Service Corps
We are a movement. We are the Force.
Service Corps
The Service Corps is a structured, full-time experience. GCF AmeriCorps members serve four days a week in the field in service, and one day a week in classroom training.
Service
Corps Members gain hands-on experience through service as part of a Cohort serving under the supervision of GCF staff. Service initiatives respond to needs in public housing communities, cultivating and distributing fresh produce, building sustainable green infrastructure, and reaching residents with sustainability programs. Includes visits and service with environmental partner organizations.
Training
Classroom training includes eco-literacy and applied environmental education. Corps Members train for and take the GPro (Green Building Professional) certification administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Trainings in agriculture, culinary skills and nutrition, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, pest management, recycling, compost processing, and hydroponics prepare Corps Members with technical skills for a range of sustainable career pathways. Training offerings vary according to in-demand employment skills. Professional development workshops build job interview, networking, and resume writing skills.
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Support
Corps Members are engaged in a deep personal development journey throughout their term of service.
Corps Members drive initiatives across the city every day, building, educating, and serving fellow residents to make NYC public housing communities stronger, greener and healthier and save residents money.
Eco2 Hubs are the next phase of GCF service, combining place-based investments with sustainability services.
GCF’s corps builds and maintains urban farms in four boroughs that serve as horticulture, agriculture and green infrastructure training grounds and grow organic produce for local residents. Farms host bi-weekly farm stands, community events, and workshops, and have distributed over 90,000 lbs. of produce since 2016. GCF serves as backbone to this multi-partner effort.
GCF’s flagship resident-to-resident education and action campaign has reached over 40,000 NYCHA residents since 2013. Corps Members distribute sustainability education and materials in partnership with NYCHA, City agencies, and nonprofits.
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Graduate Testimonial
“Before GCF I wasn’t really doing anything, I was searching for jobs that would result in just a paycheck with no growth in sight. GCF helped me take the big step towards my future profession as an electrician.”
