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News March 25, 2022 Allied World and CitizensNYC Empowering New Yorkers Together
Citizens Committee for New York City (CitizensNYC), a long-standing micro-granting organization rooted in showing the resilience of New Yorkers, has had a long-time partnership with Allied World to mobilize volunteers and create educational and nutritional school programs.
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Grantee Oral Histories August 24, 2020 Stories Project: Ena McPherson
Referred to as “Mother Earth” by the New York Daily Times, Ena K. McPherson is a retired financial assistant that holds the keys to three community gardens in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Grantee Oral Histories July 27, 2020 Stories Project: Karen Washington
Named in 2012, alongside Beyonce and Oprah, Karen Washington ranked in Ebony magazine’s “Power 100” of influential African-Americans.
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Grantee Oral Histories July 20, 2020 Stories Project: Brenda Duchene
Awarded the President’s Call to Service Award by the White House, Brenda Duchene’s founded Isabhalia Ladies of Elegance in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Grantee Oral Histories July 06, 2020 Stories Project: TyRee Stanback
As the president of the Resident Association of Lafayette Gardens, Tyree Stanback seeks to create a positive difference in the lives of residents and the community of Lafayette Gardens.
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Grantee Oral Histories June 22, 2020 Stories Project: Sheryll Durrant
Sheryll Durrant works alongside Kelly Street Garden Committee in providing opportunity for all community members to take part in gardening.
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Grantee Oral Histories April 13, 2020 Stories Project: Zulmilena Then
Organizer, and preservationist, Zulmilena Then is the founder of Preserving East New York (PENY) an organization whose mission is to advocate for historic preservation for the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York and its subsections.
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