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The project’s accordion booklets are full of drawings and musings about home, by the homeless, near-homeless, and asylum seeking artists and poets who contributed.
NEEDS: $6,381
of 7,155 + Volunteers
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Annual Fund for Father Fagan Park
Help us make Father Fagan Park beautiful.
NEEDS: $35,084
of 37,084 + Volunteers
Refugee Translation Project End of Year Campaign 2022
Providing free translation services to people seeking asylum and other immigration relief
NEEDS: $0
of 5,155 + Volunteers
Malcolm X Pollinator Corridor
This project aims to bring joy and pride to our community and elevate the quality of life by enhancing the natural environment for both people and pollinators one tree bed at a time!
NEEDS: $3,989
of 5,000 + Volunteers
Crime Victims post-violence helping hand
Help us to take a strong stance against non-stop robbery, burglary, and violence in Harlem and Washington Heights in New York County. We are 100% in solidarity with crime victims
NEEDS: $10,480
of 10,695 + Volunteers
Clean Dirt for Highbridge Dirtjump Park (Round 2)
Help rebuild NYC's premiere dirt-terrain park into a world-class riding facility with a smooth, low maintenance riding surface, and more features, terrain, and progression than ever before!
NEEDS: $0
of 23,280 + Volunteers
Teen Climate Justice Program!
Support NYC teens engaging with climate justice and grassroots organizing through citizen science, political education, art-ivism, mutual aid, and more!
NEEDS: $0
of 2,787 + Volunteers
Canal Park Thriving
PLEASE HELP CANAL PARK FLOURISH AS A GREEN OASIS OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS: $0
of 11,000 + Volunteers
KEEP CANAL PARK ALIVE
PLEASE HELP CANAL PARK FLOURISH AS A GREEN OASIS OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS: $0
of 11,875 + Volunteers
Help Us Make Father Fagan Park Beautiful This Summer
Please support our 2023 campaign here: ioby.org/project/annual-fund-father-fagan-park
NEEDS: $0
of 28,805 + Volunteers
17 Trees, To Be Precise (PART 2)
A children's book about street tree stewardship, inspired by a true NYC event. The book offers a starting point to speak with kids about the value of community engagement - beginning with YOU!
NEEDS: $0
of 14,337 + Volunteers
Back to Beautiful
This project will help the East Harlem neighborhood get back to beautiful after dealing with the COVID pandemic and loving their beautiful placed they call home. We have planned amazing arts activities and special guest.
NEEDS: $1,546
of 1,546 + Volunteers
City Hall Park Conservancy Inaugural Projects
Help us grow! City Hall Park Conservancy's mission is to enhance and re-envision City Hall Park as a community asset and New York City-wide symbol.
NEEDS: $0
of 21,300 + Volunteers
Children's Garden at St. Nicholas Park
Help Friends of St. Nicholas Park transform an overgrown plant bed into a beautiful garden
NEEDS: $0
of 5,000 + Volunteers
Invisible Hands Deliver
Join Invisible Hands in making sure no one in our community is left alone, unable to access the food and resources they need to survive.
NEEDS: $0
of 10,194 + Volunteers
Sixth Street COVID Relief Fund
Sixth Street Community Center is raising funds to continue our emergency food distribution which is essential for combatting food insecurity and supporting our community members in this moment of crisis.
NEEDS: $0
of 30,457 + Volunteers
17 Trees, To Be Precise (PART ONE)
A children's book about street tree stewardship, inspired by a true NYC event. The book offers a starting point to speak with kids about the value of community engagement - starting with YOU!
NEEDS: $0
of 7,039 + Volunteers
Summer Performance Series
Broadway talent will be bustin'out all over during the West 132nd Street Community Garden Summer Performance Series!
NEEDS: $0
of 6,720 + Volunteers
Summer in the Square
Outdoor music events for the whole community all summer long in Stuyvesant Square Park!
NEEDS: $0
of 1,720 + Volunteers
Father Fagan Park 2021 Flower Fund
When public parks thrive, neighborhoods thrive. FFP needs the community's support to remain a green, clean, and flowering oasis for residents and visitors to enjoy.
NEEDS: $0
of 15,495 + Volunteers
Native Garden for J. Hood Wright Park
We are fundraising to purchase native plants for a new garden.
The park is located in upper Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood from W173rd to W176th Streets.
NEEDS: $0
of 5,191 + Volunteers
Support Uptown Community Cooperative!
The mission of UCC is to facilitate access to creativity and health services, provide jobs and opportunities, and support grassroots organizations, with a focus on the Harlem and Washington Heights area.
NEEDS: $20,009
of 20,619 + Volunteers
Upper Manhattan Mutual Aid for Covid 19
Neighbors supporting neighbors!
NEEDS: $0
of 9,535 + Volunteers
East Harlem Double Composting HOTBOX System
We have experienced an increase in food scrap drop off since the pandemic. We need a new system to handle this amount of processing . The dual hotbox bin system will provide us the relief our volunteers need.
