In 2021, three NYC-based watershed organizations came together with a workforce development organization to pilot a new way of ensuring success for rain gardens throughout NYC, especially in lower income, outer borough neighborhoods. Entitled RAIN—Raingarden Action in Neighborhoods—the coalition includes Bronx River Alliance, Gowanus Canal Conservancy, the HOPE Program, and Newtown Creek Alliance. Together, we […]
Read the full story In communities hit hardest by the pandemic, economic recovery has been stalled by a disparity between available jobs, expectations from employers, and the experience and resources available to jobseekers. This is especially true in New York City, where twice as many people are unemployed compared to the U.S. average. There are […]
OPEN Host Daren Jaime sits down with the Executive Director of The HOPE Program & Sustainable South Bronx, Jennifer Mitchell joins Daren to discuss how the organization is committed to developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
Spectrum News NY1 THE BRONX BY AMY YENSI THE BRONX PUBLISHED 9:30 PM ET DEC. 16, 2021 Andrea Estrada is working her way through Highbridge Park, tools in hand, hoping that with each clip, she is chopping away at the impacts of climate change. “I have an interest in urban ecology and environmental justice,” said Estrada. Estrada […]
Read the full article E-bike companies are teaming up with local non-profits to provide discounts to frontline workers. Could this be a nationwide model? By Andrew J. Hawkins@andyjayhawk Dec 10, 2021, 10:00am EST On a recent chilly December afternoon, a small parking lot in the industrial Hunts Point section of the Bronx was alive with the sounds […]
By Iolanthe Brooks, Policy Associate Social enterprises—nonprofits that generate revenue to support their ongoing operations—present an innovative approach to workforce development, with the potential for systems-level impact. The Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) funded the work of three growing social enterprises: Drive Change, The HOPE Program’s Intervine, and Sweet Generation Bakery. In late September, a group of […]
Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases. Workers applying a reflective coating on the roof of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx this October. Sunlight bounces off the lighter surface, which results in a reduction in energy costs.Credit…Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times […]
BY ROGER CLARK THE BRONX PUBLISHED 6:54 AM ET OCT. 22, 2021 BRONX, N.Y. — On a recent sunny fall day, Penny Brown joined dozens of volunteers along the banks of the Bronx River in the Olinville section of The Bronx. It’s a part of the river that looks downright bucolic despite the nearby Bronx River […]
The city’s CoolRoofs program has arrived in Hunts Point to paint the rooftop of the Hunts Point Produce Market. The new initiative is an effort to combat climate change in the industrial hub and put New Yorkers back to work. The market will be the first industrial site to have a CoolRoof as part of the city’s sustainability program […]
In the face of environmental racism, sustainability isn’t about what you buy. By Angelina Ruiz Sep 8, 2021, 9:00am EDT When I was a kid, I thought that turning off the water when I brushed my teeth would save the world. Growing up in the Bronx in the late ’90s, I learned about the environment but my […]
