VOCAL-NY community organizers and leaders conduct outreach in diverse places throughout New York, including shelters, food pantries, hospital clinics, welfare centers, supportive housing residences, syringe exchange sites, methadone and drug treatment programs, and other social service sites. After making an initial contact, an organizer invites the person to take action through one of our campaigns or come to a membership orientation. Community organizers also schedule “one-on-one” relational meetings with many new contacts and members. Active members who attend membership meetings and become involved with campaigns are encouraged to become organizational leaders with greater levels of responsibility and decision-making.
We have three organizing projects for low-income New Yorkers:
