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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.

  • HOPE Hiring for Multiple Positions (NYC)

    Program Manager Chief Program Officer Brooklyn Program Director

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  • Make the Road New York Seeks Community Engagement Coordinator

    Bilingual (English/Spanish) Community Engagement Coordinator Make the Road New York (www.maketheroadny.org) is a non-profit organization that builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. We have 21,000 members and operate five community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island;

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  • Coalition for Queens Seeks Community Manager

    Our Measurable Impact We teach adults from low-income and diverse communities how to code and help them get engineering jobs in tech. Our graduates go from making $18,000 to over $85,000 a year, going from poverty to the middle class. Graduates are hired at leading companies such as Pinterest, Kickstarter, IBM, Jet, JPMorgan Chase. Participants

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  • Make the Road New York Seeks Neighborhood Rezoning Coordinator

    Make the Road New York seeks an energetic and committed organizer to help coordinate our neighborhood rezoning work in the North Shore of Staten Island, Bushwick, East New York and Brownsville, Brooklyn. The Coordinator will supervise tenant organizers in both Brooklyn and Staten Island and help the legal staff preserve affordable housing for community members,

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