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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 Stories September 16, 2020 Amid the Pandemic and Protests, The Garden of Happiness is a Balm
Karen Washington is busier than ever. She’s preparing for her community Garden of Happiness to join La Familia market, a community garden coalition she helped found in 1988. Before re-opening, she has mountains of guidelines to consider.
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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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