobilize leadership, resources and practical action by scaling evidence-based approaches and…
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