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Thanks to the Adams administration’s efforts, New York continues to be the safest big city in the country — with crime down for the seventh straight month in a row.

Keeping our city safe means investing in summer programming that brings young people together and gives them the resources to thrive. Last week, we announced that our administration is investing another $2 million to expand programming and hours across youth initiatives in underserved neighborhoods like our Saturday Night Lights program that engages young people across 140 locations.

Here at NYC Service, we keep New Yorkers safe by investing in our city's Youth Leadership Council Network, a network of over 200 youth groups focused on policy, practice, and advocacy to make local change happen. If you'd like to host a YLC make sure to fill out our interest form here ➡️ https://on.nyc.gov/3M12OKM

Latinas On the Verge of Excellence - LOVE, Inc. is now recruiting female college students and recent alumni to serve as volunteer mentors during their programs in the 2024-2025 academic year.

The L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program supports and empowers young women to strive for success, both in school and in life, through mentorship and health interventions targeted at mental health, reproductive health, and college and career readiness

Sign up to become a L.O.V.E. Mentor at https://on.nyc.gov/43Sw5xx 💗

Meet the NYC Emergency Management AmeriCorps team! This year, NYCEM welcomed three City Service Corps members, Elva Lu, Jocelyn Rajaballey, and Amy Joy Robateau, who had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with inter-governmental coordination for disaster response 🚨

Learn more about their roles in our latest article: https://on.nyc.gov/3WSNdDp

A round of applause to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York Junior Board staff and volunteers for their amazing Feeding Our Neighbors Program taking place all summer long.

Join them at their next pop-up distribution event in the Bronx on July 26 from 9am-2pm located at St. Anthony of Padua Church. Sign up to volunteer ➡️ https://on.nyc.gov/3y1Ckp9

Great news! The deadline for the NYC Service AmeriCorps application has been extended to July 14.

Make a difference in your city and gain practical public service experience by serving full time at a non-profit or City agency for 10 months. Submit your application at nyc.gov/servenyc

GallopNYC is one of our many sites that are currently recruiting, looking for great AmeriCorps members to serve with them during the 2024 –2025 AmeriCorps cohort year. They are a nonprofit organization that specializes in conducting hippotherapy for a wide range of New Yorkers.

To read more about the great work they do and the members who are currently serving with them for this year's cohort, visit https://on.nyc.gov/4exzTei

Missed your Spring Cleaning this season? Make it up this summer with the New York Yankees! ⚾

We’re proud to sponsor the Fourth Annual presented by the Sanitation Foundation and the New York Yankees. All volunteers get a voucher for a free pair of Yankees tix! Join us to clean some of the most historic and vibrant neighborhoods in the city on Saturday, June 22 through Friday, August 2, 2024.

Great news, NYC! New York City Civic Engagement Commission has extended the voting deadline through Sunday, June 16th! Do not miss out on the opportunity to make your voice heard on how a portion of the city budget is spent! Vote: on.nyc.gov/pb

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) reopened the waitlist for its Section 8 Program on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 12:00 AM. The application will be open until Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 11:59 PM.

To apply, visit on.nyc.gov/section8-application. Learn about eligibility and other details at on.nyc.gov/sec8-app-faq

"While Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, let’s not lose sight of all the ways we can connect all year. Summer is the perfect time of year to start volunteering, with life slowing down a bit, teenagers going on summer vacation and young adults graduating college, everyone is trying to figure out their next move. Make love for community, collective efforts, and service one of those steps in your journey."

In an Op-Ed, Chief Service Officer, Laura Rog emphasizes the critical need to harness the power of service and community support to combat New York's loneliness epidemic, which is drastically lowering life expectancy.

Discover why immediate action is imperative: https://on.nyc.gov/3Km8TAq

👶Community Baby Shower Recap🍼

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) held a successful baby shower for new and expecting mothers in Brooklyn on May 18th. It was a day full of good music, food, and plenty of giveaways. Shoutout to the six NYCHA Health Corps members who aided in setting up the space, answering questions, and handing out essential baby materials to attendees!

