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Volunteer and Employment for Youth and Adults
Become a Partner
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Youth Employment
New City Neighbors provides employment opportunities to high-school-age youth. Our youth employment opportunities provides job, life, career, and leadership skills. Here, not only will youth earn a paycheck, but they will find learning and community. Applications are open now through April 23rd.
Opportunities include:
- Farm Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Leadership Opportunities
- Professional Development
- Career Readiness
- Anti-Racism Team
- Marketing Experience
- Spiritual Development
- Customer Service Experience
Volunteer
New City Neighbors has various volunteer opportunities, like farm workdays and helping with produce pickups. If you would like to receive general updates about volunteer opportunities please fill out this short contact form.
If you are interested in volunteering on a regular basis, and especially if you would like to be involved in our youth programs, please fill out this volunteer application form. This allows us to get to know you more and perform a background check, ensuring our that our youth are in a safe space.
Employment
Thank you for your interest in working with New City Neighbors! The first step is to fill out this application form. We will get back to you when and if a position becomes available to set up an interview.
Internships
New City Neighbors offers internships to adult students looking to get involved in community development, farming or faith formation. Internships are flexible to the interns learning goals. They are 250 hours total per season. We have two positions available per season that are eligible for a stipend.
Note: Intern applications are open for Summer 2023.
Opportunities include:
- Intensive Vegetable Production
- Urban Farming
- Food Justice
- Faith Formation
- Non-profit Administration
- Grant Writing
Become a Board Member
We are always looking to add to our volunteer Board of Directors. We value a diverse set of skills and life experiences, a passionate Christian faith, and familiarity with the Creston neighborhood of Grand Rapids. To get involved please complete the form below and our Executive Director, Ricardo Tavarez, will be in touch. For related questions contact Ricardo at ricardo@newcityneighbors.org.