APPLE Corps Service Learning
16 Strong Project
About us: 16 Strong is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering resilience to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through student-led initiatives, educational workshops, school partnerships, and community outreach. 16 Strong strives to continue conversations that help young people recognize and navigate the challenges they are facing as a result of ACEs.
Modality: Remote
Role:
- Deliver messaging to peers and community leaders
- Research related topics
- Support development of presentations and resources
Skills developed in this role: youth work, outreach, social media and press
9/11 Memorial and Museum
About us: The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks is at the heart of our mission.
Modality: In-person in lower Manhattan
9/11 Memorial and Museum has multiple roles available:
Volunteer Operations Intern (1 position open)
- Provide direct support to the Director of Volunteer and Intern Operations
- Utilize database to keep volunteer information updated
- Assist in planning and facilitating volunteer appreciation events
Photo Archivist Intern (1 position open)
- Update metadata for digital files within the digital asset management system
- Write visual descriptions for photographs to improve website accessibility
- Fulfill photo archive research requests from staff
Government Affairs Intern (1 position open)
- Support in the execution of different local, state, and federal government advocacy initiatives
- Communicate with key stakeholders, government offices and legislative staff
- Assist with background research for legislative and budgetary priorities for the Museum
Retail Support (multiple positions open)
- Engage and support museum visitors
- Assist retail operations at museum store and carts
- Complete back of house tasks including inventory and organization
Ideal candidate: Students interested in the Photo Archivist Intern position, the Volunteer Operations Intern position, and the Government Affairs Intern position must have weekday availability between 9am-5pm to complete their shifts. Students selected for retail roles can complete their shifts during the week or on the weekend. Please make sure to sign up for the interview for the specific position you are interested in at 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
Brooklyn Justice Initiatives
About us: Operating out of Brooklyn Criminal Court on Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives (BJI) is staffed by a team of social workers, case managers, and court liaisons. By providing meaningful early diversion, pretrial supervised release, and post-conviction sentencing options, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives seeks to use an arrest as a window of opportunity to change the direction of an individual’s life and avoid unnecessary incarceration.
The BJI Community Engagement Team aims to meet our participants where they are at by connecting them with resources and services that align with their goals. Additionally, we engage with our participants and other community members by forming and maintaining relationships with local service providers and organizations, attending and tabling at community events, and providing them with food, clothing, and hygiene items.
Modality: In-person
Role:
- Assist with packing and distributing care packages to program participants
- Attend and table at community events with other Community Engagement Team members
- Add to our list of community resources and organizations by utilizing prior knowledge or conducting research to address key participant needs
- Occasionally shadow BJI case managers and court operations team members to learn about the process that participants go through after joining BJI programming
Ideal Candidate: Must be comfortable working with a diverse group of clients; interest in the justice system, social work, and/or related fields preferred but not required.
Skills developed in this role: Resource facilitation, public speaking, outreach and community engagement, and program supplies organization
Canary Impact
About us: Canary Impact is dedicated to funding decarceration organizations & initiatives that are led and/or meaningfully informed by leaders who are or have been directly impacted by the legal system. Our primary focus is to build the capacity and leadership of people who have been impacted by the legal system by providing direct funding to them, so that they can realize their own vision for decarceration to build self and collective power.
Modality: Remote
Role:
- Attend meetings and take meeting minutes
- Research current trends in philanthropy
- Coordinate events
Skills developed: writing, research, developing and facilitating activities
GallopNYC
About us: GallopNYC uses therapeutic horsemanship to help riders in NYC with disabilities walk, talk and learn, inspiring them to live their lives as fully, independently and productively as possible. We operate at three locations around the city.
Modality: In-person in either Howard Beach or Prospect Park
Role:
- Support therapeutic lessons by assisting riders
- Communicate with and lead-walk horses
- Complete various barns tasks
Ideal candidate: Candidate must be able to complete shifts between Tuesday-Sunday, with weekends preferred. Candidates must be able to walk and jog for short intervals, and be able to lift 25 pounds. This position will involve getting dirty.
Skills developed in this role: Youth work, facilitating activities
Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
About us: The Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center develops intersectoral, innovative and evidence-based solutions to prevent diet-related diseases and promote food security in New York City and other urban centers. The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides to deliver real-time, updated food resources to community members in need.
Modality: Remote
Role:
- Complete weekly call lists to food pantries, soup kitchens, social service agencies, etc.
- Document all results in Airtable
Skills developed in this role: outreach, documenting and organizing data, resource dissemination
Queens Community Justice Center
About us: Queens Community Justice Center ( QCJC) provides case management , leadership training, and a range of youth development for justice-involved young people and their families in Queens, as well as young people who have not had contact with the justice system. The Queens Community Justice Center is a community based organization that believes that employment changes lives.
Modality: In-person
Role:
- Assist the Job Developer in assessing the client's employment readiness level
- Assist in identifying organizations with employment opportunities
- Reach out to clients to remind and confirm if they are attending programming
Skills developed in this role: research, outreach, youthwork, facilitation, documenting and organizing data
RISE, Center for Justice Innovation
About us: Reimaging Intimacy Through Social Engagement (RISE) is a community-based initiative addressing the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and gun violence in New York City through training, community capacity building, technical assistance, and direct intervention. Rooted in safety, accountability, and transformative change principles, RISE merges evidence-based public health approaches, such a Cure Violence, restorative justice practices, and community strategies, to build neighborhoods’ strengths and values and support healthy and safe relationships and communities.
Modality: In-person
Role:
- Students will be traveling to different communities in NYC to engage with individuals about intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GV).
- Students may also facilitate activities and support social media
Ideal Candidate: Rise is looking for a student that is comfortable engaging with community members while utilizing a non judgemental approach. The ideal candidate supports non-carceral / restorative justice responses to violence.
Skills developed in this role: outreach, developing and facilitating activities, social media
Sadie Nash Leadership Project
About us: Sadie Nash Leadership Project provides award-winning leadership programming to more than 500 young women and gender-expansive youth of color in New York City and Newark each year. Operating at the intersection of love and rigor, we use the tools of popular education to build critical consciousness, community, and college and career readiness. Volunteers at Sadie Nash will work collaboratively with staff members to provide programming to participants and/or will work on various administrative tasks.
Modality: In-person
Role:
- Assist the Job Developer in assessing the client's employment readiness level
- Documenting and organizing data
- Outeach, social media, and press
Ideal candidate: Volunteers must have availability during one of the following times: Tues/Thurs 10am-2pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, 11am-3pm, 12pm-4pm. Sadie Nash prioritizes candidates whose identities reflect those of our participants and identify as young women, gender expansive, trans and people of color and first generation college goers.
Skills developed in this role: youthwork, activity facilitation, documenting and organizing data
The Bronx Health Link, Inc.
About us: The Bronx Health Link amplifies the voices of Bronx residents and community-based organizations and equips them with the tools to achieve health equity.
Modality: In-person in the Bronx
Role:
- Support administrative and clerical duties
- Attend community events to conduct outreach
Ideal candidate should have availability to complete a shift between the hours of 9am-5pm, Tues-Thurs.
Skills developed in this role: documenting and entering data, public speaking, outreach
The United Jewish Council of the East Side (UJCES)
About us: UJCES is a non-profit organization supporting the Lower East Side and wider NYC community through human services and community development programs.
Modality: In-person
Roles:
- NORC Program Greeter Volunteers assist at a NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) program.
- NORC Volunteers proactively greet visitors at a community center, provide information about programs and services, assist with sign-in and registration for programs, and answer visitor questions.
- Food Pantry Assistance Volunteers support the team with two food pantries, both on-site and occasionally on local walking deliveries to clients.
- Food Pantry Assistance Volunteers help organize, pack, deliver, and hand out food pantry orders.
Ideal candidate must be comfortable interacting with people of all ages and have strong organizational skills.
Skills developed in this role: client outreach, public speaking, food pantry organization