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Workforce Development
We convert public-space maintenance into stable, full-time training roles for local residents so people can earn income, learn practical skills, and keep challenging community sites cared for year-round.
When training and daily care are combined, public spaces stay healthy, and residents gain access to work—strengthening both the city’s green infrastructure and the people who maintain it.
Our hands-on horticulture and maintenance work give New Yorkers a dependable place to work and build skills. Staff plant, water, and repair streetscape plantings in both new and long-standing neighborhoods. They see how regular care keeps streets cleaner and more inviting, improving the daily experience of everyone who passes through. Many public-realm jobs are short-term, part-time or pieced together in seasonal roles. The work is essential yet positions often lack clear expectations or a path to lasting employment and advancement. People seeking stability can struggle without predictable schedules, supportive supervision and training, or work that matches their abilities.
We embed training directly into daily field operations. Trainees work alongside experienced staff in streets and plazas, learning how to maintain planters, tree pits, and Open Streets in places without irrigation, deep soil, or onsite caretakers. Supervisors break tasks into manageable steps, explain standards, and coach trainees in communication, time management, and problem-solving. We partner with organizations that provide housing and supportive services, so trainees have support beyond the job. We run skill-building days that introduce workforce development trainees to a range of nature-based green jobs across the city.
Trainees earn steady income and practice work-based routines that help them stay employed. They leave with skills they can use in future roles. Neighborhoods benefit from workers who know the blocks they serve and bring consistent care to spaces that have long lacked attention.
Workforce Development
We turn routine public-space maintenance and horticulture work into reliable paid roles for New Yorkers who want practical experience in the nature-based green economy. Crews care for streetscapes and plazas while learning how plantings endure heat, pavement, tight budgets, and limited infrastructure.
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