Posts by Daniel Grizer
Job Listing: Project Hope Coordinator
United Community Centers (UCC) is a social justice driven community center that has been serving the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn for over 60 years. Our programs include an early childhood education program; the East New York Farms! Project, an urban agriculture and food justice program which includes a paid internship for local youth;…
Read MoreEnd of Year Letter
This was a year unlike any other. A global pandemic, economic shut down, the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that ignited Black Lives Matter protests throughout the spring and summer calling for racial equity and social justice, and finally a long and contentious presidential election that has divided much of the country. But,…
Read MoreCommunity Gardens Are A Must for Food Sovereignty
As the COVID-19 pandemic health and economic toll rises worldwide, people are awakening to the harsh reality that, at a certain point, any given country could suffer from a food shortage. It is thus necessary to explore healthy agricultural methods.
Read MoreUCC Stands in Solidarity
United Community Centers (UCC) stands in solidarity with people throughout the US and the world who have been victims of racist policies that have denied Black people the ability to live lives free of fear and violence. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and countless others by law enforcement and…
Read MoreUCC stands with protesters
Our community relies on UCC, Cypress Hills and the YMCA. These organizations are service providers and organizations committed to organizing and advancing racial equity and we stand with residents in condemning the acts of racial violence from the Police and we question why the NYPD is being held harmless in these Covid-19 budget cuts –…
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