Opportunity Details
NYC Rat Pack
You want to become one of New York’s elite squad of dedicated anti-rat activists known as the New York City Rat Pack?
Here’s what you need to do:
- Attend Department of Health Rat Academy
- Join a Rat Walk
- Participate, or host, a rat mitigation service event
As a member of the NYC Rat Pack, you will be deputized to educate, engage, and take action on all things rat mitigation.
Details: To become an official NYC Rat Pack member, you must participate in the three below requirements.
- Department of Health Rat Academy: Learn about safe and effective methods for rat prevention in your home and community.
- Sign up for a virtual or in-person academy here.
- Rat Walk: See our City in a whole new light and uncover the world of urban rats. The walk will highlight the relationship between the built environment, human behaviors, and rat biology.
- Sign up for Rat Walk here.
- NYC Service Volunteer Project: Join members of your community to come together and take direct action to make NYC a better place to live.
- Search for a service opportunity that supports a clean and rat free NYC here.
NYC Rat Pack participants will be emailed a form to certify their participation in the three qualifying activities. Once certified you’ll get the swag to show off your NYC Rat Pack membership!
Additional Information:
- Participation in qualifying events must occur after July 1, 2024.
- Participants who achieve official NYC Rat Pack status can choose a t-shirt or hat as their official merchandise.
- Questions? Email: NYCRatPack@cityhall.nyc.gov
Environmental care
Animals, Families, Homeless, Immigrants, Refugees or Ethnic Groups, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual,Transgender), Low-income communities, Military/Veterans, Offenders/Ex-offenders, People with Disabilities, People with Health-based Concerns, Visitors & Travelers
Age Minimum (with Adult): 6+, Minimum Age:18+
Sign up with a team
This link allows you to participate in this opportunity with a team. A team can be a family team, corporate team, or any kind of organized group. When you click on the link you will have the option to:
- Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
- Create a new team to sign up.
Signup Questions
Please respond to the following questions in order to signup for this opportunity: