GREEN
CITY
FORCE
Building the future.
We can’t believe it’s already time to close out Earth Month – but thankfully how we approach Earth Month is also how we […]
Service Corps
Program
Overview
The Service Corps is GCF’s flagship AmeriCorps service and training program. Corps Members serve full-time to gain the skills, certifications, and experience required to launch sustaining career pathways while serving NYC public housing communities.
Today, we celebrate Earth Day—and the powerful collective action it inspires. We’re also especially excited to mark a special milestone […]
Green City Force (GCF) is proud to be an official charity partner of New York Road Runners for the 2026 […]
Graduate Testimonial
“Before GCF I wasn’t really doing anything, I was searching for jobs that would result in just a paycheck with no growth in sight. GCF helped me take the big step towards my future profession as an electrician.”
NYCHA Residents
RESIDENTS
OF NYCHA
The Service Corps designs and drives closed-loop environmental initiatives across the New York City Housing Authority and NYC. From Farms at NYCHA to Love Where You Live, GCF serves NYCHA residents and NYC communities through local leadership and community buy-in. Learn how you can get involved, take home fresh produce, join the Service Corps or refer a friend or family member.
Read More
Social Enterprise
SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE
PROGRAM
GCF Social Enterprise initiatives employ GCF alumni in next-step career opportunities through project contracts ranging from energy-efficiency to urban forestry to waste management. Recent initiatives have included energy auditing, tree inventory and assessment across NYCHA’s urban tree canopy, and zero-waste with GCF alumni-owned and founded Compost Power.
Our award-winning GCF Illuminators program helped thousands of low-income New Yorkers reduce their energy bills every year in partnership with energy service providers and NYSERDA. Staffed and operated by GCF alumni, the Illuminators executed large-scale energy audit and retrofit projects in low-to-moderate-income single and multi-family housing.
Read More