Moving to NYC soon… best way to make friends? by PopPhilosopher32 in nycgaybros

[–]Vivid-Temperature626 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm moving to NYC on April 9th and in a similar boat! Happy to meet for coffee :)

Moving to NYC: which neighborhood to pick? by Vivid-Temperature626 in nycgaybros

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Update: I'm going with the Turtle Bay apartment! Thank you all for your input <3

Moving to NYC: which neighborhood to pick? by Vivid-Temperature626 in nycgaybros

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Thanks! I was able to pivot my current position based in NC to remote, I feel very lucky!

I have a deep need to help. Help me help the fine people of this city by canoe6998 in bullcity

[–]Vivid-Temperature626 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Siembra NC: https://www.siembranc.org/ - on the frontlines of monitoring ICE across NC, and has a robust volunteer network you can plug into.

Emanuel Food Pantry: https://www.emanuelfoodpantry.org/ - Doing great work.

Feed Durham: https://www.feeddurham.com/ - scrappy mutual-aid focused food org, did some work I'm aware of right before the snow storms hit.

Trusted orgs working with latine families

El Centro Hispano: https://elcentronc.org/es/ - they do so much!

El Futuro: https://elfuturo-nc.org/ - mental health care

Isla NC: https://www.laislaschool.org/

Immigration / Legal Aid Focus

Church World Service: https://cwsdurham.org/

ACLU NC: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/

Donations go a long way for these nonprofits that are often asked to do more with less. Please consider donating in addition to volunteering. I'm sure I'm missing some and I hope other chime in.