Honoring People and Community

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Every Electric

Every Electric makes it easier for people to use a home battery and get paid for using it when the electric grid is stressed, which happens often in the hot summer months. The battery plugs into a regular wall outlet, stores electricity, and can be used to power many devices, including an air conditioner when it’s better to not use the grid.

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Urban Upbound

Urban Upbound is dedicated to breaking cycles of poverty in New York City public housing and other low-income neighborhoods. They provide underserved youth and adults with the tools and resources needed to achieve economic prosperity and self-sufficiency through seven comprehensive, integrated programs.

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NYS Department of Labor

NYS DOL’s mission is to provide outstanding services to our customers - the workers and businesses that call New York home. As New York State transitions to a clean energy economy, the Office of Just Energy Transition (OJET) will connect workers to opportunities for quality jobs, upskilling, and training with a focus on serving those who are traditionally underrepresented, especially within disadvantaged communities and incumbent fossil fuel workers.

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Mazorca Colectiva

Mazorca Colectiva fosters alternative intergenerational spaces of care, mutual aid, collective storytelling, and cultural revival. Through community workshops and a community garden located in East Elmhurst, Queens, Mazorca Collectiva centers ancestral practices and nourishing traditions for Indigenous children, Elders, community teachers, and immigrant community that are often overworked and highly exploited by racial capitalism.

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34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition

34th Avenue Open Street Coalition is a community of volunteers and local residents dedicated to developing community programming on 34th Avenue’s 26-block open street in Jackson Heights. Activities occur nearly seven days a week and include arts and cultural programming for people of all ages, immigration clinics, ESL classes, gardening classes, and more.

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