Edward Garcia has a diverse work experience with a focus on community development and organizing. Edward started their career in 2012 as a Youth Organizer at the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) before moving on to become a Housing Justice Organizer. Edward then became a Program Coordinator for the Landlord Ambassador Program and later a Lead Community Organizer in the Community Development department. In 2021, Edward was promoted to Director of Community Development before eventually becoming the Co-Director of Organizing in May 2022 at NWBCCC. In addition to their work at NWBCCC, Edward also worked as a Tutor at Kingsbridge International High School from 2012 to 2014. Edward also has experience as a Community Interpreter & Consultant, and as an Interpreter Collaborator at Caracol Language Coop from 2019 to 2020, where they worked to promote language justice and eliminate communication barriers.
Edward Garcia has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in Community Change Studies from The City College of New York. Additionally, they have completed a Community Organizing program at ANHD - Center for Neighborhood Leadership.
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Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC)
The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) was started by local community leaders in response to the wave of arson and abandonment that threatened to destroy the Bronx in the early 1970s. We are a 47-year-old grassroots, member-led organization that has worked to improve the lives of Bronx residents. Our mission is to unite diverse peoples and institutions to fight for racial justice and economic democracy through community organizing that transforms the Bronx and beyond. For over four decades, the NWBCCC has helped Bronx residents develop visionary leadership, build community power and revitalize neighborhoods. The organization emphasizes community control, direct action, and building alternative models that develop local leadership, win concrete victories and support a broader ecosystem and movement for transformative change.