NEEDS: $0
of 4,096 + Volunteers
DMF Youth End-of-Year Campaign
Help fund DMF Youth's dance and life-skill development afterschool program in the New Year! Your donation will support our virtual programs and a new partnership with a school in East Harlem!
NEEDS: $0
of 5,117 + Volunteers
Upper Manhattan Mutual Aid for Covid 19
Neighbors supporting neighbors!
NEEDS: $0
of 16,244 + Volunteers
Earth Matter NY + HYPOTHEkids Deliver Online Learning to Harlem Students
During the pandemic, Earth Matter brings Soil Start Farm to Harlem middle-schoolers, with the collaboration of HYPOTHEkids.
NEEDS: $0
of 20,412 + Volunteers
West 132nd St. Garden
Help us take the garden to the next level. We plan to install lighting and greatly renovate the lawn by installing an underground drainage system.
NEEDS: $0
of 5,473 + Volunteers
Upper Manhattan Mutual Aid for COVID-19
Neighbors provide support to neighbors in COVID-19.
NEEDS: $0
of 16,244 + Volunteers
Uptown Grand Central 2020 Crowdfunder
2020 has been a year like no other. Help us rise to meet the challenges!
NEEDS: $0
of 20,305 + Volunteers
The Plaza of The Wind Offerings
The Windy Plaza: a safe get together place. We educate & catalyze neighborhood collaborations outside & online. What new lifestyles do we ignite for a cascade of betterment? Where do we start? On Ave C.
NEEDS: $0
of 6,768 + Volunteers
Support food justice in Uptown Manhattan!
Help the WHIN Food Council continue its food justice mission and to provide workshops, garden, and distribute free fresh produce to the community. As COVID-19 has decimated our grant funding, we need your support!
NEEDS: $0
of 5,191 + Volunteers
Father Fagan Park 2020 Flower Fund
During these challenging times, fresh air, flowers, and the opportunity for respite feel more critical than ever.
NEEDS: $0
of 11,170 + Volunteers
Covid 19
Every New Yorker deserves a path to high ground and access to safety during this crisis.
NEEDS: $51,485
of 51,546 + Volunteers
Hike the Heights - 19th Annual Celebration
Join the resistance and support community joy! This annual celebration is only possible with generous support of neighbors and friends like you.
NEEDS: $10,908
of 10,908 + Volunteers
The Refugee Translation Project 2020 Campaign
The Refugee Translation Project provides free translation support to refugees seeking asylum in the New York metro area and beyond
NEEDS: $0
of 2,098 + Volunteers
The Refugee Translation Project Fall 2019 Campaign
The Refugee Translation Project provides free translation support to refugees seeking asylum in the New York metro area and beyond
NEEDS: $0
of 13,082 + Volunteers
Advocacy In Action 2019: Uptown Grand Central
Uptown Grand Central is a 501c3 nonprofit that works to create a thriving East 125th Street in partnership with our local small businesses, health and cultural institutions, property owners and residents.
NEEDS: $0
of 20,655 + Volunteers
Hike the Heights 15
Join the resistance and support community joy! This annual celebration is only possible with generous support of neighbors and friends like you.
NEEDS: $0
of 2,525 + Volunteers
6&B Garden Kids Cooking and Gardening 2019 Season
Support our fourth season cooking and gardening with youth and neighbors at 6&B Garden.
NEEDS: $1,409
of 1,479 + Volunteers
Harlem Rhythm 2nd Annual Community Dance
Harlem Rhythm, preserving the culture while promoting community pride.
NEEDS: $0
of 1,480 + Volunteers
Parks, Pools and The People
Two 1968 films — Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One and The Swimmer — set the stage for discussion about conflicting visions of the American Commons, with a focus on the history of Central Park.
NEEDS: $0
of 10,797 + Volunteers
Refugee Translation Project Summer 2019 Campaign
The Refugee Translation Project provides free translation support to refugees seeking asylum in the New York metro area and beyond.
NEEDS: $0
of 750 + Volunteers
Harlem Dance Club presents: MOTHERSHIP TWO
MOTHERSHIP TWO is an interactive voyage of music and dance that unites performers with the public in a free day-long celebration of community and inclusion.
NEEDS: $0
of 7,720 + Volunteers
Earth Day 50th Anniversary Countdown Art Installation
We're channeling the enthusiasm of a landmark anniversary into empowering people to create real, postiive environmental impact with an interactive, live art installation.
NEEDS: $0
of 10,370 + Volunteers
#BankBlack: Phase 3
Bank Black USA is a national campaign to educate and encourage people from all backgrounds to #BankBlack #MoveYourMoney & #investInUs in order to support black institutions and the communities they serve.
NEEDS: $0
of 3,129 + Volunteers
Martin Luther King, Jr. Chess Club
Our chess club meets weekly and teaches our youth critical thinking skills, self-discipline and self-esteem.
NEEDS: $0
of 545 + Volunteers
2019 Father Fagan Flower Fund
Help FFP bloom throughout 2019! We're partnering with The Hort to keep FFP clean, green, and flowering.
NEEDS: $0
of 9,401 + Volunteers
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