Our Programs
Our Programs at a Glance
Since 1973, Green Guerillas has supported community gardens across New York City as places where people grow food, build relationships, and create positive change. What started as a grassroots effort to reclaim vacant lots has grown into a citywide movement rooted in environmental justice, community leadership, and access to green space.
Our programs are designed to meet gardeners and communities where they are — from youth leadership and training, to garden support, to citywide organizing and advocacy. Together, they help neighborhoods thrive, strengthen local voices, and ensure that community-run green spaces continue to grow for generations to come.
Explore Our Programs
Youth Empowerment & Development
Youth interns engage in workshops, skill building, team building and social emotional life skills throughout their internship.
Harvest for Neighborhoods
Distributions of supplies to food-growing community gardens in Harlem, central Brooklyn and the South Bronx.
Council of Gardeners
A cross-borough coalition of community gardeners working together to drive collective action, strengthen networks, and advocate for community gardens as essential to neighborhood food production.
Seed & Tool Lending Libraries
Providing NYC community gardens with tools and seeds they need. Our libraries are open to community gardeners who are members of a New York City community garden.
Volunteer With Us
Leveraging relationships to provide hands-on support to community gardeners — connecting volunteers with gardens that need extra help to grow and thrive.
Garden Futures
In partnership with the Land Trust Alliance, we provide vital organizational assistance to the Bronx Land Trust and the Manhattan Land Trust.