GREEN
CITY
FORCE
Building the future.
August is Black Philanthropy Month – help us celebrate! As a Black-led nonprofit participating in Givebutter’s Black Philanthropy Month campaign, each donation […]
Service Corps
Program
Overview
The Service Corps is GCF’s flagship AmeriCorps service and training program. Corps Members serve full-time to gain the skills, certifications, and experience required to launch sustaining career pathways while serving NYC public housing communities.
Please SAVE THE DATE for Cohort 30’s graduation at 2:00PM on Friday, September 25th during Climate Week at Medgar Evers […]
Join the Force! GCF is recruiting for Cohort 31 with a September 2026 start! Are you—or someone you know—an 18–24-year-old […]
Graduate Testimonial
“Green City Force has helped me discover the potential I neglected for so long”
NYCHA Residents
RESIDENTS
OF NYCHA
The Service Corps designs and drives closed-loop environmental initiatives across the New York City Housing Authority and NYC. From Farms at NYCHA to Love Where You Live, GCF serves NYCHA residents and NYC communities through local leadership and community buy-in. Learn how you can get involved, take home fresh produce, join the Service Corps or refer a friend or family member.
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Social Enterprise
SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE
PROGRAM
GCF Social Enterprise initiatives employ GCF alumni in next-step career opportunities through project contracts ranging from energy-efficiency to urban forestry to waste management. Recent initiatives have included energy auditing, tree inventory and assessment across NYCHA’s urban tree canopy, and zero-waste with GCF alumni-owned and founded Compost Power.
Our award-winning GCF Illuminators program helped thousands of low-income New Yorkers reduce their energy bills every year in partnership with energy service providers and NYSERDA. Staffed and operated by GCF alumni, the Illuminators executed large-scale energy audit and retrofit projects in low-to-moderate-income single and multi-family housing.
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