Our 2021 Beneficiary Partner: Think!Chinatown

We’re excited to officially announce Think!Chinatown as our 2021 Beneficiary Partner!

We’re excited to officially announce Think!Chinatown as our 2021 Beneficiary Partner!

Tackling environmental issues is about more than just reducing our carbon footprint. It's about doing so alongside economic and social empowerment and equity. Far too often, economic growth and green development come at the expense of poor and disadvantaged communities, including Asian Americans - 1 in 5 of whom in NYC are in poverty.

Each year, Project by Project selects a nonprofit organization to fundraiser and volunteer for. Think!Chinatown is here to listen, to respond, and to build Manhattan Chinatown’s capacities as a strong and vibrant immigrant neighborhood of NYC. They plan to combat increasing gentrification and champion Environmental Justice by building out a civics team to engage with and educate the Chinatown community on these issues. In addition, their mission is to foster intergenerational community through neighborhood engagement, storytelling and the arts.

You may already know Think!Chinatown from our latest event, Project LEAD, where we held a case competition on a few of their problem statements. But that’s just the beginning; for the rest of this year, we’ll be working with Think!Chinatown on Cases, and you’ll get to know their plethora of initiatives.

In the meantime, check out their upcoming Chinatown Nights summer series of art and food!