Lawrence Harris Legacy
Dear GCF family, The passing of Lawrence Harris, a core member of the GCF team for our first decade, […]
Dear GCF family, The passing of Lawrence Harris, a core member of the GCF team for our first decade, […]
This national holiday celebrates and commemorates Native American history and culture. For more information on supporting Native American Heritage Day, visit the National Day Calendar website here. […]
On behalf of Green City Force Alumni, our Service Corps, Board Members, and Staff, please join us in support of […]
Dear Green City Force Alumni, I hope that you are all safe and have managed to navigate the challenges of 2020. I […]
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day! This national holiday reimagines Columbus Day and celebrates and commemorates Native American history and culture. For […]
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from Green City Force! The Hispanic Heritage observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under […]
Climate Week NYC 2020 On September 24th, from 1 pm-3 pm, please join us for an event co-organized by GCF […]
Dear GCF community, We are delighted to share that following an intensive search, the board of directors of Green City […]
Dear GCF Community, We wanted to share the details of Lawrence’s memorial service: Date: Thursday, September 03, 2020, 4:00 PM […]
Dear GCF Alumni, As many of you may know by now, this past weekend Lawrence Harris passed away from a […]
Words from Joshua Owens, GCF’s Social Enterprise Project Manager: Why is the 2020 Census important? To ensure New Yorkers […]
Overseeing a Conservation Service Corps as a Latinx leader is incredibly powerful and reminds me every day of how fulfilling […]
Green City Force celebrates and stands in solidarity with our incredible LGBTQ+ Corps Members, alumni, staff, board, and supporters! These […]
It’s hard to believe that one hundred and fifty-five years ago on June 19, 1865, slavery officially ended in the […]
A group of high school students at Friends Seminary recently completed a project for the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) […]
The exponential harm and horror occurring in African-American communities, aka Black America, now is both infuriating and numbing. So many […]
NYSERDA Panel Reflections: Working Toward Climate Equity in New York By Mara Cerezo Did you know that “over 80% […]
In response to David Brooks’ piece “We Need National Service. Now.”: I agree. National service not only helps those being […]
Dear friends, Nonprofits and foundations across the world have come together to host a #GivingTuesdayNow campaign TODAY, May 5th! Low-income […]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the 10 year anniversary of GCF partnering with the New York […]
Ten years ago this week, something special took root. During Earth Week 2010, our partnership with NYCHA was born when […]
Green City Force is closing our office and pausing in-person programming from March 13 through May 15th, 2020.
The building of the farm in 2012 and the ongoing commitment to Red Hook up to this point was the […]
Family, friends, staff, partners and fellow Corps members of Cohort 20. It’s an honor to address you all today. I […]