New Haven Urban Resources Initiative
The New Haven Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is a nonprofit Yale School of the Environment partnership that empowers and supports communities in the restoration, stewardship and enjoyment of the urban forest and nature in New Haven. URI hires community forestry interns for its Community Greenspace program each summer. Through this program, URI community foresters work with about forty community groups in middle- and low-income neighborhoods to reclaim, restore, and replant parks, vacant lots, and streetscapes while revitalizing New Haven communities. URI community foresters receive training in urban forestry, project planning, site assessment, social forestry, and research techniques, and gain experience working with community groups, city officials, and nonprofit agencies.
The Community Greenspace program’s goals are to conduct resident-led environmental restoration, to build community, and to foster stewardship and civic empowerment. Each community forestry intern provides technical and material support to six or seven community groups engaged in environmental rehabilitation projects, such as tree planting, vacant lot restoration, or invasive species removal.
Please note that this placement begins on May 13, 2025.
Learn more: uri.yale.edu
New Haven Works
New Haven Works seeks to build a middle class in an urban center and improve economic stability in all communities by providing employers with a trained and qualified workforce and connecting New Haven residents to good jobs. New Haven Works collaborates with a diverse group of individuals from various social, ethnic, educational, and economic backgrounds.
The Fellow will participate in data collection efforts. This role will involve assisting in gathering information to enhance services to the community. The Fellow will also work with the engagement team to communicate with individuals, promote enrollment, and educate them about how New Haven Works supports the surrounding area.
Read the organization’s placement proposal
Learn more: newhavenworkspipeline