A Hub for Citizenship in NYC, Launching October 2025

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The Roosevelt-Riis Association (“RRA” or “the Association”) is a startup civic organization, to be organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and based in New York City.

Mission Statement:

Inspired by the friendly partnership between Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis, the Roosevelt-Riis Association works to cultivate active citizenship in New York City. The Association activates and organizes New Yorkers who love our city and wish to contribute to making it bigger and better. We enable talented New Yorkers to carry out the duties of citizenship effectively and joyfully, in pursuit of growth, efficiency, and order for New York City.

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