“I just show up, that’s half the job,” said long-time Working In Neighborhoods board leader Ellen Frankenberg, Ph.D. In reality, Frankenberg does far more than show up. A tireless connector, Frankenberg, a retired family psychologist, has held numerous leadership roles in her more than 40-year volunteer career, serving as board chair, vice chair, and chairing
The 5-room house built in 1922 is lit only by an overcast sky. Volunteers have emptied it of debris, except for 3 bags of concrete, a tripod, and a rake. The wall-to-wall carpeting has been removed, exposing its original solid wood floors. This marks the start of WIN’s next home rehab project that’s designed
Beekman Street Corridor Coalition members recognized for years that not having access to affordable, good-quality, fresh food had negative health outcomes for their families. In 2023, a coalition action team decided that creating a farmers’ market was one way to address the food desert. Residents ranked product affordability and community building
In less than two days, volunteers and staff were able to transform WIN’s community room into Santa’s Workshop. This annual celebration was founded more than 20 years ago by community leader and beloved neighbor Marilyn Evans. Miss Marilyn, passed away days before the Christmas celebration. Her family, who has always been
By just clicking the link below, you can put a smile on a child’s face this Christmas. During our November Giving Day campaign, please help us fill Santa’s Workshop with 100 toys. A neighborhood child will receive your gift at WIN’s annual Santa’s Workshop celebration on December 16. For more information,
A tiger, the Blue Beetle, and a family of Minions were just a few of WIN’s guests at the Drive-Boo Trick or Treat event on October 28, carrying on a Beekman Corridor Halloween tradition. WIN continued its decades-old tradition of hosting a community Halloween party welcoming seventy-one kids ages 1 – 14 to its
Over the last year, Working In Neighborhoods (WIN), residents and community council leaders from neighborhoods along the Beekman Street Corridor, city officials, banks, and the Port have been working hard. The group, known as the Beekman Corridor Coalition Housing Steering Committee, is partnering with Urban Fast Forward consultants on developing a community-focused housing plan
