This week on the Nonprofit Build Up, Nic is speaking with Jonathan Soto. Jonathan is a community organizer, advocate, and mobilizer who is now running to represent the people of the Bronx’s 82nd Assembly District. He has dedicated his life to serving his community and has helped center the needs of some of the most vulnerable — leading AOC’s Homework Helpers Program which provided free tutoring to 500 students, organizing with workers to advocate for living wages, and more.
Having over a decade of experience in law, urban planning, human rights advocacy, government administration, and other facets of work that directly impact the people of his community, Jonathan understands the need for transformative change that starts with brave leadership.
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About Jonathan Soto:
Jonathan Soto, is a community organizer with experience in advocacy and urban planning, as well as trained in law, currently running for NYS Assembly in the Bronx’s 82nd District.
Previously appointed by the Mayor of New York City, he launched the Center for Faith and Community Partnerships. As its Executive Director, Jonathan mobilized community-based organizations and houses of worship to serve New Yorkers impacted by issues of mental health, LGBTQIA+ discrimination, homelessness, immigration, domestic violence, and domestic workers’ rights. Soto worked with City agencies to create programming that supported the creation of affordable housing and small business development.
Additionally, he has dedicated his life to serving his community and has helped center the needs of some of the most vulnerable — leading AOC’s Homework Helpers Program which provided free tutoring to 500 students, organizing with workers to advocate for living wages, and more.