City Parks Foundation New York, NY www.CityParksFoundation.org David Rivel, Executive Director Claudia DeMegret, Director of Education	$55,000
To support the Learning Gardens Leadership Program in four community gardens in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Working after school and during the summer, youth learn about food systems, practice gardening skills, master community outreach techniques, and lead garden activities for neighborhood children and adults.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Cypress Hills, Brooklyn www.cypresshills.org Michelle Neugenbauer, Executive Director Robert Abbot, Director of Youth and Family Services	$50,000
To fund the Youth Food Justice initiative. Young people in after-school and summer programs learn about food production and access to fresh healthy food; analyze food justice in Cypress Hills; and design and implement community service action projects to tackle pressing food issues in their own neighborhood.
The Early Years Institute Plainview, NY www.EarlyYearsInst.org Dana Friedman, Executive Director	$57,300
To support summer and after-school programs in Amityville, Glen Cove, and Huntington. Youth learn about Long Island natural history, and plan and lead environment-focused lessons and activities for younger children.
Green Guerillas New York, NY www.greenguerillas.org Steve Frillman, Executive Director	$50,000
To support Youth Tillers summer internships in urban agriculture. Teens teach children about urban gardening and nutrition, and help Central Brooklyn food-producing community gardens extend their growing season and attract more customers to farmers markets.
GrowNYC (formerly Council on the Environment) New York, NY www.grownyc.org Marcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director Olivia Blanchflower, Youthmarket Coordinator	$60,000
To fund Youthmarkets in three Central Brooklyn neighborhoods. Youth operate the farmers markets, learn about food access and healthy foods, and make healthy eating presentations at community events.
Just Food New York, NY www.justfood.org Jacqueline Berger, Executive Director Angela Davis, Community Food Education Coordinator	$60,000
To support teens across the City who train as Community Chefs, lead cooking demonstrations at farmers markets, and help spread the word about healthy eating.
Northern Shore Child & Family Guidance Center Roslyn Heights, NY www.northshorechildguidance.org Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director Bruce Kaufstein, Director of Clinical Services	$12,500
To support the Wilderness Program. Teens learn about their Long Island environment thorugh hands-on beach clean-ups, vine removal, and trail improvements.
Open Road of New York Lower East Side, Manhattan www.playgrounddesign.blogspot.com Paula Hewitt, Executive Director	$35,000
To build teams of youth leaders for the Prove It With Improvement program. Teens recruit children and youth from neighborhoods around 12 parks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, carry out research to identify park needs and opportunties, and host free park tours and events that result in improvements to the parks' environment.
Open Space Institute New York, NY www.osiny.org and www.bkfarmyards.com Antonia Bowring, Chief Operating Officer, OSI Stacey Murphy, BK Farmyards	$25,000
To support BK Farmyards Summer Youth Farm internship program in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Teens learn about food security and sustainable urban farming, maintain and harvest a half-acre urban farm, and help staff a weekly farmers market for community people.
Project MOST East Hampton, NY www.ProjectMost.com Tim Bryden, Executive Director	$51,000
To support environmental learning and action projects for children in the Seedlings after-school and summer programs in the Village of Springs, Long Island.
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Far Rockaway, NY www.rwalliance.org Jeanne DuPont, Executive Director	$25,000
To support After-School Urban Planning Internships. Teens learn about community planning, conduct neighborhood studies assessing infrastructure, access to the waterfront, and transportation, and help lead neighborhood tours by bike, van, and boat.
Rocking The Boat Bronx, NY www.rockingtheboat.org Adam Green, Executive Director	$50,000
To support the Job Skills Apprenticeship Program. Teens develop their on-water and boat-building skills and conduct habitat monitoring and restoration projects on the Bronx River.
Starflower Experiences Jericho, NY www.starflowerexperiences.org Laurie Farber, Executive Director	$10,000
To support the Rangers of the Earth after-school and summer program for elementary school children at the Martin Luther King, Jr. School in Wyandanch on Long Island.
Sustainable Long Island Garden City, NY www.sustainableLI.org Amy Engel, Executive Director	$25,000
To fund the Student Internship Program. Teens participate in Long Island regional and community planning meetings, conduct internet and telephone research, and prepare and make presentations to other young people.
Trees New York New York, NY www.treesny.org Susan Gooberman, Executive Director	$60,000
To train and certify teens as Young Urban Foresters. Young people learn about urban forest conservation, restoration, and planning; participate in hands-on tree care; and learn how to use GPS mapping software, Google Earth, and Google Maps.
United Community Centers East New York, Brooklyn www.eastnewyorkfarms.org Ana Aguirre, Executive Director Sarita Daftary, East New York Farms! Project Director	$40,000
To enhance the East New York Farms! program by creating opportunities for more young people to function as peer leaders in urban farming and farmers market activities.