Programs

  • Far Rockaway Farm Hub Initiative

    SEE SCHEDULE OPILOTED A FARM INTERNSHIP PROGRAM COMPRISED OF 18 CURRENT STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND STUDENTS FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS; TRANSLATED ALL STEM CURRICULA INTO SPANISH; RECEIVED A SECOND USDA GRANT (FARM TO SCHOOL) TO SUPPORT UPCOMING WORK AT THE MURRYBERGTRAUM EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS; COMPILED A PACKAGE OF SMALLER GROW KIT AND EXPERIMENTALSYSTEMS OFFERINGS THAT WAS DISSEMINATED TO NYC DOE SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATORS CITYWIDE;BEGAN FAR ROCKAWAY FARM HUB SCHOOL PRE-ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING (3 SCHOOLS);EXTENDED PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO FAR ROCKAWAY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE ROCKAWAY RISE AND ARVERNE LIBRARY; DIRECTLY ENGAGED MORE THAN 1,800 NYC AND DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DAY AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING;GREW MORE THAN 23,000 POUNDS OF HEALTHY, HYPERLOCAL PRODUCE THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO NYC AND DENVER STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.6M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    LAUNCHED TWO NEW STUDENT-LED HYDROPONIC FARMS IN MANHATTAN (AT THE MURRY BERGTRAUM EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS) AND IN FAR ROCKAWAY, QUEENS (AT MS053), FEEDING A COMBINED TOTAL OF MORE THAN 1,800 STUDENTS AND ENGAGING MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS IN PROGRAMMING; EXPANDED THE ADVOCACY REACH OF OUR FOOD POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN TESTIFYING BEFORE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL, WRITING A PUBLISHED OP-ED IN SUPPORT OF THE HEALTHY KIDS' MEAL BILL, AND SPEAKING AS PANELISTS AT A NATIONAL CONVENING HOSTED BY THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (CSPI); AND HELD OUR LARGEST-EVER STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WITH MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS FROM 14 SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2M