Community
Overview
Gibney Community Action works at the intersection of arts and social action.
Community programs bring a range of social issues to the spotlight, with a focus on gender-based violence, activating the arts to build healthier communities.
We are committed to promoting healthy relationships as well as working directly with communities impacted by intimate partner violence through the programs listed below.
Hands are for Holding®
A youth-centered arts education program which uses dance and movement to engage in conversations about healthy relationships.
Move to Move Beyond®
An empirically-reviewed, evidence-based program that offers the transformative power of movement to survivors of gender-based violence and their families.
Meet the Community Action Team
Yasemin Özümerzifon
Senior Director of Community Action
Bree Jackson
Community Action Coordinator, Community Actionist
Will Noling
Lead Actionist
Thomas Tyger Moore
Lead Actionist
Tyler Schnese
Lead Actionist
Lucia Gagliardone
Community Actionist
Annie Morgan
Community Actionist
Joey Mattar
Community Actionist
José Martinez-Chavarria
Community Actionist
Uila Marx
Community Actionist Hands are for Holding®
Kellye Smith
Community Actionist
Sara Pizzi
Community Actionist
Community Action Support
Gibney’s Community Action Programs are generously supported by Hearts Port Washington, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, the New York City Council and Council Member Harvey Epstein, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the New York University Community Fund, the Riverside Church Sharing Fund, the Billy Rose Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and The Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund, Inc.
As of August 13, 2026.