Jon Alvarez Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, Ny

Brooklyn, Ny

Taught classes about Food Justice, Cooking, and Gardening to 300 public school children grades in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Educated students about healthy food, ran hands-on cooking activities for students and parents, grew vegetables together in our local garden, and facilitated community food events and festivals.

New York, Ny

Director of organizational and program activities for full-time volunteers in the US and internationally who serve women, children, and adolescents affected by poverty and neglect. Responsibilities included developing and expanding new site placements domestically and internationally, mentoring and counseling volunteers and site supervisors, and planning and facilitating group workshops and educational programs, and recruiting/interviewing applicants to the program. I also served as Interim Director and Co-Director over the course of my time with the organization during which my responsibilities also included managing organizational budget, financial reports, board development, and fundraising responsibilities.

Brooklyn, Ny

As the organization’s first ever community organizer, coordinated outreach, education, and organizing for over 1000 residents living in distressed properties in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to promote affordable and adequate housing, created and facilitated bilingual leadership trainings, leveraged media, public officials, and other community-based organizations to accomplish successful campaign goals such as Language Access and Safe Housing legislation, and wrote grant and was awarded $35,000 in new funding, was able to hire and supervise new staff.

Chicago, Il

Served immigrant families and youth in Chicago and assisted with various organizing campaigns such as immigration reform, education issues, and affordable housing.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Counselor Education/School Counseling And Guidance Services

Bachelor'S Degree, Anthropology