Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
Equips Brooklyn residents with policy and community education programs, leadership training, and financial services to tackle housing, economic, and environmental injustices across Flatbush, East New York, Brownsville, and beyond.
Runs a community center that connects residents of the Starrett City and East New York area to career prep, benefits counseling, and wellness services, alongside community meals and food grown on-site in its Learning Garden.
Offers free concerts, music lessons, and interactive workshops and performances, including classes and live music at senior centers, that bring older adults and their caregivers together through shared musical experiences.
Supports NYC’s growing population of older and disabled adults who have no family or friends to care for them, by advocating for more state resources to train guardians, providing holistic benefits and case management services, and developing legal models that preserve independence for older adults without the need for full guardianship.
Cultivates community with intergenerational gatherings in parks and gardens that invite older adults and neighbors to share mindfulness, poetry, music, and creative arts by celebrating the art of tea together.
Supports families across Brownsville through affordable housing development and early childhood programming, using public data and insights from local residents and businesses to improve the overall quality of life in the neighborhood.
Combats income-based housing discrimination with tenant-led tech tools, direct advocacy, and data analysis that hold landlords accountable and promote the rights of low-income voucher holders.
Builds tenant power in Brownsville and East Brooklyn by organizing residents into tenant associations, supporting eviction defense, and advancing pathways to community homeownership that helps tenants fight displacement, secure repairs, and remain in their homes.
Provides free civil legal services and a citywide pro bono network, helping low-income older adults in Brooklyn plan for their medical and financial futures and navigate systems that often exclude them.