Neighborhood Resources

Our online Neighborhood Resources is a collection of our favorite how-to guides, grant opportunities, workshops, city services and more. New York City is home to a wealth of resources—gather the tools to better your community here!
Know of other resources that are worth sharing?
Shawn at
swhitehorn@citizensnyc.org
or 212-822-9563
Download a list of some of our favorite resources in one handy PDF: Resources PDF
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Results
Orchard DonationsThe Fruit Tree Planting Foundation donates orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations at places such as community gardens, public schools, parks, low-income neighborhoods, Native American reservations, international hunger relief sites, and animal sanctuaries.
Type: Grants & Funding Opportunities
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Funding for Community Groups Working in ParksPartnerships for Parks’ Capacity Fund makes grants of $250-$5,000 to community groups working in New York City parks to strengthen groups’ outreach, membership, and program-planning capacity. Deadlines: February 1, June 1, October 1.
Type: Grants & Funding Opportunities
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Funding for School ProjectsLowe’s Toolbox for Education awards grants of $2,000-$5,000 to school groups, particularly for landscaping, gardening or physical improvement projects.
Type: Grants & Funding Opportunities
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Grants for Brooklyn GroupsThe Brooklyn Community Foundation awards grants to the borough’s most innovative nonprofits in five distinct "fields of interest" funds that focus on improving the quality of life for Brooklynites. They also offer $500 or less Micro Grants on a rolling basis.
Type: Grants & Funding Opportunities
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Fund Your Neighborhood Environmental Projectioby is a crowdfunding platform that connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods.
Type: Grants & Funding Opportunities
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