Strengthening Our Connection:
The Power of Community
True Graphic Short Stories of Community Organizations Making a Difference
This series of graphic shorts created by teens from our summer internship highlights organizations in the NYC and LA areas that are bringing healing and regenerative solutions to environmental issues and encouraging a community reconnection to the natural world. By bringing awareness to these organizations, readers can learn about ways they can get involved and help individually and collectively within their communities.
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“The Graphic Shorts tells stories that deserve a spotlight, they give hope to people who have lost their optimism for the future. We need to keep fighting for a better world, and these stories help give inspiration and promote participation. ”
Guerilla Gardening
by Haelin Kim
11th Grader - Mahwah, NJ
Clear Blue Sea
by Brenda Boahen
11th Grader - Bronx, NY
Big Reuse
by Brian Hernandez
11th Grader - Queens, NY
NYC Piping Plover Project
by Soha Faruqi
9th Grader - Queens, NY
Low Income Heat Vulnerability
by Madeleine Yao
12th Grader - New York, NY
Stand Up
by Katie Choo
10th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Coral Gardeners
by Luna Yohannan
11th Grader - New York, NY
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
by Fiona Zhu
11th Grader - Queens, NY
The Farmlink Project
by Evelyn Prophit
12th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Foraging
by Christina Thompson
10th Grader - New York, NY
Big Reuse
by Samiha Ahmad
9th Grader - Queens, NY
Air Pollution
by Melanie Xie
11th Grader - Queens, NY
Freedge
by Steven Wang
11th Grader - Queens, NY
Eating Green
by Sammi Wu
11th Grader - New York, NY
LA Community Fridges
by Makenzie Kimball
11th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Piping Plovers
by Rayhan Uraga
9th Grader - Queens, NY
Moonwater Farms
by Joanna Hwang
11th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Sarvodaya Farms
by Kimani Usher
11th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Too-Good To-Go
by Kate Jang
12th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
New Standard Institute
by Yumi Wu
11th Grader - New York, NY
NYS Environmental Justice
by Rayana Nasifa
9th Grader - Queens, NY
A Day in the Life of a Working Class Oyster
by Joe Ren
11th Grader - Queens, NY
Garbage Doesn’t Just Go Away
by Tiffany Lu
12th Grader - New York, NY