On Saturday, May 4th, participants gathered for a joyful day at the Peace & Justice Conference organized by The Circle Keepers at Boerum Hill School for International Studies. The event featured community-building games, over 15 youth-led social justice workshop presentations, artistic performances, a policy roundtable, and youth participatory action research (YPAR) centered on themes of "peace, justice, safety and belonging."

The conference drew a crowd of 94 youth, 46 adults, and 30 volunteers, contributing to its success and fostering dialogue around pressing social issues.

NYPD and Central Family Life Center Inc are hosting a community baby shower geared towards expecting mothers on May 18th, where they will be providing free food, resources, and essentials. They are looking for volunteers to assist with setup and giveaway.

Sign up: https://on.nyc.gov/4byzpm0

📣 Join us for a 10-month AmeriCorps stipend position to learn, understand & address the needs of our new migrant neighbors!

Learn while leading volunteers in a variety of projects to support immigrant communities.

Apply here: nycservice.org/nyc_civic_corps (Deadline June 24th)

Happy National Small Business Month! Supporting small businesses is one way we foster collaboration between the private and public sectors. Here at NYC Service, we partner with local businesses such as Greenlight Bookstore and Books Are Magic for our Secret Snowflake and Project Move-In Initiatives where their in-kind donations have served thousands of youths living in DHS shelters.

Thank you for playing a vital role in our communities!

It’s ! ALL New Yorkers age 11 and up can decide how to spend millions of expense funding. Vote on a project with New York City Civic Engagement Commission to address a need in your borough: on.nyc.gov/pb

April was Youth Action Month! We had 40 NYC youth join the movement. They signed up on our website and pledged to serve their city. Here are a few snippets of some of the volunteer projects they participated in.

From sorting, hanging, and organizing clothes at the Sustainable Fashion Community Center in East Harlem to cleaning up Sunset Park with a group of friends, there were a great number of opportunities for young New Yorkers to contribute to their communities.

Thank you to all who participated and helped make a difference!

Each year, Seeds of Fortune hosts the "Write for Good" event. Through this event, they hope to increase equity in the college essay writing process for their scholars by providing them the opportunity to receive feedback on their essays. They are looking for volunteers to work with their scholars on their college essays during their virtual event on Sunday June 23, 2024, from 4:30 PM - 6:55 PM.

Sign up at nyc.gov/service.

NYC Aging’s network of non-profits relies on volunteers every day to ensure that our residents can age-in-place.

We are happy to expand our partnership with NYC Service through Mayor Eric Adams new plan to increase the number of volunteers and opportunities throughout the city.

If you are interested in volunteering with us, visit our website or call AGING-NYC today.

New York City isn’t just coming back – we are back. Thanks to the Adams administration’s investments in public safety, public spaces, and working people, we have again set the all-time record for the most total jobs in New York City history, and Black unemployment is at a five-year low, but we know there is still more to do. The mayor’s executive budget helps connect New Yorkers with good-paying jobs through our Jobs NYC initiative and just this week, the city is launched “Run This Town,” an ad campaign that will help us recruit the next generation of leaders who will help us build a more equitable New York City.

Here at NYC Service, we are creating pathways to employment in public service through our AmeriCorps program to grow our economy and support working-class New Yorkers.

We've filled our first position for next year! Get your AmeriCorps applications in at nyc.gov/servenyc.

🧡 AHRC New York City has provided Vision Urbana, Inc. with a consistent weekly group of incredible volunteers for the past year at their Mariana Bracetti Community Center where they have made pantry deliveries to Homebound Seniors at the NYCHA Mariana Bracetti Houses. They are developmentally disabled individuals who have helped them immensely from making deliveries to stocking shelves and sorting clothing donations. Thank you to all the volunteers supporting the !

