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09/14/2026

Join us tomorrow at Washington Square Park for a day of live music, art, snacks, freebies, and special performances at our National Voter Registration Day Block Party with HeadCount 🗳️🎉

RSVP at https://partiful.com/e/PUww1GjldaLMwdcdS7LW?!

09/09/2026

For the next “What’s in Your Borough?” episode, we’re highlighting “Empowered with Opportunity,” a project being implemented by Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (KCS) and funded by The People’s Money.

Serving residents in Queens Village, the project provides job readiness workshops, digital and financial training, interview preparation, and one-on-one counseling to help New Yorkers build skills and confidence as they pursue employment.

We’re also excited to be highlighting KCS for this month’s Civic Spotlight! Learn more about the organization and its impact in our September newsletter — sign up at on.nyc.gov/cecmail!

🔗 Watch the full episode at youtube.com/
📺 New episodes weekly

09/08/2026

Back-to-school planning starts with getting there!

There are several different options that students might use to travel to and from school. 🚌

For more information about available transportation services, visit: https://on.nyc.gov/4iBr4EX

09/04/2026

This September 11th, we're joining 9/11 Day to .

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, CEC staff will be packing meals for neighbors facing food insecurity — part of a nationwide effort to pack more than 17 million meals across 51 cities in a single day.

transforms the anniversary into the country's largest day of charitable service, honoring the 2,977 lives lost by helping others. And you don't have to pack a meal to be part of it. 9/11 Day is calling on one million people to commit to one good deed.

Name yours or get your ‘good’ assignment: https://on.nyc.gov/3T9dTAB

09/03/2026

Our next “What’s in Your Borough?” episode spotlights the Healthy Food and Literary Nights for Families and Individuals project, being implemented by Bronx Health REACH and The Institute for Family Health and funded by The People’s Money.

Focused on the history and culture of the Bronx, this project brings residents together for conversations, readings, and storytelling alongside healthy, culturally relevant food prepared by local chefs.

🔗 Watch the full episode at youtube.com/
📺 New episodes weekly

09/02/2026

📢 Funding opportunity for community groups!

Now that the winning ideas from The People’s Money have been announced, we’re looking for community-based organizations that can bring those ideas to life across the five boroughs.

Selected Project Implementation Partners will receive between $165,000 and $235,000 in funding to build on and implement one of the 20 ideas selected through our participatory budgeting process, from wellness programs to education, economic opportunity, arts and culture, and more.

🗓️ Apply by October 28
🔗 Learn more at on.nyc.gov/pbrfi

09/01/2026

What happens when everyday New Yorkers are given the time, information, and support to make decisions together?

That's a civic assembly.

At the CEC, we use this model for Borough Assemblies, the second phase of The People's Money — our citywide participatory budgeting process where New Yorkers decide how to spend part of the City's budget.

We are the only NYC agency that uses the civic assembly model — and The People's Money is the only process that combines civic assemblies with participatory budgeting.

The result is a democracy that's informed, inclusive, and led by New Yorkers.

Interested in serving on a Borough Assembly? Submit the interest form at on.nyc.gov/ba 🔗

08/31/2026

Meet our Civic Engagement Commission team!

We're excited to launch our new Staff Spotlight series, where we'll introduce you to the dedicated team members who bring our work to life and help make civic engagement happen across New York City.

Let's start by meeting the people behind The People's Money! Our first spotlight is Hillary Carelli-Donnell, our Director of Participatory Budgeting, who leads the team designing and implementing the process across the five boroughs.

Swipe to learn more about Hillary! ➡️

08/27/2026

We asked CEC staff to describe their jobs in 10 words or less. How'd they do?

08/26/2026

In honor of Women's Equality Day, we're highlighting our partnership with the Women's Empowerment Coalition of NYC for our next “What’s in Your Borough?” episode. Women's Empowerment Coalition of NYC is implementing the Young Parent Support and Classes project, funded by The People’s Money.

This project offers workshops, classes, and coaching for young parents in Sunset Park while providing supervised childcare so participants can fully engage and attend consistently.

🔗 Watch the full episode at youtube.com/
📺 New episodes weekly

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