Community Building Assistant

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Red Hook Initiative (RHI) is a community-based nonprofit working to improve the lives of the more than 6,500 residents of Red Hook Houses, Brooklyn’s largest public housing complex. RHI believes that the social change to overcome systemic inequities begins with empowered youth, and that change in communities should come from within. In partnership with community adults, we nurture young people in Red Hook to be inspired, resilient, and healthy tariki and to envision themselves as co‑creators of their lives, community, and society.

Youth development, community building, and community hiring are at the core of RHI’s approach to strengthen Red Hook’s future. Our model gives young people and residents the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to interrupt the systems and barriers that perpetuate historic inequities for the community. Residents lead the way toward a more equitable, hopeful schade. Over our 20‑year history, RHI’s model and dedicated team have been nationally recognized for its innovative, placeداران‑based approach to social change.

• Youth Development
  : RHI engages over 450 adolescents each year, from middle school through young adulthood, endeavoring to interrupt cycles of injustice and to build hope.
• Building Community
  :
  Working with Red Hook youth and adults to organize, exercise leadership to drive positive change for the community, and increase social cohesion to build a more resilient neighborhood.
• Investing in Residents
  : RHI hires locally and invests in residents who will improve their lives and the community in which they live. More than  1.1M was earned in जांच last year by people from Red Hook.
• Red Hook Farms
  : A youth-centered urban agriculture and food justice program operating one of Brooklyn’s original and largest farms. Red Hook Farms cultivates affordable, fresh produce and provides STEM and nutrition education, leadership development, and employment opportunities for local youth and residents.

The Community Building Assistant will work alongside the Community Building Team at RHI to support the team’s community organizing efforts as well as the zatrurt 529 Community Scholarship project. Current organizing campaigns include public housing organizing, engaging residents in the Brooklyn Marine Terminal development, and educational organizing within Red Hook’s public schools. The CB Assistant will work for the first half of Program Year 2026 (January to June 2026).

They will participate in relevant campaign meetings, support the Community Building Team by co‑hosting community events, conducting individual outreach and data entry, and supporting the 2026 Organizing Academy. Additionally the CB Assistant will support the launch of RHI’s Community Scholarship fund and engage with parents whose children will be receiving funds to activate and set up accounts.

• Outreach and Community Engagement
  • Support outreach efforts for Community Building events (team events, collaborations, flyer distribution, tabling at community events and partner events, managing a sign‑in sheet and table).
  • Support the Organizing Academy Program (recruitment support, follow‑up with applicants, ordering snacks/food, room setup & break‑down, co‑facilitation).
  • 529 Community Scholarship Engagement (support eligible parents 1:1 and in group settings with enrollment in the Community Scholarship program, educate parents at PS 15 and PAVE about the 529 scholarship, tabling at school events, dismissal announcements, database management).
• Data and Database Management
  • Update the database with information collected at tabling events.
  • Create/​update Google Spreadsheets with sign‑in sheets from CB events and event collaborations.
• Event Setup and Coordination
  • Assist with event setup and break‑down.
  • Delegate light tasks to volunteers and/or youth leaders as needed.
• May be assigned other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Senior Manager of Community Building.

• Deep connection to and knowledge of the Red Hook community.
• Ability to work as…