April is always an important month for our team and last week was like no other. Last week, NYC Service celebrated the 15th Anniversary of becoming a City of Service, unveiled a plan to increase service opportunities in the city, and celebrated the Mayoral Service Impact Awardees with more than 200 community champions from across New York City.

✅We announced seven new initiatives to bridge solutions to people power, building on more than 20 programs, to harness the power of more than 3,000 AmeriCorps members and 1.5 million volunteers who are active annually to build stronger communities, address the loneliness epidemic, and bolster the nonprofit sector's volunteer force. Read the strategic plan online: https://on.nyc.gov/3QmnuiI
🏆We honored the Impact Award winners for their exceptional volunteer projects completed in 2023 https://on.nyc.gov/3xPC63N

Our gratitude to all those who joined us last week, and a special thanks to:
⭐Camille Joseph Varlack who is a champion of NYC Service
💯AmeriCorps members who for our city
🤝Nonprofit and agency partners that engage New Yorkers in service
📊Business partners that embed service into the ethos of their company
🍫Tony's Chocolonely for giving our 15th Anniversary and Mayoral Service Recognition Ceremony a personal, sweet touch!

Real New Yorkers have each other's back, and NYC Service has announced a plan to engage 55,000 volunteers a year to help 100,000 New Yorkers in need.

Volunteering is good for your community and your soul. Find your way to give back.

Learn more: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/314-24/mayor-adams-chief-service-officer-rog-plan-boost-service-opportunities-volunteerism

🧡These remarkable women have dedicated over 15 years of their time to volunteer with the Montefiore Medical Project Bravo Emergency Food Pantry. They are dependable and deeply compassionate about combating poverty in the Bronx.

In addition to their contributions to the food pantry support program, these individuals offer bilingual cooking demonstrations, lead women's support groups, and actively engage with community members to solicit donations when the pantry's supplies are low, ensuring ongoing support for Bronx residents.

Thank you to Katia Cabrera & Christina Williams for being committed to !

NYC Service YLC hosted a virtual Youth Financial Literacy Workshop as their community action project, empowering youth with crucial skills for success. Through interactive sessions, informative presentations, and engaging activities, participants learned practical strategies for budgeting, saving, investing, and managing credit 💸

Many thanks to Melissa Joseph, Sandy Sam, and Marian Joseph for their leadership as panelists.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP invites adults 55 and older to their Spring Volunteer Fair! Join them for an afternoon of fun and community as you learn more about volunteering in NYC, connect with nonprofit organizations and discover how you, too, can make a difference. Hosted at the Queens Botanical Gardens: this is an afternoon you won ‘t want to miss! Light refreshments will be provided, fun raffles and giveaways, too! Don ’t wait - RSVP today!

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT 🧡 Patrizia Calvio has been a dedicated volunteer with House of Good Deeds for their entire 7+ year existence, and as the Director of Donations she has been invaluable in their growth from a tiny "pay it forward" organization into what it has become - as of January 2024, one of NYC's largest all-volunteer resource rescue organizations. They rescue and distribute over two TONS of clothing, shoes, and housewares every month and Patrizia handles not only all the donations but also volunteer coordination and training!

To join Patrizia and the team sign up to volunteer with House of Good Deeds at nyc.gov/service

Join Services for the UnderServed - S:US on April 20 for as they come together to work on one of their supportive housing’s gardens!⁠

📅 Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024⁠
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM⁠
📍 Location: Dreitzer House at 325 E 115th Street in Manhattan

What you’ll do:
🌿 Demolition of older raised beds
🌱 Building new raised bed frames
🌎 Amending the soil
🧹 General cleanup

Let’s come together to make a positive impact on our environment! Sign up at nyc.gov/service

NYC Service is accepting applications for our 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Service year. Our 4 AmeriCorps programs provide workforce development skills and pathways to public service careers, address pressing city issues, and help develop civic leaders.

Applications will close on June 24, 2024

To register for an info session and apply visit nyc.gov/servenyc.