our programs build infrastructure
that empowers bipoc communities to
shape their ecological + civic futures
Through a three-tier model, we activate hyperlocal resident co-design processes that center community knowledge in shaping public space and infrastructure, strengthen cross-regional ecosystems that move
resources and tested solutions across frontline communities, and cultivate intergenerational organizer
leadership pipelines rooted in cultural memory, scientific education, and collective care.
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cultivating a cultural shift
Grounded in environmental justice, place-based education, mutual reciprocity, and collective
healing, our programs are ensuring that communities most impacted by environmental harm
are not only resourced to participate in change, but to lead the regeneration of their land,
their neighborhoods, and our shared Earth.
EARTH MONTH CONVERGENCE
An annual weekend of workshops, trainings, music, screenprinting and free food. Since 2022, it's grown into one of the largest of its kind in NYC, with
8,000+ attendees an 90+ sessions led by local, regional, and global grassroots changemakers.
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A night of collective joy with free food, live music, and performances by BIPOC artists and sound residents. M4P brings together over 100+ activists, organizers, community members, and other system disruptors into the same space as BIPOC creatives.
A two-year land stewardship pathway for
BIPOC youth, blending together environmental justice education, food sovereignty, community projects, urban agriculture, internship opportunities and green workforce development.
A week-long pre-apprenticeship farm intensive at Grandpa Farm, where BIPOC youth complete
24 hours of Landscape Nursery Manager apprenticeship curriculum and gain real
land stewardship skills.
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Since 2023, we've partnered with NYC's Department of Youth & Community Development and
CASW Kids to host a six-week paid summer work experience at the Walton Campus, giving youth
hands-on training for college and career readiness.
LIC COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESS
Bringing together 75 multicultural, cross-age, multilingual residents from Long Island City and Astoria to co-design a community plan that
redefines and implements what wellbeing
means and feels like in the neighborhood.
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