The purpose of Civic Changemakers is to provide a “zócalo,” or town square for the Coro community to gather and share your visions for change, civic engagement opportunities and to initiate inquiry-focused conversations to shape, focus and strengthen your vision for New York City that will enact our mission of creating an “equitable, just and engaged society.”

Last week I attended the graduation ceremony of our Immigrant Civic Leadership Program and was reminded first hand of Coro’s impact. Even though I was meeting our newest alumni for the first time, I immediately recognized their sense of purpose, stories of growth, and strong bonds with one another from my own experience as a Coro Fellow more than 25 years ago and many conversations with all of you.

There is no doubt that the recent election has been a disruptive event for the Coro community.  Given the fact that so many of our alumni work in communities that have been targeted by Trump campaign rhetoric, there is a lot of anger and fear right now.  For others...

We are thrilled to announce that Accenture has made a generous $100,000 gift to Coro New York to sustain the Fellows Program in Public Affairs for the next 5 years. “We thank Accenture for their investment in the Fellowship and for the future leaders of our city who will directly benefit from their generosity,” says Scott Millstein, Coro New York Executive Director.

Consider being a Placement Host. By hosting a Fellow, you provide a critical opportunity for an emerging young leader to gain insight into your organization’s work and sector, as well as hands-on learning from a project that will add value to your organization.

Congratulations to the 2015-2016 class of high school students who graduated from our Exploring Leadership program.  They presented their community change projects which incorporated all the skills, training, and resources learned during the year and shared their pride in creating meaningful change in their school communities.  Click here to read a poem Sophomore Beverly Joseph wrote: