United Community Centers Inc

The east new york farms project (enyf) is an urban agriculture and food justice project of the united community centers division of chldc. Now entering its 27th year, enyf's mission is to organize youth and adult residents to address food justice in our community by promoting local sustainable agriculture and community-led economic development. Our goal is to leverage local resources to empower residents to address their needs through a revitalization strategy that increases community food security, promotes health, and supports the preservation of natural resources. Our program includes: 20+ youth in a paid agricultural internship; 200+ adults in the gardener network; one urban farm and a teaching garden; two youth- run farmers' markets from end-of-june - november.

Protecting the east (pte) is a peer leadership sexual health education and reproductive justice program. Pte promotes healthy relationships among youth and young adults in east new york, a historically underserved bipoc neighborhood. Pte utilizes various intervention strategies, including 10 paid peer educators ages 16-21 engaging other young people in sexual health conversations in street outreach and community events, a comprehensive social media and marketing outreach campaign, tailored and curated education sessions/workshops at local schools and health clinics; distribution of 2000+ at-home hiv, pregnancy, and sti tests annually; and a series of community events aimed at bringing further attention to sexual health, hiv prevention, healthy relationships, and reproductive justice.