Get Involved With the Organizations Behind These Murals:
Every mural on this site connects back to real organizations. Some funded the work, some organized it, some simply do work in the same issue space. This page collects them by category, with a way to get involved where one exists. We didn't create these partnerships, but we're pointing you toward them.
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The Bronx — "Unity in Our Community"
NYCHA — Runs the Resident Climate Action Grants program that funded this mural.
Public Housing Community Fund — Spearheads the Resident Climate Action Grants program. Get involved: NYCHA residents can apply for the next round of Resident Climate Action Grants directly through the Public Housing Community Fund.
The New York Climate Exchange — Provided technical assistance and support for the project.
Artolution — Led the mural's design and creation process with residents.
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Queens — "The Balance" · Rikers Island Special Feature — "Peace in Destruction"
Groundswell — Organized both the Queens mural (through its Summer Leadership Institute) and the Rikers Island youth murals shown in "Peace in Destruction." Get involved: Their Summer Leadership Institute is a paid youth employment program for NYC teens interested in public art.
Queensbridge Resident Association — Partnered with residents on the Queens mural's creation.
Weeksville Heritage Center — Hosted the "Peace in Destruction" exhibition. Get involved: Weeksville has an active Volunteer Corps supporting events, programming, and visitor engagement — open to community members, not just professionals.
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Brooklyn — "End Perpetual Punishment"
Next100 — Organized the mural and led the #EndPerpetualPunishment campaign.
Clean Slate NY — Advocacy coalition behind the law the campaign helped build support for.
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Manhattan — "Freedom Murals"
Street Art for Mankind — Curated the Freedom Murals self-guided art walk. Get involved: their free "Behind the Wall" app functions as both an audio guide and includes concrete suggestions for helping tackle child labor.
International Labour Organization (ILO) — UN agency involved in the project's inauguration.
NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) — City agency involved in the project's inauguration.
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Long Island/Hempstead — "Vote for Your Community"
Center for Popular Democracy — Commissioned the mural.
Make the Road New York — Partnered on the mural's creation and message.Get involved: Their Youth Power Project reaches 3,000 working-class Black and brown youth annually across NYC and Long Island, building youth leadership and organizing power — a genuinely strong, youth-specific entry point.
New York Communities for Change — Partnered on the mural's creation and message
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Staten Island — "Public Access"
On Your Mark — Staten Island nonprofit whose program participants co-designed the mural. Get involved: On Your Mark is a leader in developing training for student interns and community volunteers, and accepts both.
Mollie Hosmer-Dillard — Artist who designed and painted the mural.
NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Art Program — Commissioned the installation.