Community Resources
Local resources and opportunities curated by the Connected Chef team
Job Training
Andromeda Community Initiative
ACI is A Workforce Development Program for NY’s Construction Industry bridging the gap in the construction field between companies in need of workers and individuals seeking quality, family-sustaining employment.ACI is now collaborating with Urban Upbound and America Works for an upcoming virtual info session about their incoming Green Construction Training Program
RSVP HERE
Immigration Tool Kit
NYIC (New York Immigration Coalition) Community Toolkit. This is their all-in-one resource guide for community members, partners, and allies. Please feel free to reference this and share this widely with your networks and email lists!
Financial and Learning Resources
New Economy Project
The New Economy Project is an organization dedicated to building a more just and inclusive economy by partnering with community groups across New York. Through direct, one-on-one legal assistance, they work alongside low-income New Yorkers to protect and advance their economic rights, ensuring greater access to opportunity and financial justice for all.
NYC Financial Justice Hotline
This hotline provides free legal assistance to low-income New York City residents on a host of financial justice matters – from unfair banking and financial fraud to predatory debt collection and lending. The hotline is staffed in English and Spanish, with live interpretation available in hundreds of languages.
Call now at 212-925-4929, or submit an online form here.
Free Online Library of Know Your Rights Resources
This online library of know-your-rights resources here covers a range of financial justice topics in both English and Spanish
The Justice Committee (JC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to building a movement against police violence and systemic racism in New York City and empowering low-income Latinx and other people of color to address these issues.
What is Cop Watch and Ice Watch?
Cop/ICE Watch is the legal practice of monitoring and documenting law enforcement activity in order to deter or de-escalate abuse.
Cop/ICE Watch es la práctica legal de monitorear y documentar la actividad policial con el fin de disuadir o reducir el abuso.
"We're Watching: A guide to recording the police & ICE"
"La guía para documentar lo que hacen la policía y ICE”
Plant Powered Metro New York
This organization empowers communities to improve their health through whole food, plant-based nutrition. Through a diverse network of community educators, healthcare professionals, culinary experts, and volunteers, they raise awareness, teach practical skills, and foster lasting behavior change—building strong, connected communities rooted in a shared commitment to health, wellness, and food as medicine.
El Reto Salud a Base De Plantas es un programa virtual divertido y de apoyo, diseñado para ayudarte a realizar la transición hacia un estilo de vida basado en alimentos integrales de origen vegetal. Con la guía de expertos y una comunidad de compañeros, desarrollarás hábitos saludables duraderos; ¡todo lo que necesitas es una conexión a internet y la disposición para intentarlo
