New City Neighbors

Thank you so much Altar’d Stare for supporting us as you Mission Monday organization and raising over $4,000 to support youth empowerment in the community! We are so thankful ✨

Thank you Mayflower Congregational Church for being a Supporting Neighbor! We are so grateful to be able to partner and have your help in this empowerment work. Your congregation has supported our organization through some of our largest projects and we are so thankful.

Are you and your congregation or business interested in being a supporting neighbor as well? Check out our website for more information under “Sponsors” ✨

We have been enjoying the small moments in the hard work of the season.

Upcoming ways to get involved with New City Neighbors include a Taste & See September 19th, our Fall Festival October 2nd, a BIPOC Mental Health Panel Event November 15th, and Dinner to Remember with New City Cafe.

See more details here: http://newcityneighbors.org/events/

Thank you to everyone that attended our panel on the intersection of food and culture! We are so grateful to be able to hold spaces to learn together. Follow us for more information for our next panel on BIPOC Mental Health.

Yesterday our youth employees explored social issues that they are passionate about and participated in activities to help them understand these issues a bit more. Not only do they engage in hard work in both the farm and cafe programs and practice leadership, they also have time to explore deeper into the world around them and learn about what it means to be a good neighbor.

Our 25 to Thrive Campaign is over but still consider a subscription donation to New City Neighbors! Sustainable gifts hold our organization together and allows us to thrive. Thank you for your continued support ✨

Tomorrow at Briggs Park from 4-7PM is CRESTON NIGHT OUT! Don't miss this FREE event for the entire family!

Thank you to our community sponsors for making this night possible:
The City of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Public Schools
KJ Catering
Money Concepts Financial Planning Center - Brett Beimers
LMCU
Intandem Credit Union
Lucy's
SEEL LLC
Knapp Charter Academy

We are in week 8 of our 10 week summer, times flies when you’re having fun! Recently our farm crew visited Stillwind Farm and our cafe crew visited the Downtown Market and Community Food Club. Exposing students to businesses and other organizations is very important to us. We are able to have intentional discussions on the benefits and differences that they may notice at different establishments.

Check out our pinned post to donate to our Sutainable Giving Campaign that supports our work!

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Kali!This is her second summer with NCN and she works as a Youth Farm Employee. Kali is very efficient and passionate about her work. She is able to work with all of her peers with a positive attitude ✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Learn how you can support our Sustainable Giving Campaign with the post pinned on our profile. We hope to reach 25 new subscription donors!

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Sam! This is his first summer with NCN and he works as a Youth Farm Employee. Sam loves to share his knowledge and always participates with the group. He works has at any task given and is a super reliable employee✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Learn how you can support our Sustainable Giving Campaign with the post pinned on our profile.

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Jonah! This is his first summer with NCN and he works as a Youth Farm Employee. Jonah masters tasks and is always up for a challenge. He works doing CSA and is an awesome help during busy Thursdays ✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Learn how you can support our Sustainable Giving Campaign with the post pinned on our profile.

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Hadley! This is her first summer with NCN and she works as a Youth Farm Employee. Hadley is always joyful and willing to help with any task. She gets along with all of her peers and has great participation during curriculum days✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Learn how you can support our Sustainable Giving Campaign with the post pinned on our profile.

We have our first 5 donors for our Sustainable Giving Campaign! One supporter said “I donated because I want to support innovative, inclusive food justice in Grand Rapids.”

Help us reach our goal of 25 new monthly subscription donors to support our mission of empowering youth to reach their full potential!

https://newcityneighbors.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Today our youth employees were able to tour The University of Detroit Mercy and the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. We enjoy taking students on field trips to learn about higher education opportunities as well as history that they may not have known about. Supporting New City Neighbors allows us to do this awesome community work. Check out the pinned post on our profile to learn how you can help us reach our summer goal!

Join us this summer in our Sustainable Giving Goal! We are looking to reach 25 new monthly subscription donors to support our mission of empowering youth to reach their full potential. New City Neighbors is a growing non-profit and we want to continue to expand our impact in the community. Your support is vital and we cannot do this work without supporters like you! Consider a subscription donation today ✨

https://newcityneighbors.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Yesterday our youth employees did an activity about food access, affordable food, and what healthy and culturally appropriate food looks like to different people. They shopped for a hypothetical household from photos of a free food resource center. Then they compared the price of their item to a grocery and average salaries and grocery budgets. We are always excited to spark our students minds and hear their thoughts on food related topics!

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Joana! She has been with us for 2 years and is a Cafe Youth Assistant Manager. Joana is awesome at multi-tasking and creating plans for success. She is always willing to share stories and learn about her peers✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Follow us on social media and read more about us on our website at: http://newcityneighbors.org/about-us/

Here is another Summer Student Shoutout, meet Ezra! They have been with us for 2 years and is a Farm Youth Employee. Ezra is reliable and has a passion for learning. We have seen them become a leader amoungst peers and awesome friend to all✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Follow us on social media and read more about us on our website at: http://newcityneighbors.org/about-us/

Let’s kick off our Summer Student Shoutout, meet Mya! She has been with us for 3 years and is a Cafe Youth Assistant Manager. Mya has grown tremendously in her role and takes initiative every shift leading her peers to success ✨

New City Neighbors mission is empowering youth to reach their full potential! Follow us on social media and read more about us on our website at: http://newcityneighbors.org/about-us/

Thursday is our busiest day of the week! Our farmhouse is bustling with employees and neighbors. Check us out on a Thursday and see our work in motion. We are in good spirits on this beautiful day and we hope you are too ✨

Good Friday Vibes with some work selfies 📸

Our youth employees spent some time getting to know each other with team building activities! We have a farm and cafe team and ever Tuesday is spent doing educational activities together. Yesterday was the beginning of exploring peer leadership and relationship building amongst all youth employees!

This week our Executive Director was invited to an interview with Shelley Irwin for Family Health Matters along with Jazz McKinney, E.D. of the Grand Rapids Pride Center, and Carlos Kulas-Dominguez from the OutPro Council. The dialogue centered supporting the mental and social well-being of the LGBTQ+ community. You can catch the TV interview Saturday at 3:30pm or next week on the WGVU website.