Intervine

09/16/2021

10/12/2020

After being laid off due to COVID-19, Enrique H. decided to pivot his skills and build a career in green infrastructure. Read about his experience in Intervine's ten-week transitional employment program, receiving paid remote training, industry certifications, and an internship opportunity, where he is currently growing his skills even further and learning about solar energy.

Some people think they’ve hit a dead-end when the industry in which they’ve built their career downsizes, temporarily closes or shuts down. But “there’s no reason to lose hope,” said Kenneth Johnso…

11/07/2019

We are seeking a General Manager to lead our social enterprises--learn more here!

https://www.thehopeprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/General-Manager-Social-Enterprises-2-1.pdf

10/28/2019

Our crews are working hard in the Foodway at Concrete Plant Park expanding rain gardens to address surface flooding. These trainees are learning how to implement green infrastructure thanks to funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, improving water quality in the Bronx River and improving neighborhood resilience to extreme rain and heat events.

10/25/2019

Our digital game getting recognized as Best of the Bronx!

A big congrats to all of our Best of Boroughs winners this year!

Best of Bronx: Intervine
Best of Brooklyn: NYC Liver Health
Best of Manhattan: Zero Studios
Best of Queens: City Mission
Best of Staten Island: Makerspace NYC

bestof.nyc/winners/2019

10/02/2019

We are insulating pipe and installing smart thermostats at this multi-family building in Queens--making the building more sustainable and generating jobs for our participants!

09/25/2019

https://www.seforall.org/Sevenfor7 Like many other cities in the world, New York City experiences hot summers during which asphalt roads and concrete buildin...

09/19/2019

Our website has been nominated for a Best of .NYC award!!

Please click through and vote for us!

Showcasing .nyc websites as authentic as their community. NYC Best of Boroughs celebrates the businesses that make NYC & each borough a unique place to live

05/07/2019

The warnings of 'climate change' have been there, but are we not heeding the emergency seriously enough?

Share with us what you think.

05/06/2019

Getting excited for the NYC °CoolRoofs season kicking off this week!!

Cities tend to be much warmer than their surrounding areas, and global warming is exacerbating this heat island effect. Painting roofs white helps cool build...

05/03/2019

We are all kinds of excited to followup on this in the Bronx River estuary...seaweed cultivation is going to remake our relationship with the ocean in urban areas as a key climate change mitigation strategy, and Intervine is going to be generating jobs for community members most impacted by climate change to implement the strategies!

In recent years, seaweeds have been notorious for washing up and fouling beaches on Long Island. Now, a collaborative team of scientists and marine farmers have demonstrated that the seaweed, sugar kelp, can be cultivated in the shallow estuaries of Long Island, a breakthrough that may unlock a weal...